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Being an admirer of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I read with interest a recent column of his in The New York Times about the Palestine situation. One thing that particularly…
Being an admirer of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I read with interest a recent column of his in The New York Times about the Palestine situation. One thing that particularly…
Progress in dealing with climate change is too slow to meet stated climate goals. The world is on course to see global temperatures rise as much as 2.9°C above preindustrial…
Leader of the Official Opposition shared Fox News BS in Parliament. Premature PP blew it.He got tricked by far-right Fox News propaganda and declared a terrorist incident when a spectacularly…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Stephanie Soucheray examines how COVID-19 can cause lasting damage to the brain even without causing severe initial symptoms, while the British Heart…
Liberal leadership candidate, MP and former Kathleen Wynne cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi doesn’t mean most of what he says. I simply do not think highly of the man nor of…
Manitoba premier-elect Wab Kinew with his family on election night, October 3, 2023. Photo by Wab Kinew/X. The Manitoba election results on October 3, 2023 were historic and of fundamental…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: U.S. officials say ‘no indication’ Rainbow Bridge vehicle explosion was terrorist attack, after Canadian caution #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3fa6weec – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Recent polls suggest that Pierre Poilievre will be our next prime minister. Bob Hepburn writes that’s because neither the Liberals nor the NDP have figured out how to deal with…
Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale…
We’re starting to see more effects of Covid. Yesterday, biorisk consultant Conor Browne wrote about something many have been screaming into the void for some time now: “A core part…
Ed Broadbent, now 87, was the first NDP leader widely regarded by the Canadian public as a possible prime minister. Photo by Jeff Goode/Toronto Star Archives. Seeking Social Democracy: Seven…
Is it better to have a leader of the conservative party who squints at you rather than continue to wear corrective lenses? This has been a puzzle. Why would you…
Post by @dogsarethefunniest View on Threads People who say animals don’t have feelings have never seen the look on my dog’s face when she realizes I dropped a slice of…
Where’s the Canadian Taxpayers Federation when you need it? Help is on the way? Well, not really. But Premier Danielle Smith got a photo opportunity out of it, anyway, in…
During a recent visit to Toronto I has the opportunity to dine with friends at Pantheon in Toronto's Greek town on the Danforth. I always enjoy Greek food and have…
During a recent visit to Toronto I has the opportunity to dine with friends at Pantheon in Toronto’s Greek town on the Danforth. I always enjoy Greek food and have…
If you’re LGBTQ, you’ll be fine in Palestine, right? I mean, that’s certainly what some folks seem to believe. This week, someone hoisted a banner to that effect at a…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Crawford Kilian discusses what Canada’s long-term climate policy needs to look like as it becomes abundantly clear that relying primarily on consumer-based carbon…
A protester during Euromaidan, December 9, 2013. Photo by Ivan Bandura/Wikimedia Commons. Of all the political events that have rocked Europe in recent years, it is probably fair to say…