Let’s Talk About ‘Political Discrimination’
A few months ago, MP Garnett Genuis tabled a bill which would add protections to Canada’s human right legislation for “Political Belief”. Then, as the Ontario College of Psychologists moved…
January 2023
Do They Have A Deal?
It’s been a tough slog. But Chantal Hebert writes that the federal government and the provinces appear to be near a ten-year deal on healthcare: By all indications, peace —…
Brave, important, responsible?
There was a short item in the Toronto Star yesterday about my old friend Hazel McCallion. I have known Hazel for more than 50 years and I think she just…
Funny stuff
First, a few recent cartoons: (Read more…) Next, here are some fascinating accounts to follow: Global distribution of flamingos pic.twitter.com/SfTDLzYfzV — Amazing Maps (@amazingmap) January 20, 2023 In 1992, around…
Postmedia closes 12 community newspapers in Alberta, vows ‘digital’ revenants will linger
The chronic but never quite fatal decline of Postmedia has to be slowest-motion trainwreck in Canadian history. The Herald Building as it appeared in 2019 – the newsroom was said…
Why this Albertan doesn’t want the feds to “butt out”
Our quasi-separatist premier insists that her infamous Alberta Sovereignty Act was all about forcing Ottawa to “butt out” of areas that constitutionally belong to Alberta. She has however been somewhat…
Negotiate Peace in Ukraine
Winnipeg, January 21, 2023: Members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg distributed literature in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiated peace agreement to end the Ukraine War. Following…
Spare me any more news about Spare
In my last blog, I offered up some suggestions to add to your reading list for 2023. Looking ahead, I can safely say that Spare, the tell-all, woe-is-me book by…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – William Anderson sets out a few of the most important realities about the Kraken COVID-19 variant and its place within the ongoing pandemic.…
El Salvador arrests anti-mining activists as transnational companies eye investment
Demonstrators protest the arrests of Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Antonio Pacheco and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega, who were detained in Cabañas in northern El…
Posted in obvious haste to distract UCP foes and appease party’s base, Manning panel survey asks only 1 question!
Other than geriatric former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, 80, Premier Danielle Smith’s “Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel” hasn’t even been appointed, or if it has the public hasn’t…
Side Trip – Virtual Memory
It has come to my attention lately that the concepts around virtual memory and how your computer actually uses memory are not well understood by many people. What follows is…
Saturday Photo: Zamboni on the Loose
The photo’s not the best, but it makes me smile anyway. After a spell of terrible warm weather, winter has returned, and while it’s not really cold, it’s cold enough…
Will She Leave?
Rumors are circulating about Danielle Smith’s future. David Cleminhaga writes: There’s a whiff of smoke in the air, as if a cow has kicked over a lantern in a stable…
Will Rouleau Clear the Air?
This is just one more reason to hate January. Waiting for February seems longer this year. We are expecting to hear from Ontario Justice Paul Rouleau in February. He is…
Jim Button will never be gone
Jim Button is gone. While due to his terminal cancer diagnosis and inspiring openness about his cancer journey, we had plenty of time to prepare for this, it still leaves…
Musical interlude
Marshmello, Halsey – Be Kind
Rachel disappoints me
After Rachel Notley recently suggested Ottawa should trash its proposed “just transition” legislation, she was asked if her position might alienate her base. As someone who qualifies as a member…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sara Berg discusses what U.S. doctors wish the public understood about COVID-19 – including the dangers of reinfection and the continued need for…
Let’s Talk About "Time Theft"
So, this morning, I woke up to find the lurid headline “What is Time Theft, and Why Are Some Employers So Worked Up About It?” on CBC. After reading it,…