Today’s News: The battle for Kherson is heating up
Update from Ukraine: Don’t look now but the battle for the south, and for Kherson, is heating up. https://t.co/nrumy7IqZp — Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) August 13, 2022 Sounds like Russia is…
August 2022
The Republican counter-revolution rolls on
Has the Republican Party turned against democracy? It’s beginning to seem so, and if it has it’s the culmination of four decades of revolt against the country’s post-war social progress.…
Change is our collective responsibility
Many people proceed in life as if no material changes are needed for humans to survive beyond the 21st century. But David Attenborough was correct when about ten years ago,…
Don’t Forget Who Blocked the Hospital Redevelopment
Among those incumbents running for re-election, are (so far), three who were part of the cabal on the 2014-18 council that actively and aggressively tried to block the Collingwood General…
bill russell, rest in power: a trailblazing activist
Basketball legend Bill Russell died this month at the age of 88. Although I remember his playing days, it’s not Russell’s incredible and indelible sports record that leads me to…
Today’s tonics: “Where would Poilievre take the Conservatives? Not to the far right, but the far out” and better road safety for all…
Today’s tonic #1: “Where would @PierrePoilievre take the Conservatives? Not to the far right, but the far out” #cdnpoli #extremism Today’s tonic #2: “Instead of escalating tensions in Toronto’s High…
They Walk Amongst Us
Most of the world is rightfully decrying the attempt on Salmon Rushdie’s life. A cowardly effort to silence a voice that some find blasphemous, his near-death experience is a potent…
GOV: The Conservative Version.
It’s called Get Out the Vote (GOV). All political parties do the best they can at it. We beg people to get involved in it. It is the most critical…
Sunday funnies
One more tweet about the incident of Rob Ford vs The Bee: If it had been me in the 90’s, headline would have been “Rae savages bee in unprovoked attack,…
Essaygate: Why has no one demanded the resignation of Culture and Status of Women Minister Ron Orr?
As what has come to be known as the Essaygate Scandal unfolded, no one in Alberta seems to have thought to demand the resignation of Ron Orr, minister of culture…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alexander Quon reports on the belated announcement that Saskatchewan adults will be able to get a second COVID booster vaccination. And Pratyush Dayal…
LondOntLife Books #4 and #5 are ready to go
Quick turnaround from M&T. I guess that’s why they’re called Instaprint after all. Nice clean job, great quality. My only concern for the next book is most efficient use of…
Michael Harris – Conservatives Can’t Shake the Curse of Harper
Michael Harris has sized up Pierre Poilievre and concludes that he's a symptom of a sickness the Conservatives just cannot shake.The Conservatives are still the party of “Make Harperism Great…
Michael Harris – Conservatives Can’t Shake the Curse of Harper
Michael Harris has sized up Pierre Poilievre and concludes that he's a symptom of a sickness the Conservatives just cannot shake.The Conservatives are still the party of “Make Harperism Great…
Michael Harris – Conservatives Can’t Shake the Curse of Harper
Michael Harris has sized up Pierre Poilievre and concludes that he’s a symptom of a sickness the Conservatives just cannot shake. The Conservatives are still the party of “Make Harperism…
The rockets of summer
US Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, January 8, 2019,…
Ford’s Missing Ingredient.
Some days, you wish that Ontario premier Doug Ford knew what he is doing. As premier, he is busy rearranging Ontario’s municipal politics. It shows how much harm a little…
Today’s News: #TRE45ON is trending tonight
Here’s some cartoons I saw today about the Mar-A-Lago raid — the warrant and document lists are out, and its bad for Trump. Very bad. NBC has obtained the Mar-a-Lago…
No news is probably bad news: Deadline passes, no one steps forward to lead Alberta Liberal Party
For the Alberta Liberal Party, no news is probably bad news. Yesterday afternoon at 5 p.m. nominations closed for the party that not long ago could be seriously called Alberta’s…