Mask Case in Alberta
Families of five immunocompromised kids in Alberta fought the lifting of mask mandates by the government, and, long story short, Justice Grant Dunlop said the cabinet can’t do that, as…
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Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on the lives lost to COVID-19 in Ontario workplaces and the deliberate choice by employers and governments to enable…
A great teacher retires
No one has taught Canadians more about nature and science generally than Dr. David Suzuki. He has now announced that, after 44 years at the helm, he is retiring from…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 27, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Months-long delays at Ontario tribunal crushing some small landlords under debt from unpaid rent #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3gC202n – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Me on the eschatology of Toronto sport
…with Ari Shapiro.
Ominous warnings: emissions increasing, not decreasing
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an intergovernmental organization with 193 member states and territories, issued an ominous climate change warning on October 26, 2022. The cold reality is that G20…
Covid is a Stealthy Enemy; Our Body its Battlefield — Shore up Your Defences, and Fight to Keep it at Bay!
Dr. Uppity (@MeddygLou), an NHS GP in Wales, wrote an excellent thread, beautifully written, explaining how Covid works with some battlefield imagery to help. I have nothing to add: Since…
The Importance Of The Big Lie
Donald Trump has long had a habit of saying the quiet part out loud. And he’s done it again. Greg Sargent writes: Donald Trump has long harbored a tendency to…
NASA Starts Spotting Super Methane Emitters
Natural gas, AKA methane, is really bad for the planet, and since it occurs some places “naturally” we need to find these new sources to stop them emitting. A classic…
Danielle’s Daily Dose.
Reading news from Alberta makes you wonder just where the current premier gets her daily dose of news. Being a news junky myself, I seriously worry about Danielle Smith’s sources…
Signals unintelligence: Danielle Smith’s latest fumbles suggest her government struggles with ineptitude
It’s hardly reassuring to learn Alberta’s new Danielle Smith Government is apparently so inept it didn’t know that it needed a minister to oversee the administration of the province’s labour…
Covid and Kids
I feel like I’m “cheating” just copying threads instead of writing, but so much work on social media needs to be acknowledged and saved in a more searchable manner. Here’s…
BC NDP technicalities evade party takeover by its own members
Anjali Appadurai meets with supporters in downtown Nelson, BC, August 30, 2022. Photo by Peter Schramm. The BC NDP has just narrowly avoided a takeover by its own members. Responding…
Let’s go steady
Made y'all another playlist. Let's go steady. https://t.co/YyCr5KPKpc — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 26, 2022
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Erik Swain discusses new research showing that even “mild” cases of COVID-19 produce massively increased risks of death from cardiovascular issues. And Charlie…
My latest: Poilievre’s good week
Pierre Poilievre had a good week. Nay, a very good week. And he didn’t even have to do anything to get it. The application of the Emergencies Act. The rise…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 26, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Brampton mayoral candidate Nikki Kaur no longer employed by city, claims she was terminated #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3f6NaRf – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
The Socialist Case for Blockchain
Doug Belshaw points to a recent article in the Jacoban in the form of a review of Vitalik Buterin’s Proof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of…
Human rights tribunal rules Indigenous compensation plan insufficient
Thousands take part in the Every Child Matters march in Toronto on July 1, 2021. Photo by Michael Swan/Flickr. On October 24, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), the federal…
Four future Danielle Smith scandals
I don’t think anyone will disagree that Premier-for-now Danielle Smith has gotten off to a rocky start. If I may mix my metaphors, you might even say she blew up…