Eating off the Hill: My meals aboard VIA Rail’s The Ocean
As part of my pre-Christmas travels last year, I used my VIA Preference points to knock another iconic sleeper train off my list: The Ocean. While not a bucket-list item…
March 2024
Why non-profit news might not be such a great idea
“The Fin de Siècle Newspaper Proprietor” by Frederick Burr Opper, Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1894. Image courtesy the Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons. Having been down a couple of rabbit holes recently…
Today’s tonic: “Crappy as it is, the @CBC may turn out to be the hero we need,” by Rick Salutin
Today's tonic: "Crappy as it is, the @CBC may turn out to be the hero we need," by Rick Salutin in the Toronto Star. Here are excerpts below: "In true…
Today’s tonic: “Crappy as it is, the @CBC may turn out to be the hero we need,” by Rick Salutin
Today’s tonic: “Crappy as it is, the @CBC may turn out to be the hero we need,” by Rick Salutin in the Toronto Star. Here are excerpts below: “In true…
One Step Forward…
More good news about antivirals. From Nate Bear: People are experiencing, “almost complete Long Covid recovery with the use of an HIV antiretroviral . There is obviously viral persistence in…
Biden loses Ireland
The U.S. departed almost radically from an habitual practice on a resolution at a United Nations Security Council meeting Monday. It didn’t vote in Israel’s favour. The Council passed a…
Today’s tonic: “TikTok, Snapchat respond as Ontario school boards sue social media giants”
I read this story today and felt relieved that responsible professionals who are charged with the care of children and youth are taking action to hold gluttonous, unethical social media…
Special reminder to Ontario voters: Doug Ford is still a total IDIOT!
I read this story today and felt relieved that responsible professionals who are charged with the care of children and youth are taking action to hold gluttonous, unethical social media…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Rumtin Sepasspour and Courtney Tee write that it’s impossible for governments to prevent and prepare for catastrophic risks when they’re deliberately operating…
I am now a grandfather. Congratulate me.
As of March 15th at about 1:45p.m. – the Ides of March, whatever that means – I crossed the last threshold into senior citizenship. I am now a grandfather, and,…
Day tripping
A one-day return trip from the lower mainland to Victoria had us leaving North Vancouver about 5:30 am. That put us in the Tsawwassen terminal early enough to confirm our…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 28, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: 5 charged following investigation into alleged cheating at Toronto casino #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/28pr7d8j – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
On Suing Social Media Giants
A collection of school boards are suing a collection of social media sites for allegedly deliberately hurting students. That’s from the Toronto Star headline, but deliberate harm?? I’m not sure…
The High Price Of Populism
In this age of economic deprivation for so many, it is understandable that people seek relief wherever they can find it. Some do without, some shop at discount stores, some…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
Lies Can Get You A Long Way
Pierre Poilievre keeps repeating a lie. Bruce Arthur writes: The top issue facing Canadians right now, if you ask Canadians, is affordability. Inflation rose, and is falling to a new,…
Ocean life destruction in BC
Fish biologist Stan Proboszcz of Watershed Watch Salmon Society published an article about the killing of more than 800,000 wild fish in 2022 by open-net salmon farms. According to federal…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Anthony Newall et al. study the effects of the influenza vaccine – finding that each percentage point in vaccine uptake saves over a…
One year
One year. Time goes fast. Hug the ones you love.
Emphasizing hope and inclusion, Naheed Nenshi gets a warm welcome from Edmonton New Democrats
Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi may have started his campaign to lead Alberta’s NDP with harsh words about Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party, but he adopted a softer…