The Catastrophe Is Upon Us
Robin Sears writes that the pandemic has exposed just how fragile our public healthcare system is: The list of the collective failures would fill an entire page of this newspaper.…
2022
Today’s News: Waiting for the other shoe to drop
Waiting for more shoes to drop: There is non zero chance they shot one of the kids. Why else make this statement oh yeah it will get worse. https://t.co/xaVehvFMug —…
Pierre Poilievre Pivots.
Canadians laughed at Prime Minister Mackenzie King during the Second World War when he said “Conscription, if necessary…but not necessarily conscription.” Any serious student of Canadian politics understands what the…
Building the store. Aaargh.
OMG. Square is a PITA. One seriously needs a guide-priest to figure out the system. Whatever I need to toggle to set something is set three clicks away under a…
Building the store. Aaargh.
OMG. Square is a PITA. One seriously needs a guide-priest to figure out the system. Whatever I need to toggle to set something is set three clicks away under a…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Katherine Wu warns about the consequences of the powers that be deciding that people will be subjected to repeated COVID-19 infections. And Saba…
Saturday Photo: Goslings on Parade
Sunday morning outing at the Technoparc: mom and dad and six goslings paddling around. Just a few minutes earlier a noisy flock of geese landing in a nearby pond to…
The End Of Days
In these latter days of our life as a species, there is little that shocks or dismays me. Instead, I find my predominant emotion now is one of disappointment: Disappointment…
Kenney’s Long Goodbye
It’s been a couple of weeks since Jason Kenney resigned as the leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party. Andrew Nikiforuk addresses Kenney personally in analyzing Kenney’s failure: Goodbye Jason Kenney.…
Today’s News: Keep on keeping on
de Adder, Washington Post It’s not really surprising that the Ukraine Russia War isn’t top of everyone newscasts anymore, I guess. But it worries me when people complain about “how…
America Bleeds.
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” Watching that hard-luck hypocrite, the governor of Texas blathering about the events in Uvalde, Texas, I thought of William Shakespeare’s Henry…
In speech, Rachel Notley vows to put health care on ballot in 2023, reinstate harm-reduction programs, end UCP privatization plans
NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley ripped into the health care policies of the United Conservative Party Government in a campaign-style speech at the annual general meeting of the Health Sciences…
Musical interlude
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Is the U.S. a threat to our security?
I have experienced a number of revelations about the state of North American democracy in the last few years. In 2016 I thought it was solid as a rock. How…
Is Pierre Poilievre’s Con Candidacy Starting To Crumble?
For a long time Pierre Poilievre was able to peddle his dangerous nonsense, while the media looked away, or focused on the size of the crowds he was attracting. But…
Thanking Frontline Workers with Andrea Horwath
Omar Ha-Redeye thanked organized labour for their support during the pandemic with Andrea Horwath on May 27, 2022. The event was covered on CTV News.
Ford Has Hamilton Police Arrest Peaceful Satirist Lawyer At His Campaign Rally
This is an example of police state behaviour, and Ford should be punished. First Doug Ford hides from the media, now his staff have them arrested. This should never happen…
So, Where are We Headed?
I knew what he was going to say as soon as we made eye contact. A bearded shit-eating grin in a pickup-truck stopped at a light while I cycled across…
Australia: Turning for the worse?
Photo by Thomas White/Reuters If you agree that there is an imperialist bloc of countries that dominates and controls the world, then Australia should be included. It may be a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jennifer Hulme discusses how long COVID is causing devastating long-term effects on women in particular, with little apparent prospect of treatment to improve…