Wednesday Wit: Thanks Carney, Trudeau, Marc Miller, Bryan Adams, Tod Maffin, plus Canada Day stories, political cartoons, some comments on the passing scene, and World Cup Stories
Thanks Carney! And this time he waited until the pancake was set before he flipped it - I think he's taken some lessons! Heads up, Stampeded -- PM Carney now…
Samu
The work is the meditation. substack.com/@theunsaidjapan/note/c-272091296
Wednesday Morning Links
This and that for your Canada Day reading.- George Monbiot points out that the determination by petropoliticians to deny climate change and the heat stress it causes is a threat…
Kicking Back on Canada Day! Plus more Forward Guidance, World Cup stories and Pride update
This cartoon is an oldie but a goodie -- hope you are also enjoying just kicking back and swatting those annoying mosquitos!Brittlestar explains Canada Day to Americans: I feel like…
Finance Minister Jason Nixon admits Alberta just missed its annual fiscal report deadline, offers two lame excuses
Government news release fails to mention the omission actually breaks the law, but there’s no penalty, so why worry? Happy Canada Day! The summer solstice has already come and gone.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Slumbering cat.
Happy Canada Day
Watching the following should give us all a deeper appreciation of our own country. I can't imagine any of our representatives speaking to the people with such contempt. This is…
Canada Day brain challenge
I have a 12 year-old daughter going into Grade 8 and the usual summer braindead zombieness has struck already.With tomorrow being Canada Day, and some work colleagues gently teasing me…
Can we accept less?
Britain has been playing musical chairs with its prime ministers. Last week the most recent... The post Can we accept less? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Are Blogs Coming Back In Fashion?
I noticed that Canada’s top blogger is again adding content to their blog. Is this a trend, will blogs come back into style as people sour on Meta/Facebook and ExTwitter?
Non-market housing 101
I’ve written a blog post titled “Non-market housing 101.” You can read it here: https://nickfalvo.ca/non-market-housing-101/
The United Jewish People’s Order celebrates 100 years of struggle for a better world
The United Jewish People’s Order is 100 years old and the Winnipeg chapter celebrated this milestone at the Ukrainian Labour Temple last week. In keeping with UJPO’s social justice mission,…
An intractable problem
I recently read several Facebook comments that trivialized the indiscriminate violence inflicted on innocent people in Gaza and Lebanon. Some commenters suggested that the deaths and disruption experienced by Israeli…
Happy Happy Joy Joy! Canada advances to round of 16. Plus more World Cup stories, catching up with the news, and today’s Pride Update
What a game that was on Sunday afternoon! Here are some posts I found about it: Canada scores in stoppage time to reach World Cup last 16. How far can…
UCP Calgary-Shaw by-election nomination winner assailed as ‘extremist’ by NDP
Mike Derry’s choice as candidate has upset a couple of apple carts for the UCP; the Opposition NDP demands he state his position on separation When Mike Derry beat the…
Will Electronic Monsters Rule Mankind?
During the past half-century, I have watched computing power increase beyond anything most of us could have imagined. My old Digital Equipment DS310 attracted attention from other business people, but…
Nate Erskine-Smith confirms he’s not running for the Ontario Liberal leadership, leaving gaping hole in that party’s race….
Nate Erskine-Smith (NES) confirmed last week that he won't be a candidate in the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) leadership race this year, nor run provincially anytime soon (although he hasn't…