Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Wrapped-up cats.
August 2022
What Just Happened?
I was startled to see that one of our candidates for municipal election — the third person in the deputy mayor’s race — dropped out shortly after submitting her papers.…
US judge says billions in seized central bank funds belong to Afghan people
A young Afghan girl observes as coalition aircraft provide aerial security during a village clearing operation in northern Khakrez District, May 25, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kaylyn Whibbs reports on the entirely justified concerns of parents whose children have been unable to receive a COVID booster due to…
Today’s tonic, hold the gin: “More than 6 drinks a week leads to increasingly high health risks including cancer”
Today’s tonic, hold the gin: “More than 6 drinks a week leads to increasingly high health risks…especially for women” #alcohol has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen for decades,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 30, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bell Media calls claims of journalistic interference in covering Lisa LaFlamme’s termination ‘outrageous’ #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3Kzt1Pa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Supporters of Palestinian rights should praise the NDP’s dramatic policy shift
“By failing to call out Israel for breaching international law and violating the human rights of the Palestinian people, Canada is contributing to the problem,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh…
Lets’ Ban Private Jets
A forward-looking individual decided to start a campaign to ban private jets and it’s gaining steam. The movement to get rid of private jets is growing and now celebrities like…
Politics is harder than it looks
Instead of giving up power to climate activists, NDP leaders are more likely to drive them out of the party. There remains a chance Anjali Appadurai will not be allowed…
The Real Doug
Doug Ford is once again showing us who he really is. Bruce Arthur writes: Ontario’s independent volunteer science table, an invaluable source of information and direction throughout the pandemic, has…
Rage Farming And Hypocrisy Come So Easily To Him
While political hypocrisy is hardly rare, in my view Pierre Poilievre ‘elevates’ it to an entirely new level – new at least in Canadian politics. And while his blind followers…
Will miss this
Last morning. pic.twitter.com/ifrbm6oL0F — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 30, 2022
Today’s News: "We have a lot to do"
This pretty well summarizes everything, doesn’t it: That being said, we have to work on equality, health care, education, housing, public services, pharma and dental, small businesses, foreign investment, elections,…
Use It or Lose It.
Have you ever noticed that a building site is acquired, plans go through municipal council, everything is ready and for the next two years, nothing has happened. There are many…
Conservative cancel culture is alive and well in the UCP’s Alberta – the War on Labour Day must end!
Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party are trying to cancel our Labour Day weekend. Labour Day in Alberta in 1904, when plumbers and pipefitters had uniforms (Photo: AlbertaHistoricPlaces.com). Surely…
Chong’s sensible reforms
I recently posted about the decline of conservatism in Canadian politics with the transformation of the progressive conservatives to mere conservatives. Red Toryism has not, however, been entirely extinguished in…
Canada’s Manufactured Healthcare Disaster
Canada’s healthcare system has been driven to the ropes by inept provincial governments across the country. Don’t let our public system be privatized. The post Canada’s Manufactured Healthcare Disaster first…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dayne Patterson reports that what little data Saskatchewan residents have to manage to risk of COVID is showing higher levels than have been…
The Abominable Cowardice of Pierre Poilievre
I have rarely seen a video that disturbed me more than the one of the Con ape Elliot McDavid going after Chrystia Freeland. I have always hated bullies, and McDavid's…
Today’s tonic: “The nasty verbal assault on Chrystia Freeland tells us a lot about rage in Canadian politics”
Today’s tonic: “The nasty verbal assault on Chrystia Freeland tells us a lot about rage in Canadian politics” by @maxfawcett https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/08/28/opinion/verbal-assault-chrystia-freeland-canadas-rage-dangerous via @NatObserver #Extremism breeds #Violence against #women in #PoliticsToday…