Tossed My Hat in the Ring
I officially put my name forward to campaign to be a Trustee for WRDSB, Waterloo/Wilmot area. I’m confident in my ability to be a Trustee. I can read difficult and…
2022
Feds must act to end the forced sterilization of Indigenous people
“Debwe,” led by Mushkiiki Nibi Kwe (Lindsey Lickers) with artists Leah Roberts, Maybella King Reynolds, and Shaneixqui Brown, forms part of the art installation Red Embers, now on display in…
From The Bottom Up
COVID is back for the seventh time. Doctors are warning that our health system could collapse — because we don’t have enough people to staff it. Kwame McKenzie writes: Early…
Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: What is an Employment Contract?
An employment contract is an important document that you may be asked to sign before you start at a new job. It contains some basic provisions as to what you…
Find Products That Last a Lifetime (and those that don’t)
Having to buy things is always a nuisance, but sometimes things are needed, so when that happens be sure to get things that last. That’s the premise of Exit Reviews,…
As Good as it Gets in Alberta.
Oh, to be in Alberta when the politicians are in heat. There is nothing more galvanizing than when all those narcissists come out to play. Once again, we have a…
I read the news today, oh boy
Today’s news: In the past few days our entire MSM has been preoccupied with: 1. The Prime Minister’s hair (not a typo)2. A nonsense “Canada is communist” statement made by…
European movie chain folds, wipes out shares, and AIMCo suffers a big loss – but how big?
Last week the Globe and Mail reported that a “debt restructuring” at the largest movie theatre chain in Europe would wipe out a huge investment made by the Alberta Investment…
Global banks privately prepare for ‘dangerous levels’ of imminent civil unrest in Western homelands
Photo by Roscoe Myrick/Flickr Global banks and investment firms are bracing themselves for an “unprecedented” upsurge in civil unrest in the US, UK and Europe as energy and food price…
Pierre Poilievre and the Climate Change Trap
Pierre Poilievre has been a professional politician all his life. It's the only job he's ever done. He's a feral politico if ever there was one, with a well honed…
To State The Obvious
… in a way only Theo Moudakis can. Recommend this Post
My latest: inflation, causation
Why is it so much more expensive to live? And, yes, we all know inflation is the highest it’s been in four decades – and, yes, we know that the…
what i’m reading: four fish: the future of the last wild food
After reading a review of Paul Greenberg’s Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food when it was published in 2010, I added the title to The List. When…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 19, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘Gut-wrenching’: Woman forced to carry her dead fetus for 2 weeks due to anti-abortion laws #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3PJ6aSB – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
UK Breaks 40C. Brits Warned More to Come.
It’s toasty in Great Britain. Heathrow hit 40.2 Celsius, a national heat record. Where there’s heat, there’s fire. The London fire brigade has a Major Incident in response to a…
Latest painting. Life, etc.
Latest. Nothing ever dies. It comes back. pic.twitter.com/1JkHjVkKnW — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 19, 2022
The case for smashing Big Alcohol and reclaiming working class joy
The monopolized nature of the global alcohol industry is a public health nightmare, writes James Wilt in his new book about the links between the booze industry and capitalism. Photo…
The Stupid Party
This week, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia nixed Joe Biden’s plans to do something about climate change. Manchin argued that Biden’s proposals would make rising inflation simply intolerable. Paul…
13 Year Long Study Confirms Bike Lanes Make Streets Safer for Everyone
Bike lanes not only protect cyclists from negligent drivers, they protect drivers and pedestrians too. A longitudinal study reveals that it’s not the cyclists which make the streets safer, rather…
Is it Good for You Too?
It seems like a good time to review the request of Rogers Communications to be allowed to buy Shaw Communications. It is not as though we really get a vote…