Nice is Not Enough.
It was disappointing. The coffee in my cup was just lukewarm as I finished reading a page and a half of the Toronto Star the other morning. The overly long…
2023
Woke? What?
Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK): adjective: aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)—Merriam-Webster I don’t read publications like the Western Standard or…
REBOOT’S 4-H BETTER VOTER TOOL
This post is part of the series for Alberta Rebooters to consider their personal situation as we approach our voting decisions in the May general election.I’ve posted on the importance…
REBOOT’S 4-H BETTER VOTER TOOL
This post is part of the series for Alberta Rebooters to consider their personal situation as we approach our voting decisions in the May general election. I’ve posted on the…
What about the atheists?
We hear a great deal about religious bigotry these days. Islamophobia so concerns the federal government that it recently appointed an anti-Islamophobia representative—Amira Elghawaby. (Ms. Elghawaby immediately got into hot…
rip russell banks: a belated tribute
I was very sorry to hear that Russell Banks, one of my favourite contemporary writers, died on January 7 of this year. There’s a very short list of authors that…
Best and Worst of 2035
Image: Pew By 2035 two trends will be evident, which we can characterize as the best and worst of digital life. Neither, though, is unadulterated. The best will contain elements…
The Veil Of Ignorance
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul…. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, Whilst rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen. – Hamlet, Act 3, Scene…
The Times They are A-Changin’
Doing another degree has been eye opening to see how much university has changed over the past 20 years since my last Masters. TL;DR: It’s a lot more like high…
Religious Bigotry
Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament this week having backtracked on a couple of issues. Althia Raj writes: For the Liberals, the return of Parliament this week was marked by a…
John Tory and Doug Ford’s vision of ‘safety’ is anti-Black
On Tuesday, January 24, hundreds gathered outside Toronto City Hall to protest John Tory’s proposed $48.3 million police budget increase. Photo by Phillip Dwight Morgan. If you follow the Toronto…
Fighting Past Battles.
With due respect for the Toronto Star’s Chantal Hébert, we should only fight past battles with tiny toy soldiers. I was sorrily disappointed the other day when Chantal waded once…
Today’s Great Stuff: Thoughtful, interesting, funny
I noticed some of the kids from down the block coming home from school yesterday and one of them was wearing shorts …. Here’s some thoughtful, interesting, and funny stuff…
Musical interlude
Everything But The Girl – Five Fathoms
He’s Not Wrong … But He Kind Of Is
Over on Twitter, I found the following comment: He’s sort of right. A rental unit is a rental unit, and yes, people should be able to live there. There’s a…
"The System Itself Is Broken"
So says Politics Girl about American law enforcement, an assertion underscored by the recent murder of Tyre Nichols, one of an untold number of victims of out-of-control police. American slavery…
Emergency facilities for people experiencing homelessness
I’m writing an open access textbook on homelessness. Chapter 4 has just been published. A ‘top 10’ overview of the chapter can be found here:https://nickfalvo.ca/emergency-facilities/ The full chapter is available…
Carlson On Canada
Recently, Tucker Carlson suggested that the United States should “liberate” Canada. Max Fawcett writes: Carlson may have been joking about the idea of “liberating” Canada, but he’s probably dead serious…
Saturday Photo: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
After a winter that so far has been warmer than usual, we are in the deep freeze. Windows were frosted over this morning. Glad I was inside and not out…