Canadians to Skinny Trump: we hate you
"One-in-three (33%) view Poilievre favourably, while more than half (54%) hold a negative view. These levels of unfavourable sentiment are much higher than those of previous leaders Andrew Scheer, Erin…
December 2022
Mayor Tory Betrays Us.
It must be a conservative thing. Mayor John Tory of Toronto seems to have been brought over to premier Doug Ford’s conservatives. Once a Tory, always a Tory, I guess.…
A Deep Dive into WLM Toronto Member Andrew Benson
This past July I was doxxed.Well, not really.You see I had actually been doxxed in January 2020, but WLM Toronto appeared to have believed they got a "W" on this.You…
A Deep Dive into WLM Toronto Member Andrew Benson
This past July I was doxxed.Well, not really.You see I had actually been doxxed in January 2020, but WLM Toronto appeared to have believed they got a "W" on this.You…
A Deep Dive into WLN Toronto Member Andrew Benson
This past July I was doxxed. Well, not really. You see I had actually been doxxed in January 2020, but WLM Toronto appeared to have believed they got a "W"…
Tracy Allard, pushed from cabinet in 2021 for a Hawaiian pandemic holiday, welcomed back as ‘parliamentary secretary for civil liberties’
When then municipal affairs minister Tracy Allard was busted by media when she returned from a mid-pandemic Hawaiian vacation at the end 2020, it was billed the first United Conservative…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Greg Jericho rightly notes that the COVID pandemic showed beyond doubt that poverty is a policy choice – which makes it all…
Dr. Moore and the Media Must Take Responsibility for Viral Deaths in January
Let’s have a look at that article by Elizabeth Payne that highlights a mishmash of comments from Our Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore: “Ontario’s chief medical officer…
A New Marvel
Since it is Sunday, it seems an appropriate time to introduce you to a new marvel – the laying on of pillows: Mike Lindell spoke at a Christian college and…
Labour On the Rise
Unions are on the rise. And, Linda McQuaig writes, we need to remember what unions have given us: The public doesn’t usually warm to the notion of labour militancy —…
worlds collide: more notes on "gods of the upper air"
Gods of the Upper Air, by Charles King, which I recently wrote about, highlights several books that were highly influential in their time, for good and for ill. In The…
A Toot to the Past.
What the liberals take away, the Tories can replace and the cost be damned. The Ontario Northlander rail service from Toronto to Timmins and Cochrane is expected to be back…
A Polite Request is NOT a Mandate.
A few parents are upset that I’m trying to “bring back masks” in schools. Some have threatened to take their kids out of our board if we force masks on…
Today’s News: Twitter, We Hardly Knew Ye
The chaos on Twitter continues — but I am now thinking it is forcing us to think about social media in a new way. I am seeing a number of…
Ottawa sides with Peruvian right-wing amid social uprising
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. Photo by Juan Carlos Guzman Negrini/Flickr. Pedro Castillo was never allowed to govern. That is the unavoidable truth. Elected president in April 2021 after running…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Umair Irfan writes about the implications of COVID-19 having been allowed to spread and mutate to the point where monoclonal antibodies are ineffective…
Today’s tonic: “From Musk to Truss, 2022 was the year reckless populists came crashing down to Earth”
Today’s tonic: “From Musk to Truss, 2022 was the year reckless populists came crashing down to Earth” Let’s not forget idiots Trump and Bolsonaro too. Although we’ll have to wait…
The Twelve Days of a Caregiver Christmas
This is a reprise of a Christmas post from 2017. Hasn't the world changed since then?! Then again, time moves more slowly in caregiving. Merry Christmas, everyone! And may we…