Is That Democracy?
If about a third of the registered voters go to vote and just more than a third of them vote for the winning candidate, what credibility does that person have…
June 2023
Random moments: from journalism to history to spiders to poetry
First, let me just mention how appalling it is that journalism is joining the gig-economy as more journalists basically have to become independent contractors. I know, I know – independence,…
Postmedia-NordStar merger may actually be an opportunity to help restore local news competition
The National Post’s building in downtown Toronto. Photo by Michael Wilson/CBC. Postmedia Network may be trying to pull another fast one in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, but if…
My latest: friends in all places
Want a friend in politics? Get a dog. Well, that’s not exactly the quote. President Harry S. Truman said that, except he substituted the word “Washington” for “politics.” And, with…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Marshall discusses the growing body of knowledge about the persistence of long COVID – with people still suffering symptoms after a year…
Collision Day 2
I’m back at Collision Conference for another day of finding startups doing good in the world. Let’s see what today brings. Ensogo provides a system for teams to track and…
How to kill a zombie or the strange persistence of neoliberalism
Here’s a recent piece I wrote on the many deaths of neoliberalism. https://monitormag.ca/articles/how-to-kill-a-zombie-or-the-strange-persistence-of-neoliberalism/
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates June 27, 2023
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Fringe mayoral candidate Xiao Hua Gong wants a recount, despite losing by more than a quarter of a million votes #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/5n8dumnb – Garry J.…
Democracy Is Fine, Until It Isn’t
I don’t post on a daily basis anymore, partly because I have other things keeping me busy and partly because I do wonder if anything good can come from a…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Intestacy – Dying without a Last Will
There’s a popular misconception that if I die without a last will everything goes to the government. That’s actually not true. If you die without a last will in Ontario…
On missing a little more than a sub
Last week’s sinking of the Titan, a deep-diving tourist submarine charging $250,000 US a shot to view the wreck of the Titanic out a 20-inch window for a few minutes,…
Add PostMedia to ‘Foreign Influence’ File
Canadians should demand a ‘foriegn influence inquiry’ into PostMedia, especially in the wake of the announcement of a plan to merge with TorStar. The post Add PostMedia to ‘Foreign Influence’…
Covid or Cov-AIDS??
I wrote about concerns about the similarity between SARS-2 and AIDS back in November: Here’s info on Covid causing lymphopenia (aka lymphocytopenia), the reduction of B, T, and NK cells…
A Bad Day at Queen’s Park.
When life deals you lemons, you are sometimes awash in lemonade. Even with the legislature shuttered for the summer, premier Ford hangs heavy over Ontario. He is that slow, overweight…
UCP addiction to inflicting ideological solutions on real problems means plague of drug deaths is unlikely to abate
In a better world, the conveniently timed post-election release of statistics showing Alberta had the deadliest month on record in April for fatal drug poisonings would have discredited the “Alberta…
So what’s the Right Wing up to now? A survey from Poilievre to RFK to Jan 6 to yoga
First, a little Poilievre-bashing, because why not? I’m a Liberal voter now. Is PMJT perfect in my eyes? NO. But if the best that you can provide is Pierre Poilievre…
How neoliberalism brought down Russia … and nearly us
The economic collapse of the 1930s brought down democracies across Europe unleashing fascism across the continent. Other countries, including Canada and the United States, introduced drastic measures to protect the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Sociable cats.
Reconstructing Ukraine: Private capital floods in
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak introduces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, June 21, 2023. Photo courtesy AP. The 2023 Ukraine…