The Stupid! It Burns!
First, the most serious story today in Canada was the Alberta wildfires — and I’m not sure whether this newest development is stupid, or criminal, or maybe both, but tonight…
2023
Here Comes Nate.
Squeezed in between the photos from the coronation this past weekend there were a couple reports in my daily newspaper on the Ottawa meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada.…
UCP health minister’s claim of record-breaking nurse recruitment drive is hard to justify
Yesterday’s United Conservative Party claim that Alberta is the beneficiary of a record-breaking drive to recruit nurses from abroad seems divorced from reality. A UCP social media ad attributing a…
Thin blue line bleeds red
Eight years after Myles Gray was beaten to death by a police gang, almost nothing has changed in the process of holding officers accountable for violent misdeeds. Those Vancouver police…
So Close!
I spent the better part of yesterday morning in the waiting room at a dental surgeon’s office while my daughter got her wisdom teeth removed. They said it would take…
Review 2: Godzilla, King of the Monsters – 1956
I admit to a nostalgic affection for the American (dubbed) edit of the original Gojira — renamed Godzilla, King of the Monsters — because it was the first film in…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 10, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Brothers sentenced to 6 years in prison for ‘anti-Arab’ attack against Mississauga father #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3HYScdJ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
A PSA From The FBI
I can’t imagine living in a country where this kind of Public Service Announcement is necessary. And on a slightly different note, we now know why “thoughts and prayers” aren’t…
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…
Cutting Construction Carbon
Building buildings takes a lot of energy and once done the built structure continues to consume energy and have a carbon footprint. Many options exist to reduce the carbon impact…
My latest: China’s tentacles
It’s nothing new. It’s not unique. And it’s not just something that happens in federal politics. Chinese mauling of our democracy, and democratic institutions, that is. What has been reported…
‘Justin Trudeau’s Party?’
Squeezed in between the photos from the coronation this past weekend there were a couple reports in my daily newspaper on the Ottawa meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada.…
Even more stuff Danielle Smith says: Privatize major public hospitals? Sure! Alberta’s premier has a plan
A video clip of Danielle Smith outlining how Alberta could privatize major public hospitals like the Peter Lougheed Centre, the Rockyview General Hospital, and South Health Campus appeared on social…
A good day
We met a nice fellow in Ottawa today. Impressive guy. pic.twitter.com/l4s8c7uEWj — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 10, 2023
A Quick Evolution of Masking
After my laptop died, and I found out the harddrive was corrupted, and all my pictures were lost, I started backing up my phone photos, and noticed an evolution in…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Slumbering cats.
A few last words on Gordon Lightfoot
We’re at roughly the halfway mark of the provincial election, but you’d hardly know it was happening. With wildfires chasing thousands from their homes, and the Edmonton Oilers in a…
Resignation
I’ve officially resigned as a school board trustee. As with almost all endings and beginnings, it comes with mixed feelings. As soon as I hit send on the email, I…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matthew Oliver, Mark Ungrin and Joe Vipond write about the overwhelming evidence that masks offer protection from airborne viruses – even as…
Ontario hospitals looked to make themselves ‘lean’ throughout the pandemic
Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. Photo by Nick Matthews/Flickr. Even as hospitals across Ontario were overwhelmed by patients during the pandemic—extending wait times and triggering triage protocols—the system’s managers…