Educators and critical pedagogy: an antidote to authoritarianism
Photo by Alan Levine/Flickr The world in which we live has increasingly resembles a dystopian novel. The dream of a more democratic world is diminishing as the global assault on…
2022
Pierre Poilievre and the Convoy Horror
Pierre Poilievre has only been Con leader for a few weeks, but already he is hiding from the media.He doesn't want to answer questions about his shabby bitcoin scam. He…
Pierre Poilievre and the Convoy Horror
Pierre Poilievre has only been Con leader for a few weeks, but already he is hiding from the media.He doesn't want to answer questions about his shabby bitcoin scam. He…
Pierre Poilievre and the Convoy Horror
Pierre Poilievre has only been Con leader for a few weeks, but already he is hiding from the media. He doesn't want to answer questions about his shabby bitcoin scam.…
What’s Wrong With White Americans?
A majority of white Americans back the Republican Party. Perry Bacon writes: A clear majority of White Americans keeps backing the Republican Party over the Democratic Party, even though the…
A Tale of Two Cities?
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” No, no, not in those cities as told by Charles Dickens. This tale is of two cities in…
We get letters: sometimes, I think we’re doomed.
A Russia/PPC fan writes in. pic.twitter.com/p9rSrvygHT — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 16, 2022
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Umair Irfan discusses the importance of getting COVID-19 booster shots – particularly the bivalent versions better targeted toward newer strains – in order…
The New Wave
Barry Hunt, an engineer in Ontario, explains the difference with this next wave of Covid. Full disclosure, he works at Prescientx in the manufacturing and distribution of respirators, CO2 monitors,…
Saturday Photo: The Beauties of Fall…
A number of houses around here already have Halloween decorations up, some of which are particulrly ugly. And then there is this tasteful display on steps not far from here.…
Should mayoral candidates endorse council candidates?
One of Collingwood’s current mayoral candidates is doing meet-n-greet events and openly endorsing a fixed slate of the seven council candidates she wants to be elected with her (but not,…
Perhaps This Is Part Of The Answer
My wife, who is far from being the cynic of the family (that would be me), often concludes that humanity is a failed experiment. It is not an assessment with…
Wooden-Headedness
Danielle Smith’s first week on the job did not bode well for her future. Gary Mason writes: At what point do Albertans begin to wonder – what just happened? I’m…
The Price of Freedom.
Justice Paul Rouleau provided a very informative and thorough discussion of the why, what and how of the Emergencies Act inquiry last Thursday. It was a step forward in Canada…
From the Bookmarks
Here’s what prompted it – a scalding observation by The Economist. pic.twitter.com/lf6Rg1PzVv — Paul R Bear (@PaulRBear4) October 14, 2022 Here’s the Daily Mail live feed on YouTube Kwasi Kwarteng…
Musical interlude
Dayseeker – Without Me
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Alvin Chang charts some of the grim realities of long COVID which is being allowed to disable people with little to no restraint.…
Bid to return decency to public life!
Come on, folks! Bid! "'A real opportunity': New bursary will honour Stanton's legacy – Orillia News" #onpoli #cdnpoli https://t.co/a15HCkd8D4 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 14, 2022
A Lioness Roars
I wonder how many millions of people Nancy Pelosi represents here. No doubt, however, the right will denounce her for her threats of violence against their ‘man’. “I hope he…