Wisdom And Common Sense
Jean Charest tried to make the case last night that he is the best person to lead the Conservative Party. Althia Raj writes: The former Quebec premier and current Conservative…
August 2022
The Anger and the Anguish.
Canada is caught in the maelstrom. We are trapped between rage and remission, revocation and respite. The pandemic has taken its revenge in the destruction of our hospital services, the…
Today’s News: Here’s another fine mess
I seldom pay much attention to the latest right-wing anti-Liberal hate-fest — from SNC Lavelin to WE, they started out with the Trudeau government looking awful while the national media…
‘I did not authorize or approve this payment,’ says former finance minister of Deena Hinshaw’s 63% bonus
Are we really supposed to believe that Alberta’s Finance minister was never told about the chief medical officer of health’s 63 per cent bonus? Seriously? More to come.
The Resounding Right of Mutulu Shakur to Die in Freedom [CounterPunch.org]
Mutulu Shakur and his codefendant Marilyn Buck at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan, 1987. Photo: Trella Laughlin. Anyone with a loved one in prison carries around the silent,…
My latest: we’re all in Kansas evermore
We’re not in Kansas anymore. But actually, we kind of are. Let us explain. The famous line above, of course, was uttered by Judy Garland’s Dorothy character in the seminal…
Canada could learn from Cuba’s sustainable agriculture
An organopónicos farm near Alamar, Cuba. Photo by Melanie K. Reed/Flickr. Canada’s current model of agriculture is failing. It is an unsustainable, pro-agribusiness, anti-smallholder model that has brought a steady…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andre Picard writes that COVID-19 remains an imminent and severe threat to our health – no matter how many people are choosing to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 3, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Kansas set to become first state to let voters weigh in on abortion in post-Roe US #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3d8zYKo – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
what i’m reading: like other girls: best youth fiction i’ve read in a long time
A girl wants to play football. That’s all. Well, not quite all. Mara wants to be herself. And that self wants to play football, among other things. Mara isn’t trying…
Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: Challenging your Employment Agreement
Here are 4 ways you may be able to challenge your employment contract: First, how and when the contract is signed is critical. If it was signed after you already…
Live And Let Live?
I generally abide by a pretty simple philosophy: don’t bother other people. By that, I don’t mean we should not be involved in other people’s lives in a positive way;…
The Last Debate
The format for tonight’s Conservative leadership debate is somewhat novel. Stephanie Taylor reports that: No audience, no podiums and appearances from only three out of the five candidates running to…
Boston’s Mayor: Free Transit for All for a Better City
The new mayor or of Boston, Michelle Wu, knows what it takes to improve life in the city. She sees free transit for everyone has a way to increase the…
Today’s News: Incredible or incredibly stupid!
Incredible! Tonight has shown, beyond any shadow of doubt, that universal access to safe and affordable abortion care is incredibly popular. When Kansas votes 2:1 to support abortion care, I…
Clay, RIP
Clay Ruby was a friend, an ally, and my lawyer more than once. I was so sad to learn of his passing. He was a great and profoundly decent man.…
This Troubles Trudeau.
MP Pierre Poilievre is not Justin Trudeau’s problem. The Carleton MP is the conservative party’s problem. This extremist, poised to take over control of the conservative party, poses a smaller…
Moronic public policy
The utility that for years could not estimate demand growth accurately and missed on the Site C cost estimate by 100% knew the future danger posed by rooftop solar panels…
Call it what you like, that $227,911 paid to Alberta’s chief medical officer of health wasn’t overtime
Just to be perfectly clear, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw’s $227,911 in “cash benefits” is not overtime and should not be called overtime. Former finance minister Travis…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats hanging on.