They Still Haven’t Learned Them
Boris Johnson has finally exited, stage right. Max Boot writes: Every stage of Boris Johnson’s political progression has been utterly ludicrous and farcical — and that extended to his downfall,…
July 2022
Weekend updates
An historic day of remembrance for Canada’s WWI soldiers in the No. 2 Construction Battalion Members of the battalion served with distinction in the First World War but faced anti-Black…
Opinions, We Have a Few.
The Toronto Star is overdoing this opinion business. There was an opinion piece by a new democrat the other day that confused how we vote with gerrymandering. I can assure…
A Bit Of A Holiday
We are currently on a trip to Newfoundland, where our son and daughter-in-law moved in the fall, after living and working in Alberta for several years. It is our first…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder discusses the imminent prospect of a majority of Americans suffering from long COVID as more and more dangerous variants are allowed…
Populism: Your Demise Can’t Come Soon Enough
Populism sucks. Time for ‘planetism’. The post Populism: Your Demise Can’t Come Soon Enough first appeared on Excited Delirium.
What the Ontario Liberals did wrong and where we go from here to do better as a party…
TVO panel June 23 on the future of Ontario Liberals I have been busy as hell these last several months. I lost two close aunts in the late winter /…
Saturday Photo: Sun and Shade and Water
These are the days of sun high in the sky, and shadows directly beneath the trees. It has not been really hot here, but gardens with shade are much appreciated…
The Wooden Candidate
Pierre Poilievre’s latest video is all about wood, Or so he says. Marcus Gee writes: If you haven’t seen his video yet, do tune in. We find Mr. Poilievre at…
Playing the Numbers.
The numbers game, as run by organized crime across the U.S., throughout the 20th Century, never really got a foothold in Canada. It looks like it has finally come today…
Today’s news: Nelson moments
Today seemed to be a day of “Nelson” moments. There was that day-long Rogers outage: Having Rogers internet down all day meant spending the day talking with family. They seem…
Musical interlude
Lost Synths – Don’t Mind
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Benjamin Mazer writes that of all the other public health analogies, COVID-19 may prove most similar to smoking in the systematic failure of…
Running On Empty
We can’t go on living this way. That’s the warning from Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief science officer. The relationship between humans and nature is under intense and increasing…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 8, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Freshii’s ‘virtual cashiers’ make $3.75 an hour and have been called ‘outrageous’ — now the chain’s founder wants to go global #Law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3PgMTaW – Garry…
The truth about earwigs
The reason why people say earwigs don’t lay eggs in your ears is because earwigs have already laid eggs in their ears and have taken control of their brains. So…
No One To Save Him
Today Pat Cippilone testifies behind closed doors. Jennifer Rubin writes that Donald Trump should be in panic mode: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been the missing man at…
Prairies ramp up potash production amid Russia sanctions blowback
Piles of refined potash are seen in a storage barn at the Nutrien Ltd. Cory potash facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy courtesy Nutrien. With commodity prices soaring as a…
Destroying Democracy.
Is Canada a land that tolerates demagogues and populists and bigots? And do we know one when we see one? Demagogues are politicians who tell you what they think you…