Covid Journal, March 8, 2021
A checklist of quality middle / left news sources. Can we cancel ‘cancel culture’? Also: an inventory of options related to Covid vaccines. We need to consider ALL of the…
Excited Delirium
Covid Journal, March 2, 2021
‘Vaccine panic’ with Canada’s right-wing media and pundits continues. Negotations get more intense between regulators and policy creators concerning a potential ‘internet link tax’ in Canada that would support a…
Covid Journal, Feb 17, 2021
Today’s topics: a class action lawsuit against chocolate producers using child slavery and discussion about a ‘new’ internet.
Covid Journal, February 14, 2021
Why should the Liberals push through an ‘internet tax’ when it’s already being shown to be a failure in other countries? In other news, the ‘vaccine panic’ being whipped up…
Covid Journal, February 7, 2021
Art will be one of the greatest casualties of the global response to Covid. So many great works will disappear from public halls and be shuffled into the basements of…
Covid Journal, February 3, 2021
The CLAWs are getting a free pass when it comes to ‘lockdown’ regulations. Why? Other updates: another call for a publicly-owned Made in Canada vaccine solution.
Covid Journal, January 30, 2021
In a dog-eat-dog world, what happens when companies are in breach of contract? Lawsuits. Lots of lawsuits. It’s time we stop playing the political blame game and consider the legal…
Covid Journal, January 25, 2021
‘Stay in place’ measures are necessary to prevent Covid spread, but what are we doing to REALLY get at the largest volume of Covid deaths – ie. with the nation’s…
Covid Journal, January 21, 2021
Celebrating a new chapter for American politics.
Covid Journal, January 15, 2021
Ford brings in a lockdown, treating us like prisoners, not providing enough direction for us to know if we’ll be punished for simply … living. Selfish snowbirds: what to do?…
Covid Journal, January 11, 2021
The world is watching, but the world also needs to react to what’s happened in Washington, DC the last few days. Pence must move forward with the 25th Amendment and…
Covid Journal, January 7, 2021
Donald Trump was, is and will always be seen as a product of a country without leadership.
Covid Journal, December 29, 2020
White privilege? Trickle-down fail? PCR fail? Cure for Cancer? All in today’s journal. Happy holidays!
Covid Journal, December 23, 2020
Arbitrary rules and inconsistent application of lockdown requirements will just fuel people’s thoughts about favouratism and anxiety related to the ‘do as we say, not as we do’ leadership of…
Covid Journal, December 22, 2020
December 21, Winter Solstice The darkest day of the longest year has finally passed. December 21 is the traditional ‘Winter Solstice’ night, where in the northern hemisphere, the number of…
Covid Journal, December 11, 2020
Tracking the Covid bonanza; Alberta is in trouble.
Covid Journal, December 8, 2020
Wow. All Corners of Canada’s Con World A Complete Trainwreck Tell me what you make of this headline … We have all of the components of the right-wing apparatus falling…
Covid Journal, December 6, 2020
A couple of stories that explore how lockdown efforts are benefitting some – but not most – people on this planet.
Covid Journal, December 3, 2020
Alberta. Sheesh. What a mess. And Conservatives continue to pretend they know what they’re doing …
Covid Journal, December 1, 2020
Is your holiday shopping helping to expand economic disparity or support local businesses? it’s a tough call for all, but we need to try to do our thing to keep…