The Charlottetown Calamity.
The Charlottetown Accord was rejected by Canadians 30 years ago. It was not one of our country’s finer moments. Historians might puzzle over its failure in years to come but…
2022
I’m back!
Just catching up on a few of the interesting tweets saved over the week while we were away. Fascinating stuff: If 100 people lived on Earth… Amazing analysis. pic.twitter.com/q8j4SeEDLt —…
Climate emergency warnings
The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible on the timescale of people alive today, and will worsen in the decades to come…
Musical interlude
PVRIS – Animal
Eating up the Hill: One Tuesday, two receptions, lots of seafood
Someone told me there were 13 receptions around Parliament Hill on Monday night. That may well be true, I don’t keep an exhaustive list. But I did delay my nightly…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star Phoenix reports on Saskatchewan’s latest COVID-19 data showing 26 more deaths in just the last two weeks along with a rising…
The John Snow Project on Spooky Masks
The John Snow Project has the singular goal of cleaning the air in public buildings the way its namesake demonstrated the link between cholera and contaminated drinking water, and eventually…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 28, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario banning NDAs in sexual misconduct cases by staff at colleges, universities #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3U8gwgM – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Amid historic inflation, social unrest boils in Europe
An Anti-NATO protest in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo courtesy N1. As inflation and energy prices continue skyrocketing in Europe, people across the continent are protesting against the war in Ukraine and…
As winter approaches and inflation rises, social unrest boils in Europe
An Anti-NATO protest in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo courtesy N1. As inflation and energy prices continue skyrocketing in Europe, people across the continent are protesting against the war in Ukraine and…
Cool And Rational
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day, and I suggested to him that people like us (we who strive to be rational, critical thinkers) are an…
As Ukraine war escalates, the climate movement goes AWOL
Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar on the front line near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, September 26, 2022. Photo courtesy the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Twitter. As the Ukraine war…
Empty Barrels
The Republicans have been talking about a Biden Recession. But this week’s economic numbers revealed their lie. Paul Krugman writes that there may be a recession coming, but the United…
Mr. Ford Regrets.
You never know why some people extend regrets to a friendly invitation. Everyone seems to be going on and on about the premier of Ontario going to his lawyers to…
Judge says order to dump school masks contravened Public Health Act, a reminder of how bad the Kenney Government was
A Court of King’s Bench judge ruled yesterday that the Kenney Government’s decision to dump the requirement for kids to wear masks in school during the pandemic last February was…
Just Because I’m In A Mood
Make of the following what you will. If you view it, be sure to watch right to the end. H/t Annie Recommend this Post
How King Charles III Can Keep His Voice During His Reign
Earlier this month former British Prime Minister Liz Truss managed, during her very short time in office, to advise His Majesty not to attend the environmental gathering known as COP27.…
Pierre Poilievre and the Nightmares He Can’t Escape
I always knew that Pierre Poilievre would never be able to make Canadians forget his shameful behaviour when the trucker convoy goons tried to bring down Justin Trudeau.He refused to…
Pierre Poilievre and the Nightmares He Can’t Escape
I always knew that Pierre Poilievre would never be able to make Canadians forget his shameful behaviour when the trucker convoy goons tried to bring down Justin Trudeau.He refused to…
Pierre Poilievre and the Nightmares He Can’t Escape
I always knew that Pierre Poilievre would never be able to make Canadians forget his shameful behaviour when the trucker convoy goons tried to bring down Justin Trudeau. He refused…