Canadians’ progressive values trending up
Always on the alert for good news, my attention was piqued recently by some stats released by the Angus Reid Institute. The numbers derived from a study by Angus Reid…
June 2022
School’s Out
I was going to make this big ranty post about the SK provincial government’s attitude toward education, citing the absolute farce of our premier scolding school divisions for instituting or…
Unstoppable?
Of all the regions reeling from global warming, few equal the Barents Sea. The Barents is a shallow sea, the territorial waters of both Norway and Russia. It is rich…
Status quo danger
Greed of the fossil fuel industry in 2022 will drive conversion to alternatives faster than anyone imagined was possible…
Still hopeful after all these years
Still Hopeful: Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism Maude Barlow ECW Press, 2022 Hope is a multi-faceted phenomenon. In some situations, it can be vital in coping with, and improving…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 15, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto police chief to apologize to Black community as force unveils race-based data: sources #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/39t5FfU – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Devi Sridhar writes that a responsible plan for the impending COVID wave would involve masking, improved ventilation, booster shots and a plan for…
This Deserves To Be Viewed
It’s less than three minutes, but is filled with truth one seldom hears on Fox. Fox News is, to put it mildly, not known for indulging progressive politics – but…
A Hot And Dark Future
Crawford Killian writes that COVID has broken Canadian society: After two years of the pandemic, Canada might well be diagnosed as a case of political long COVID: We know what…
The Problems of Polls.
It is amazing how easy we could solve all our problems if we just skipped down the street hand-in-hand with the Toronto Star. If the Star’s editors don’t have all…
Today’s News: "You can’t handle the truth!"
Whoever this “someone” was… https://t.co/DD07Eluflj pic.twitter.com/JADr2lqewN — Mark Gerretsen ?? ?? (@MarkGerretsen) June 14, 2022 Here’s one thing I noticed today — because Trudeau has Covid and has to appear…
Rebecca Schulz vows to change the United Conservative Party’s nasty tone, but not necessarily its right-wing agenda
Promising to change the United Conservative Party’s tone, although not necessarily its right-wing agenda, Rebecca Schulz stepped forward in Calgary yesterday as the latest candidate to replace Jason Kenney as…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feline oversight.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Belen Fernandez discusses how the reckless normalization of masklessness even in particularly dangerous portions of a pandemic is leading to avoidable suffering…
The CORE Of The Problem
As I continue to reflect upon the sad outcome of the recent Ontario provincial election, I find that the bulk of my disdain, my odium, my repugnance, is aimed not…
On Expertise
We’ve grown to develop an anti-expertise view in society. I imagine it might have something to do with a do-it-yourself mentality born of individualism and capitalism. I can work harder…
SocialCoin – The Socially Responsible Alternative to Bitcoin
I am placing this concept in the public domain for anyone with the necessary technical skills to create the structures and necessary algorithms to implement it. Wikipedia provides an extensive…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 14, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison, no possibility of parole for 25 years #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3b1NWMY – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
The Loonies Were In Charge
Rudy Giuliani was Donald Trump’s most trusted advisor. And Giuliani was too well lubricated to advise anyone. That’s one of the conclusions you have to reach after watching yesterday’s hearing…
Australia Taking Action on Climate Change
Australia (like Canada) has a well-deserved reputation of being a laggard on climate issues and being one of the worst polluters on the planet. The recent Australian election results will…