One Year Ago
Some people admire Vladimir Putin for what they believe is his manliness. Such was the case a year ago. Paul Krugman writes: Putin was their idea of what a powerful…
2023
Caregiver Recipe Exchange!
I love food and I love to cook. But like any other caregiver, I often have no time to make something healthy and delicious, so that’s when I turn to…
Russia-Ukraine: the economics of one year of war
Illustration by Ziniu Chen. Photo courtesy the US Department of State. It’s just a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I am not going to discuss the politics of…
Don’t despair: the world order is changing, but it is not collapsing
A destroyed Russian T-90A tank in Ukraine, March 3, 2022. Photo from Flickr. As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, it is hard not to be pessimistic about…
CPC MPs and German neo-Nazi party
German MEP Christine Anderson of the far-right Alternative for Germany party meets with three Conservative Party MPs – and also with the neo-Nazi group Diagolon. Wow. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/IQyfoA89zA — Warren…
The Science of Lies.
Newton’s Third Law says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It seems that the lunatic fringe of Donald Trump’s America denies that law. The extremists…
AG on AB continuing care COVID response: lack of preparation, not enough staff, outdated infrastructure
It’s not exactly news that Alberta needs a staffing strategy for continuing care homes to prevent worker burnout and the kind of deaths seen the early days of the COVID-19…
Marooned in Anomie
Jon Mooallem wrote a poignant piece in the New York Times yesterday about a project that’s been recording people’s experience with the pandemic since March 2020 over individual Zoom calls.…
My latest: broken
Is Canada broken? Most Canadians apparently think it is. The political debate about whether the country is broken or not has been going on for a few weeks, now. On…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kimberly Atkins Stohr discusses her experience with long COVID – along with the reality that others have suffered far worse when they’ve…
Vindication At Last!
The headline in CwoodToday reads, “OPP concludes investigation into JI events; no charges laid.” After ten years, the OPP finally shut down the investigation that actually concluded several years ago.…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 23, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Google is blocking some Canadians from seeing online news #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/41mqDmv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
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…
Poilievre And The Media
Pierre Poilievre’s war on the media tells us who and what he is. Robin Sears writes: A universal tool of demagogues is to demonize and threaten journalists. It’s an effective…
Lucki’s Luck.
Comment #3 on the Rouleau Report: Commissioner Brenda Lucki of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has resigned and retired from her job. She managed to time the resignation to escape…
COVID-19 haunts us still, but if your vaccinations and boosters are fully up to date, AHS won’t let you have another one
COVID is still killing people in Alberta, but if you’ve been careful about keeping vaccinated and think it might be time for another booster, chances are you’re out of luck.…
The "Freedom Convoy" And The True Horror Of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has made a lot of kooky really bad videos, but the one he made the other day in his limousine as he glided down the highway had to…
The "Freedom Convoy" And The True Horror Of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has made a lot of kooky really bad videos, but the one he made the other day in his limousine as he glided down the highway had to…
The "Freedom Convoy" And The True Horror Of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has made a lot of kooky really bad videos, but the one he made the other day in his limousine as he glided down the highway had to…
Putin and Peter—What’s NATO got to do with it?
NATO is frequently brought up in the discussion of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Some pundits suggest it is a cause, even to some a justification. I would suggest NATO…