Plague Update: Masks
We’re still taking off our shoes because of one dude 21 years ago but can’t be bothered to wear masks after 1,000,000 dead from a virus that’s still killing over…
April 2022
Zinger tweets: "Candidate for Prime Minister of Canada"
Well, the other day Pierre Poilievre changed his twitter bio to call himself “candidate for Prime Minister of Canada” — dumb, of course, because Canadians do not elect their Prime…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Mustafa Hirji discusses how basic public health protections offer the best chance of controlling the spiraling harms from COVID-19 without resorting to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 19, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to allow buyers to see all bids on real estate sales, but only if the seller agrees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JS9oj7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Volunteering Increases Happiness
People who volunteer tend to be happier than those that don’t. Is that because happier people volunteering or that volunteering can make you happy? It turns out that volunteering does…
Something to Hate
J.D. Vance wrote a compelling account of what has happened to poor white people in the United States. He has now hitched his wagon to Donald Trump’s star. Paul Krugman…
The great inflation debate rages on
If the major economies slow down sharply or even enter a slump by the end of this year, inflation too will eventually subside—to be replaced by rising unemployment and falling…
Simran Bakshi on Family Law: Unconscionable Agreements vs. Unconscionable Result: When may a Domestic Contract be Set Aside
While domestic agreements are intended to provide a degree of certainty as to the parties expectations in the event of a separation, provisions waiving support may not be enforceable if…
Canada’s 2022 federal budget
Canada’s 2022 federal budget had a very strong housing focus. I’ve written a ‘top 10’ overview of the budget here: https://nickfalvo.ca/canadas-2022-federal-budget-was-a-housing-budget/
Poilievre’s Polarization.
It is probably wrong to use big words when writing about MP Pierre Poilievre. The type of people who are buying into Poilievre’s campaign for the leadership of the conservative…
Today’s News: The Battle of Donbas is beginning
I don’t know where it was taken or when, but this is one of the Ukraine photos Zelenskyy shared in a recent Ukrinform post. The news of the day is…
Caroline Elkins explores the ruthless violence and ideology of the British Empire
“The Battle of Isandlwana” by Charles Edwin Fripp (1854–1906), depicting one of the worst disasters suffered by the British Army in the late nineteenth century. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Legacy…
The great Joan Guerin: 1944 to 2022
My late aunt Joan Guerin This year has so far been a tough year for my family. Just weeks after we lost Janis Murray (the youngest sister of my mother…
A Sign Of The Times
People in Ontario will recognize this as one of Doug Ford’s election bribes and an acknowledgement of his good friends, the developers. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
How much for defence?
Chrystia Freehand’s recent budget, although modest, did have some goodies in it for the military, including more than $8-billion in new funding over five years. While less than expected, perhaps,…
Against a climate popular front
Image adapted from an original illustration by Ben J.P./Flickr. I can’t forget those crisp November mornings. I’d stand respectfully still, a Scout’s red sash across my shoulder. I remember the…
The Ugly Truth About The Con Monster Pierre Poilievre
Last year this poster caused a bit of a scandal, when some people accused Pierre Poilievre of pandering to social conservatives by suggesting he could rise from the dead like…
how to fight and win: five things i’ve learned while waiting for the results of a ratification vote
Our bargaining unit has reached a tentative agreement and have returned to work while we await the results of a ratification vote. We didn’t get everything we wanted, of course,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Delphine Strauss and Jamie Smyth highlight how long COVID is already preventing millions of people from working – with far more likely to…