things i heard at the library: an occasional series: # 38
I was covering the desk while staff was on break. A customer asked where he could find books on sex. I asked whether this was for a young person or…
2023
So Much For So Little
It’s now clear that the three big names at Fox News are liars. But, of the three, Tucker Carlson’s story is actually kind of sad. Michael Harris writes: Back in…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of February 27, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 27, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Integrity commissioner investigating Tory affair after ex-mayor’s resignation Osgoode Hall trees can…
And Another ISP Bites the Dust.
Noting in the news that another internet service provider (ISP) has been purchased by one of the large telecom services was just another annoyance in life. There always seems to…
Guest Post: Researcher Regan Boychuk digs deep into the history of the RStar scheme
Like other commentators, in the past few weeks I’ve paid a lot of attention to the United Conservative Party’s so-called RStar scheme to forgive multibillion dollar oil corporations at least…
Today’s Random Stuff
First, here’s something I didn’t know: Reservation runway: Rising Cree designer makes New York runway debut — ‘The future is going to be Indigenous-led’: designer Scott Wabano /via @CBCMontreal https://t.co/5ADVQ8anAR…
The Day Premier Smith Lost All Credibility
Albertans are asking a lot of questions about RStar, the $100 million pilot program designed to give owners of inactive wells a royalty credit on new wells if they clean…
Dismissing the low taxes myth with a word
If there’s a common refrain in Conservative election platforms it’s lower taxes. No matter the current tax level, Conservatives believe it must be lower. If this is simply a belief…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reinhart discusses the importance of approaching public health from a collective perspective, rather than presuming health is simply a matter of…
We need statesmanship, not politics, to end Ukraine war
Minister of Defence Anita Anand, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. Photo from Twitter. As a military historian…
Saturday Photo: The Flowers of Winter
Outside snow still covers the ground, although the days are getting longer. Inside that translates into several house plants taking a cue from lengthening daylight and setting forth blooms. An…
One year at war: no winners, but all are losers
Ukrainian soldier stands watch in Kyiv. Photo courtesy the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Flickr. In Neville Chamberlain’s expression, in war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners,…
Putin And The Culture War
At his rally last week, Vladimir Putin entered the culture war. E.J. Dionne writes: Vladimir Putin is sounding like someone who wants to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. “Look…
Poilievre’s Path.
Where are the Brown Shirts? Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is picking a path that has been trampled before. In the 1920s, in Bavaria, there was another weaselly little man with…
The Whale and Love
I used to write about films a lot, and then I just stopped. But for the first time in a long time, I’m compelled to say something about a film,…
Stop the War!
Joining with peace groups across Canada and around the world, Peace Alliance Winnipeg marked the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine with an information picket in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Francesco Pierri et al. study the roots of COVID-19 vaccine denialism, with misinformation becoming more and more prevalent as the pandemic continues. And…
We get letters: Notsee-ism
We get letters: I'm a "Notsee" pic.twitter.com/A1RASFXpKe — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 25, 2023
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: # 37
I have an update on R, the customer who was the subject of the previous two TIHATL posts: #35, a customer who refuses to be helped, and #36, a customer…