Toronto and Mr. Ford.
Toronto needs a new deal with Ontario. And it deserves a better deal. At a time when municipalities across Canada are facing greater financial needs, Premier Ford has been using…
May 2023
Another day for thoughts and prayers
Another day of Republican thoughts and prayers. Its also distressing to note that cartoonist Michael de Adder at the Washington Post posted this cartoon a week ago (following the Cleveland…
Coronation Cost Too Much? Its A Steal At Double The Price.
The King’s coronation this past Saturday went off without a hitch and frankly was a beautifulaffair. It is hard to believe that the British were once held to be rather…
Wildfires and Gordon Lightfoot
“Do the best with what you’ve got.”—Gordon Lightfoot News of Gordon Lightfoot’s death, while not unexpected, still came as a shock. We didn’t think he’d live forever; truth be told…
Are we on a path to sustainability?
Humanity’s biggest challenge is sustainability. How does our avaricious species live within the natural constraints of the planet? Certain global trends suggest we may inadvertently be answering that question. Superficially…
What’s really going on in Israel’s political crisis?
Photo by Momo/Flickr We often hear the refrain that Israeli politics is very complicated. It’s usually used as an excuse to stop conversation dead. But given the current turmoil among…
Is this the end of press freedom in Canada?
The ruling Liberals are seemingly doing all they can to bring the Internet under their thumb. Photo from Flickr. Canada remarkably blipped up slightly in this year’s press freedom rankings…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Will Stone writes about the role viral reservoirs may be playing in both prolonging individual long COVID symptoms, and allowing for the…
"…the moment is struck, a pact is sworn"
Here is the Coronation photo where Charles and Camilla really looked happy — they’re on the balcony, it’s over, they made it, and nobody stumbled, collapsed, or dropped the Crown…
Toronto is My City.
While today, I live an hour north of Toronto, I still consider myself a Torontonian and I worry about my city. From my present catbird seat, I see the errors,…
Wildfire state of emergency introduces new calculus to Alberta election campaign
Declaration of a provincial state of emergency just 23 days before the spring election introduces a new level of complexity to Alberta’s electoral math. Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley (Photo:…
Climate change—we make progress
Each spring, Canada submits The National Inventory Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The report holds Canada accountable to targets it is committed to under the…
Book Review: The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1: 1969–73
By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair I’ll address the obvious question first; is five years of Sir Paul McCartney’s life really worth 672 pages? Yes, it is. If I were…
Saturday Photo: Spring Is on Its Way…
Last Sunday at the Lachine Rapids, despite the rain, it looked like spring would arrive soon. The sun is out now, and the temperature is going up, so it looks…
To be In Calgary, In May.
There is nothing else like it. To be in Calgary in May when a provincial election is called is a special experience. It is a hootenanny without the music. You…
Two cheers for King Charles!
Today’s the day! Prince Charles in short pants, already apprenticing for the job (Photo: Creator unknown, Library and Archives Canada). Charles III, the former Prince Charles, finally gets the job…
the canoe family: reconciliation retreat
I’m in the middle of two amazing opportunities, one through my work, and one through my union. The work thing is complex — and important. Decolonizing the library: walking in…
Republican trans phobia
People generally like to keep things simple. Black and white, right and wrong, men and women. But of course things generally aren’t all that simple. More often than not there…