Is Erin O’Toole Finally Finished?
A few days ago, I wrote that I believed that Erin O'Toole was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And now I'm even more convinced that he's ready for…
2022
Will Justin Trudeau respect the will of Canadians on banning nuclear weapons?
Nuclear weapons remain a serious threat to humanity and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) represents an important step toward abolishing them. Image courtesy of Shutterstock. According…
New York City Bans New Gas Connections
New buildings constructed in New York City are not permitted to connect to natural gas for any reason. This makes NYC the largest city in the USA to do so…
Where is Boy Wonder?
He used to be Stephen Harper’s Boy Wonder but today he is supposedly guarding Gotham as sidekick to Ontario premier Doug Ford. His role is that of minister of education.…
Here’s what happened when a courageous medical officer of heath was fired by Alberta Conservatives
The sudden firing of a medical officer of health was a shocking development in Alberta politics. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, the medical officer of health for the Palliser Health…
On unearned compensation
One of the most striking recent developments in Saskatchewan’s COVID response has been the disconnect between Scott Moe’s government telling people not to get PCR tests due to their utter…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Contained cats.
How Erin O’Toole Screwed Himself and the Covid Cons
In the age of Omicron this is a recurring nightmare, that is becoming more real by the day. A code red warning that there are no ambulances available to transport…
Non-Euclidean Emergency Medicine Show
This is a straightforward, if non-Euclidean, scene I cut from my fourth draft of Alpha Max. I thought it was fun, but it didn’t move the plot along much and…
What is indie publishing? And should you care?
These are two excellent questions, but if you’re a reader, the second question is the one that really matters the most. Do you need to… The post What is indie…
Legault Moves Against Anti-Vaxxers
The Quebec government has had it with anti-vaxxers. Adult Quebecers who won’t get vaccinated and don’t have a medical exemption will be forced to pay a health “contribution,” Quebec Premier…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Charlie Smith highlights how attempts to minimize the ongoing pandemic have reduced the public credibility of both government and public health officials…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 11, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario children will return to in-person learning on Jan. 17 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @cp24 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Saunderson Continues His Cancel-Culture Program
On the agenda for the Strategic Initiatives Standing Committee (SIC) for Jan. 10, 2022 is a single line under other business that underscores just how petty, puerile, and vindictive our…
How To Deal With Flagrant Stupidity
H/t Theo Moudakis Unlike viruses that allegedly ultimately ‘burn themselves out’, stupidity and the flagrant disregard for public health and safety will always be with us. Toronto Star readers have…
Building Better Blogs.
On average, about a third of the daily readers of BabelontheBay.com are referred to the site by an accumulator under the URL ProgressiveBloggers.ca. The site provides a long list of…
Benito’s Nephew. Where Did They Get That Idea?
Although some have seen the resemblance. QAnon has been peddling some nonsense about the Mango Mussolini, Donald J. Trump, as the son of legendary general, George S. Patton; nephew to…
Climate action is someone else’s job
Kantar Public, part of an international consulting company, advises on public policy, services and communications. Analysts examined attitudes toward taking climate actions, What they found might be paraphrased as, “We…
Well That Was One Very Brief Life Sentence
Robert Durst will go down in the books as one of the most successful murderers to elude justice in American history. The heir to a New York real estate fortune…