Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board reminds us of the continued choice between taking reasonable precautions to minimize the damage from continued…
June 2022
Transit is the new frontline of the war on the unhoused
People sleep with their belongings in the City Hall bus shelter at the corner of Main Street and William Avenue in Winnipeg. Photo by Lyle Stafford. On June 9, Winnipeg’s…
Who Was That Masked Man?
As of yesterday, June 11, here in Ontario our newfound ‘freedom’ from masks is almost total, with the exception of LTC and retirement homes. Those who wish to continue requiring…
Saturday Photo: The Best Grass Is No Grass
Just a reminder that a well-tamed grass lawn is a nuisance to keep up, not nearly as interesting as a wilder collection of plants, and less than ideal from the…
All My News: A Personal Update
It’s Sunday morning and the thrum of rain on our metal roof is lulling me into a thoughtful mood. It’s a good day for writing. So I thought I would…
Not What They Used To Be
Maureen Dowd writes that monsters are not what they used to be: I’m reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley for school and the monster is magnificent. He starts out with an…
Russia’s Hunger Plan
This Timothy Snyder (historian specializing in genocide) thread is unnerving: “Russia has a hunger plan. Vladimir Putin is preparing to starve much of the developing world as the next stage…
Today’s News: Remembering what happened
Revisionism about the convoy insurrection: Remember Canada 5 months ago? The Convoy Insurrection destroying Ottawa’s downtown, border blockades messing up trade, protestors fanning out across the country to block nurses…
In the Mix of Metaphors.
It started out with a title drawn from the Uncle Remus tale of the Tar-Baby from the late 1800s. I had not got past the title and the wife was…
Celebration of Richard’s Life
From Maggie Hughes: There will be a Celebration of Life for my late husband, Richard Hughes, at the Cobble Hill Hall at 2:00 on Sunday, June 26th for anyone who…
Klondike Papers
I’m just getting my head around it all here. But I’ve watched lots of videos and read lots of threads, and here’s what seems to be happening in as brief…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Olivia Bowden and May Warren discuss the importance of continuing to wear masks even when it’s no longer mandated. And Lisa Schick reports…
Musical interlude
Metric – What Feels Like Eternity
Will It Be Poilievre?
Chantal Hebert writes that the Conservative leadership race is Pierre Poilievre’s to lose — and there’s plenty of time for him to do it: If the Conservative leadership vote took…
Two solitudes
Justin Ling’s column today made this observation about the Jan 6 hearings “We’re trapped in a hall of mirrors” What’s novel and disconcerting is the degree to which an emerging…
You Jest Sir!
A long-time NDP apparatchik, Robin Sears, writes his opinion in the Toronto Star. And no, I am not jealous. I had my fill of writing for Toronto papers years ago.…
Dollars in paradise
There was also something bigger, and even more disturbing: a domain of libertarian fantasy made real, in which professional intervention made it possible for the world’s wealthiest people to be…
On Masks and Narcissism
I was reading a random woman’s social media feed as she was considering that an increase in narcissism might be to blame for masking issues, and I nodded along to…
Pierre Poilievre’s Delusions of Victory
Ever since the deadline for selling Con leadership memberships came and went, Pierre Poilievre has been acting like he is already the winner. The new King of the Cons. His…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ryan Tumulty reports on Theresa Tam’s warning that Canada may be headed for another COVID wave this fall. CBC News reports on the…