There is a Russian opposition
Russian’s new tsar, Vlad the shirtless, is not a man to entertain opposition. People who cross him have been known to be poisoned, shot, imprisoned or, in the case of…
June 2022
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Tom Brodbeck writes about the need to treat the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic as human beings, rather than mere statistics to…
World Environment Day
In the universe are billions of galaxies,In our galaxy are billions of planets,But there is Only One Earth. The above truism is from the UN Environment Program’s website for the…
Too Late, Too Late
“Come, my friendsTis not too late to seek a newer world…” – Alfred, Lord Tennyson I don’t post nearly as prolifically as I once did, in large part, I suspect,…
Nixon And Trump
In his farewell address to the nation, George Washington warned his countrymen that democracy is fragile: “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the…
Housing Prices
Afforable housing: Doug Ford’s updated version of ‘buck a beer’. All promise, no solutions. The post Housing Prices first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Today’s News: Why does Europe care about Putin’s delicate fee-fees?
So this is discouraging news: There’s a growing divide in Europe over what would constitute an acceptable conclusion to the Russia/Ukraine war. Macron is saying publicly what a lot of…
No Lament for Liberalism.
Liberalism is still with us. It is a concept of governance that will not go away. People around the world have fought for it. It lives on as despots die.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Matt Gurney examines the competing interpretations of what it means to say COVID is over, reaching the grim conclusion that we’re never going…
Some Words on Hope
The Narwhal quoted police and prison abolitionist Mariame Kaba on her understanding of hope: “The idea of hope being a discipline is something I heard from a nun many years…
Albert County Museum Jubilee Event: Speeches and a Surprise Announcement
The Albert County Museum held a tree planting and receptionto mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The event was wellattended and, besides a tipsy flag, went off without a hitch. Speeches…
Great Cycle Challenge Canada: Donate or I’m never gonna make it
Today I launched my fundraising campaign for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada as I launched myself on a 166km jaunt south and east of the city through Chrysler and Berwick.…
Saturday Photo: First Rose of Summer
The first wild roses are in bloom. What a wonderful time of year when all the flowers are bursting forth!
Doug Ford—surprising politician
When Doug Ford took over control of the Ontario Conservative Party, a lot of people expected the worst. He seemed to have just lucked in to a Liberal government dead…
Ontario Provincial Election Musings
Regarding the Ontario Election: I will not repeat everything verbatim that I said on Twitter, but I will say this to the Ontario Liberal Party. Get some serious policy rethink…
Getting it Together
Doug Ford won the election because progressives couldn’t get their acts together. Alex Ballingall writes: For left-wing Ontarians, the despair — and frustration — is real. The premier they accuse…
Look Like a Leader.
Ontario liberal leader Steven Del Duca made an admirable effort. The liberal leader’s only problem was that to be elected leader of a major political party, you have to look…
Today’s News: 100 days
It has now been 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. The yellow markings on this map from Australian Strategic Policy Institute researcher Nathan Ruser show how successful Ukraine has been…
The Shameful Second Coming of Doug Ford
As I strolled past the Harbourfront marina yesterday on my way to vote, I knew that it was going to be a big night for Doug Ford. For while there…