2023
It’s Not Going Away
In my post about homelessness the other day, I wrote, In Toronto, a motion that would have kept warming centres open from November to April was defeated, despite shelter space…
Will We Have An Election?
They met and Justin offered the premiers more money. Chantal Hebert offers her take on the situation: A boost in health-care spending was always expected to be one of the…
Making the case for W1M1V in Don Valley North
Why I’m running for OLP VP Communications On Saturday I attended the Don Valley North PLA AGM on Saturday. Good discussion around rebuilding and engaging. And nice to catch up…
Lost Liberalism.
We have a problem in Canada. His name is Justin Trudeau. Since being handed the leadership of the liberal party in Canada back in 2013, he has dismissed the structure…
Guest post: The Website that Time Forgot
I’ve spent a lot of time on the Alberta Labour Relations Board website this past week and as a result I was reminded of this clever satire sent to me…
Today’s Funny Stuff: Baseball and Billings Bridge and Penquins and more
I know I’m pushing the season a little — six weeks until opening day! – but in honour of Superbowl Weekend, here’s some baseball stuff: Some of the worst baseball…
Population decline is a boon, not a bust
Great concern is being expressed about declining populations. Most recently we have read that even China, the most populous nation on Earth, now experiences a declining population, joining Japan, South…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paula Span discusses how older Americans (and their peers elsewhere) have been left to navigate the pandemic with no consideration for their health…
My Man Snoop Dogg
Can’t beat him for colour commentary, as you will see: Given contemporary events, I thought a change of pace was called for. Recommend this Post
Shocker In T.O!
Tory, 68, announced the end of his mayoralty, less than four months after he was easily re-elected to a third termTory had admitted a “serious error of judgment” by having…
Nord Stream: Who masterminded its destruction?
The gas leak in the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream photographed from the Danish Coast Guard’s aircraft on September 27, 2022. Photo courtesy EPA-EFE/Danish Defence Command. The explosions that hit…
Shocker In T.O!
Tory, 68, announced the end of his mayoralty, less than four months after he was easily re-elected to a third term Tory had admitted a “serious error of judgment” by…
Things Can Change Quickly
It caught us all by surprise. The Toronto Star’s Edward Keenan writes: Well, holy mackerel. Did anyone see this coming? But this is a shock. Mayor John “Bland Works” Tory,…
Saturday Photo: Desire Lines in the Snow
People don’t walk in straight lines, even though sidewalks and roads may try to make them. Uneven ground, small obstacles and even the vagaries on one’s gait mean that the…
The Ups and Downs of Polls.
The paranoid parties of the Prairies are having a polling contest. They are seeing who can waste the most money on polls four months before the election. They sure are…
In case you’re wondering
I don't want to talk about it. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 11, 2023
Musical interlude
Metric – I Will Never Settle
Finally—Democrats romance the working class
Early in the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, Donald Trump was the subject of much mockery. No way this buffoon could win said the pundits. Michael Moore, left-wing rabble-rouser and…
War on carbon would result in economic efficiency and improved quality of life
Following are excerpts from The Symbolic and Substantive Politics of Climate Change, an article by Dr. Steven Cohen, Senior Vice Dean of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies.