Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Lisa O’Mary discusses the sharply increased risk of severe outcomes from a second (or later) COVID -19 infection. Lauren O’Mahoney et al. examine…
2022
Israel and the rise of Jewish fascism
“Where There’s Smoke.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed coalition government of Jewish extremists, fanatic Zionists and religious bigots represents a seismic change in Israel, one that will exacerbate…
Trudeau hosts biodiversity summit while promising more support for mining industry
Justin Trudeau addresses a crowd at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference. Photo by UN Biodiversity/Flickr. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference, also known as COP15, opened on December 7 in Montréal.…
Investing in ESGs Pays Off
If you have money to invest you sure will want to invest in a company with a good environmental, social, and governance (ESG) record. New research has revealed that companies…
Who Taught Her History?
Danielle Smith believes that the federal government should be — in Pierre Trudeau’s words — the “headwaiter to the provinces” She claims that: “The way our country works is that…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of December 12, 2022
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of December 12, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 12, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Trump Organization tax fraud trial in jury’s hands Facebook warns it could…
Inviting Mr. Schreiner.
It is not something you think of and rush to write about. For some time, I have wondered if green leader MPP Mike Schreiner might be a prospect as leader…
This is the last straw! Danielle Smith lays down a red line Ottawa must not cross: mushy paper straws!
On Saturday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith laid down a red line that Ottawa must not cross. You’d better be paying attention, Justin Trudeau! Don’t worry, paper straw haters, says Premier…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Max Fawcett writes that the willingness to accept avoidable illness in children is an inescapable sign of an overall sick society, while…
The Big Con – Time to Wise Up
A great quote, but unlikely from Mark Twain. From @1goodtern: Have you ever known someone find it impossible to realise and admit they were the victim of a scam? We’re…
Trudeau’s Pandemic Spending
Pierre Poilievre rails about the money the Trudeau government spent during the pandemic. And there were problems. Max Fawcett writes that the auditor general has pinpointed: $4.6 billion in payments…
Confounded Capitals.
One of my readers messaged me a complaint about my use, or lack of use, of capital letters in my blog. The simple answer is, that he might be out…
Today’s News: Yes, I am still wearing my mask
This is the time of year I gather cartoons and here are two that seem to represent what we went through in 2022. First, the beginning of 2022: And second,…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Richard Smith highlights how there’s no general connection between the cost of health care and patient incomes across different models of funding and…
Danielle Smith is stumbling and bumbling and terrifying right out of the gate
UCP leader and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta/Flickr. It used to be that conservatives campaigned to the right and governed to the centre. This tried…
Saturday Photo: The Jade Plant Blooms, Again
Always nice to see my big jade plant bloom. It spends the summer in the sun outside, and then comes in as soon as it begins to get really cool.…
A Brief Review of Two ERB Books
I am deeply disappointed in the quality of these two ERB books received from Amazon yesterday in my efforts to complete my collection of Burroughs’ novels. Both are noted as…