A breakthrough for the French left?
La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon at the inaugural convention for NUPES. Photo by Hugo Rota. In a world heading toward more wars, economic crisis, climate catastrophe and the resurgence…
July 2022
Sounds Reasonable, But…
… it is said that even the devil can quote scripture. In more down-to-earth terms, the Governor of Kentucky does in a much more polished form what ardent gun-rights advocates…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 22, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario government extends paid COVID-19 sick leave program — but catch it more than once and you’re out of luck #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3z2Ngz4 – Garry J.…
Eating on the road: Fusraro’s Italian Kitchen in Toronto
I’m down in Toronto for a week working in our community office and this trip I’m staying downtown, so I’m getting the opportunity to try some new restaurants. Last night,…
follow-up: response from pacific coastal airlines
This is a follow-up post to getting home: horrific customer service from pacific coastal airlines. Tl;dr: Those are the rules. Too bad for you. Next time buy travel insurance. Good…
Narcissocracy
If you think it was bad, it was worse than you think. That’s the chief takeaway from last night’s hearing in Washington. Eugene Robinson writes: However outrageous or irresponsible or…
The political death of the ‘moderate’ Tory
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre walks with James Topp, a former army reservist and key figure of the far-right so-called trucker convoy. Photo courtesy Pierre Poilievre/Twitter. There was much alarm…
Ford’s Advice from Afar.
Ontario premier Doug Ford needs to stop taking advice from his dead brother. We hear that he is thinking of giving the mayors of Ottawa and Toronto powers similar to…
Today’s News: The elephant in the room
Tonight’s Jan 6 Committee hearing made lots of news tonight. But as Brian Stelter reported in his Reliable Sources newsletter tonight, perhaps the most important comment came from Michigan Republican…
MLA Thomas Dang acknowledges reality, drops effort to rejoin NDP, says he won’t run again in Edmonton-South
Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang was doing no more than recognizing the reality that his political career is finished when he had a spokesperson send media a statement yesterday saying he…
Observations On Strokes and Dementia
What follows is deeply personal. This is my way of processing some of the experiences I have had from my Mother’s first stroke event to present. It is, in a…
We Need to Discuss Systemic Racism in Schools
In The Record article, “Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee Mike Ramsay speaks up about sanctions against him,” Mr. Ramsay writes that he is concerned that education has shifted from…
Groupthink
Groupthink is a phenomenon that occurs when the desire for group consensus overrides people’s common sense desire to present reasonable alternatives, critique a position, or express an unpopular opinion. Here,…
Looking Back: EVs
July 21, 2017 How is GM doing today vs Tesla? Well, they just passed Tesla as the most valuable auto maker in North America, so looks like most feel otherwise.…
Aug. 6-7, 2022: Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
The bookfair is back with two days of programming! PLEASE WEAR A MASK IN THE BUILDINGS The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair – takes place in two buildings, which are across from…
Status anxiety and the war in Ukraine
A defaced mural of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Serbian capital Belgrade. Photo by Ana Simic. Years ago, I was an exchange student in the Soviet Union. Margaret Thatcher…
Canadian Armed Forces impinge on Okinawa
Anti-military protest in Okinawa Henoko. Photo courtesy JAPAN Forward. Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are now regularly using the US-controlled Kadena Air Base and White Beach naval port on Okinawa for…
Scenes From Newfoundland
While I am not one to foist vacation photos on others, I thought I would break that rule to share a few highlights of our recent trip to Newfoundland to…
American Taliban
The fallout from the American Supreme Court decision continues across the country. Jennnifer Rubin writes: The horror stories from state abortion bans are piling up: Women facing dangerous delays in…
Brampton Brown Bifurcates.
It is amazing how Patrick Brown always seems to find the fork in the road of least resistance. For someone who has never held a real job, it seems he…