More Please Sir.
What a wonderful idea. We hear that Meta is getting out of the news business. It has something to do with the passing of a bill in Canada that says…
2023
Not with a bang, but a whimper
Sounds like the one-day Russia Civil War remained pretty civil and wasn’t much of a war. In his Saturday Balloon Juice column, Adam Silverman writes War for Ukraine Day 486:…
Jason Stephan, temporarily missing MLA, suggests he had no idea in March there would be an election in May
Jason Stephan, the Red Deer-South electoral district’s absentee MLA, apparently now wants us to believe he had no idea in March that there was an Alberta election scheduled at the…
Mini-series review: The Offer
Paramount celebrated the 50th anniversary of “The Godfather” by creating an excellent mini-series about the making of the film, available on Paramount+. It is essential viewing for fans of 1970’s…
Saturday Photo: Why the Quebec Flag Isn’t Flying Chez Nous This Year
En français, of course. Cette année je ne sorte pas mon drapeau de Québec pour la Fête nationale, que j’ai affiché sur mon balcon depuis 30 ans. Pour quoi ?…
It’s all the Scientists’ Fault!
We’re at the stage in climate change news that it’s time to blame scientists for not telling anyone about it before now. Headline from The Hill: “Catch-22: Scientific communication failures…
Embarrassing Barrie.
It has been 12 years since I launched Babel-on-the-Bay.com. Initially a frequent theme was Barrie’s city council. They were often humorous digs at the mayor, with city councillors relegated to…
What is happening in Russia?
To be clear – so far there is no evidence of anything happening beyond Prigozhin’s voice memos and various official statements. Wheeling the generals out, or mentioning Prigozhin on TV,…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook – Talking
Also
Not to be a spoilsport, but anyone know who controls Russia's nuclear arsenal tonight? — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 24, 2023
Say cheese
Best selfie ever. pic.twitter.com/W0ftGZXVP4 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 24, 2023
Climate finance
According to analysis by Oxfam published in 2023, wealthy Group of Seven (G7) countries owe low- and middle-income countries $13.3 trillion in unpaid aid and funding for climate action.
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Steve Turton writes about the dangers of global temperatures which were far exceeding recorded highs even before the start of an El Nino…
Toronto has withered under centre-right leadership for too long, it’s time for a thoughtful progressive mayor to fix it
Olivia Chow speaks with supporters I am quite disappointed with the mediocre results former mayor John Tory achieved for the city of Toronto. In eight years, Tory mostly dithered while…
Dick move
As a proud writer for a tabloid, I say the new season can't start soon enough! pic.twitter.com/c58kJcY3Ht — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 23, 2023
Why people aren’t motivated to address climate change
If we choose to enrich our lives in the present at the cost of the quality of life of future generations, that is a choice of values that we rarely…
what i’m reading: the story of jane: the legendary underground feminist abortion service
When I first got involved in pro-choice activism, way back in 1981*, I heard about a group called Jane. Or maybe the Jane Collective. Or maybe Call Jane. No one…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 9, 2013
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 9, 2013 via Wise Law Blog: The “Simple” Will: Not Always So Simple… http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-simple-will-not-always-so-simple.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Complete And Utter Insanity
The United States House Of Representatives has voted to impeach Joe Biden. Dana Milbank writes: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) rose in the House Tuesday evening after the last vote. “For…
Canada should embrace the degrowth imperative
Wind turbines in East Pubnico, Nova Scotia. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Something big just happened in Europe, but you probably didn’t hear about it. Major media outlets refused to report…