This past Friday was the second anniversary of the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. but supporters of former president Donald Trump. By this point we know the…
This past Friday was the second anniversary of the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. but supporters of former president Donald Trump. By this point we know the…
Many years ago the (then) Progressive Conservative government offered energy companies bags of money if they undertook projects the government thought were necessary. The CEO I worked for told us…
Looking for something to read to take your mind off this awful world? I have some suggestions, based on my readings of 2022. A word of caution for fiction fans…
Budget allocations clearly show the priorities for policing are not necessarily for Canadians, but to protect large companies. The post Misaligned Priorities first appeared on Excited Delirium.
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Nicholas Frew reports on the wholly-unsurprising news that the XBB.1.5 COVID-19 variant mad its way into Saskatchewan before the holidays with zero…
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez. The Juan Guaidó farce has, finally, come to an end. The hardline Venezuelan opposition, which has long sought the overthrow of…
It is no secret that post-election, Doug Ford has behaved like a thug high on amphetamines. Suddenly gone (or brutally betrayed) are the promises of new amity with unions, pending…
I recently blogged about my experience working with a personal trainer. I really enjoyed it, and I was considering how to continue strength training on my own. I’m not new…
For decades now, the Conservative Party of Canada has been taking its cue from Republicans south of the border. And the recent battle in the House of Representatives confirms that…
Did you see the Toronto Star article on why the Ontario liberals lost the 2022 provincial election? They admitted what they had done wrong. Everything. And to add insult to…
Winnipeg peace activists joined with their counterparts in several cities in Canada this weekend to reject the federal government’s plan to spend billions on new F-35 fighter jets at a…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Tisse Wijeratne et al. discuss what we know – and have yet to discover – about long COVID’s effects on our brains three…
During the “freedom” convoy, Canadian conservative leaders such as Pierre Polievre were falling over themselves to not just show support for the protesters, but be seen with them in the…
The view at the Lachine Rapids on the morning of January 1, 2023. Going for a walk was a good thing to do, but it was cold and wet and…
Kevin McCarthy is now the speaker of the U. S, House of Representatives. Dana Milbank writes: This is insurrection by other means: Two years to the day since the Jan.…
Have you ever wondered why the rich get all upset and angry at the mention of a wealth tax? I got to thinking about it when the former president Trump’s…
Yeah, sure. I spent the evening watching the US House of Representatives try to elect a Speaker. Finally, they did. Just barely. A head of lettuce — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance)…
The Paper Kites – Give Me Your Fire, Give Me Your Rain
