We’ve Been Warned
With the NDP hinting that their pact supporting the Liberals until 2025 could be under strain, a timely reminder from de Adder about the alternative: Recommend this Post
2022
Canada is being outdone on fair taxes
Canadians hit hard by inflation could benefit from fairer tax policies as corporations and global food giants reap record profits from price hikes. Photo courtesy Ernst & Young Global Limited.…
Bickering about Billions.
It is Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce versus the teachers and support workers. All the parents want is labour peace and education for their children. After the past two years…
Today’s News: Rage-farming
Conservatives never let a lie get in the way of rage farming. pic.twitter.com/mmqMShpABF — Currently Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (@IAMSMRT1) August 30, 2022 The term “rage farming” was…
A spectre is haunting the UCP – the spectre of Rachel Notley – and it made for a dull ‘debate’
A spectre is haunting the UCP – the spectre of Rachel Notley. The crowd at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton last night, which by the sound of it strongly favoured…
“The make it or break it year”
Earth is showing us the need for immediate action. Politicians and business leaders are ignoring these messages; citizens who want future generations to survive, should not…
Another failure on the nuclear front
Other than the various environmental swords that hang over our heads the greatest threat to the future of human society is nuclear war. In recognition of this overarching threat, global…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Wrapped-up cats.
What Just Happened?
I was startled to see that one of our candidates for municipal election — the third person in the deputy mayor’s race — dropped out shortly after submitting her papers.…
US judge says billions in seized central bank funds belong to Afghan people
A young Afghan girl observes as coalition aircraft provide aerial security during a village clearing operation in northern Khakrez District, May 25, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kaylyn Whibbs reports on the entirely justified concerns of parents whose children have been unable to receive a COVID booster due to…
Today’s tonic, hold the gin: “More than 6 drinks a week leads to increasingly high health risks including cancer”
Today’s tonic, hold the gin: “More than 6 drinks a week leads to increasingly high health risks…especially for women” #alcohol has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen for decades,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 30, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bell Media calls claims of journalistic interference in covering Lisa LaFlamme’s termination ‘outrageous’ #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3Kzt1Pa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Supporters of Palestinian rights should praise the NDP’s dramatic policy shift
“By failing to call out Israel for breaching international law and violating the human rights of the Palestinian people, Canada is contributing to the problem,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh…
Lets’ Ban Private Jets
A forward-looking individual decided to start a campaign to ban private jets and it’s gaining steam. The movement to get rid of private jets is growing and now celebrities like…
Politics is harder than it looks
Instead of giving up power to climate activists, NDP leaders are more likely to drive them out of the party. There remains a chance Anjali Appadurai will not be allowed…
The Real Doug
Doug Ford is once again showing us who he really is. Bruce Arthur writes: Ontario’s independent volunteer science table, an invaluable source of information and direction throughout the pandemic, has…
Rage Farming And Hypocrisy Come So Easily To Him
While political hypocrisy is hardly rare, in my view Pierre Poilievre ‘elevates’ it to an entirely new level – new at least in Canadian politics. And while his blind followers…
Will miss this
Last morning. pic.twitter.com/ifrbm6oL0F — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 30, 2022
Today’s News: "We have a lot to do"
This pretty well summarizes everything, doesn’t it: That being said, we have to work on equality, health care, education, housing, public services, pharma and dental, small businesses, foreign investment, elections,…