October 2023
The Israel-Palestine war: Consider the boy in the rubble
Photo by Anas Alsharif/Atlantic Palestinian Society Consider the boy in the rubble. There can be no excuse, of course. In the early morning of Saturday, October 7, 2023, well-organized Hamas…
Not A Team Player
I have never been much of a joiner. I never really participated in team sports, committees (unless I had no choice), or group endeavours. There is something about the passionate…
Dam lies
Mark Jaccard, recently appointed Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission, argued in 20017 for Site C, when BC could have stopped the project and saved about $15 billion.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?
A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical…
The Best People?
The Republicans finally have a Speaker of the House — someone they all voted for, someone nobody knows anything about. The internal communications of Republicans reveal a lot about who…
Covid at Work
We know Covid is costing employers time and money from absences. You’d think they’d actually want to prevent it to avoid lawsuits too! h/t Hayley for these quotes pulled from…
How the Game is Played.
In Ontario, the rules are different—especially in Toronto. We play lip service here to freedom of speech. You can say anything you like but do not publicly criticize the State…
Continuing CPP uproar means Danielle Smith and the UCP are getting what they want: the grownups are paying attention!
Like any teenager acting out, Danielle Smith must be delighted to have the entire country in a swivet about her government’s preposterous claim that even though Alberta has only about…
A Gaza-Canadian analogy
Reading about the circumstances of the Palestinians in Gaza, I was reminded of a piece of our own history: the infamous pass system. In the late 19th and early 20th…
I want my Goodies
Canada’s population has been growing at an unprecedented rate – more than one million people in 2022, making it the fastest-growing country in the G7. But if we’re so hot,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Ed Broadbent discusses how economic equality is a precondition to freedom for the majority of the population. Chris McGreal reviews Angus Deaton’s book…
My latest: we need leaders who know how to make a decision, like this guy
Decisions. That’s all the voters are looking for, really. They know that they are not going to get their way on every single policy decision. So they all want just…
Thirty years ago today
Thirty years ago today, this guy got elected with a massive majority. It was an honor to work for him.
This Northern Canadian City is Investing $100 million into Cycling Infrastructure
People opposed to efficient transportation systems argue that cycling infrastructure doesn’t work in the winter, and anybody not suffering from car brain knows that people can ride bikes in cold…
Friendly Fire
That PMBs are, by definition, independent of the party means that some of their fiercest debates in the House can take place between Members of the same caucus. A good…
Ontario NDP and Conservatives unite to punish Sarah Jama for criticizing Israeli violence
On October 23, Ontario NDP MPP Sarah Jama was expelled from the party’s caucus and censured in the provincial legislature for comments she made about Palestine. Photo by Bobby Hristova/CBC.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Estate Tax
There are 3 basic ways in which most simple Estates may be required to pay taxes. 1. If all or part of your state is being submitted to Probate, you’ll…
We are Afraid
That was a headline in Forbes yesterday, followed by: “Scientists Issue New Warning as World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory.'” The Forbes article summarize an article from BioScience: “The 2023 State…
Piss Off Danielle et al.
What’s with all these economic experts in the conservative parties across this country? Their ignorance amazes me. Probably the most dangerous is Pierre Poilievre who is currently spending millions on…