A Look Back at Diagolon and the Ottawa Occupation: A Teaser
I have an article that I'll be working on focused on the events in Ottawa during the "Trucker Convoy" of which there were few actual truckers participating. Those who follow/followed…
November 2022
A Look Back at Diagolon and the Ottawa Occupation: A Teaser
I have an article that I'll be working on focused on the events in Ottawa during the "Trucker Convoy" of which there were few actual truckers participating. Those who follow/followed…
A Look Back at Diagolon and the Ottawa Occupation: A Teaser
I have an article that I'll be working on focused on the events in Ottawa during the "Trucker Convoy" of which there were few actual truckers participating. Those who follow/followed…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Melody Schrieber examines the new face of the COVID-19 mortality burden, with older people (particular in nursing homes and long-term care) even…
November
There are things going on. From absurd numbers of kids home sick from school, to the Grey Cup going on today in Regina. The most vocal civilian critic of the…
Don’t believe the hype. Ukraine can’t win this war
A Ukrainian flag flutters on a monument commemorating Soviet soldiers who fought against Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Reports of Ukrainian triumph and imminent…
Trudeau sending more Canadian soldiers to the Pacific
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force instruct members of HMCS Winnipeg during Operation Neon, November 27, 2020. Photo by Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair/MARPAC Imaging Services. At this year’s…
Here They Come!
The big takeaway from the American midterm elections is that generational change is underway. John Della Volpe writes: Stressed and sickened by thoughts of their rights and democracy slipping away,…
The Tarnishing of an Icon.
In the news media across Canada, the Toronto Star is an icon. It is a newspaper created for the working man 130 years ago and it is today, the largest…
Cold weather blues and other news
So pending Twitter’s possible demise, I have now signed up at Mastodon and at Tribel — I’m not sure either of them can work as easily as Twitter did so…
Potato-Onion-Tarragon Bread
I recently hunted through my cookbooks and online for a simple recipe to make a potato-onion bread in my breadmaker machine. While I found quite a few recipes for potato…
How TSN is hurting the Grey Cup, and the CFL
Once upon a time, most of Canada would gather around the ol’ RCA (or Philco, or Dumont, or Electrohome) to watch the Grey Cup game, the championship of the good…
Musing on Universal Monsters
I can’t recall exactly when I watched each of the great original monster films (the classic “Universal Monster” films) — Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, The Mummy, and the rest — some…
When it comes to election interference, the problem isn’t just Russia
Russian traditional nesting dolls with portraits of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Photo from Flickr. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian oligarch, long-time friend of Vladimir Putin, and founder of the Wagner…
Back in the garage with my bullshit detector
I have had an amazing time in London. Finally saw the Churchill war rooms – a real War Room! – and it was quite amazing. Did a punk rock tour…
Some Of The Inmates
Danielle Smith has fired Alberta’s chief public health officer. Graham Smith writes that Canadians should pay attention to what Smith is doing: If you can’t wait until the next movie…
The downside of wind power
Unlike Site C in British Columbia, wind projects have relatively low budgets and short construction timelines. Those factors limit lucrative employment opportunities and impede privatization of public wealth. While good…
Welcome Back Trump.
This is not good news. Former president Trump is only good to write about after the fact. I like writing about politicians because, being politicians, they are predictable. Donald Trump…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans for health care? Brace yourself for user fees, co-pays, privatization and sly de-listing
Answers to the major problems confronting Alberta’s health care system, Daniele Smith said in a paper published under her name last year, are found in user fees, co-pays, privatization, and…