Putting Things Into Perspective
With the passing of our beloved Queen, an icon of selfless dedication we fondly thought would go on for much longer than her 96 years, mortality is on the minds…
Lorne
The Cowards Who Walk Amongst Us
In my view, there are few things more vicious, contemptable and cowardly than directing threats and abuse at journalists. That viciousness and cowardice is compounded by the fact that most…
What Is Wrong With People?
It is a question I have asked myself on an almost daily basis these past few years, and it is the question TizzyEnt asks here: Recommend this Post
Creepy
Wasn’t Socrates executed for corrupting the youth? Courting a child wearing Minnie Mouse ears sets my ‘Spidey sense’ tingling. H/t The Salamander Horde Recommend this Post
We’ve Been Warned
With the NDP hinting that their pact supporting the Liberals until 2025 could be under strain, a timely reminder from de Adder about the alternative: Recommend this Post
Rage Farming And Hypocrisy Come So Easily To Him
While political hypocrisy is hardly rare, in my view Pierre Poilievre ‘elevates’ it to an entirely new level – new at least in Canadian politics. And while his blind followers…
Annoy A Nazi
I was going to write about Pierre Poilievre this morning, but then Brittlestar’s latest popped up; as a consequence, I now have a new, catchy personal theme song: Recommend this…
In Good Company
Given the unhinged crowd Pierre Poilievre cultivates, it would seem that Patrick Corrigan has pierced the heart of the demagogue’s mystery. And for those who would like a graphic reminder…
Then Again, More Often Than Not …
….justice does not occur, but police brutality does. Recommend this Post
Sometimes, Justice Really Does Happen
The following is self-explanatory; there is no need to watch TizzyEnt‘s original video posting, as the one below reveals all we need to know about the crimes, and the arrest…
A Window Into Their ‘Minds’
If you read this blog with any regularity, you probably know that I hold the crazed right in abject contempt. Their eagerness to embrace conspiracies, their elevation of ‘Queen’ Romana…
This Is Gonna Hurt
I have a friend whose daughter recently started her career in healthcare as an occupational therapist in a facility where people are awaiting placements in LTCs, and already she is…
The Inmates Run Amok
One of the people I follow religiously on Twitter is Caryma Sa’d. A Toronto lawyer and satirist, her online presence is largely devoted to video she shoots of the unhinged…
The Devil In Ms. Jones
To those 57% who couldn’t rouse themselves to vote in the last Ontario election, please do not make sounds of outrage over the likelihood that Doug Ford will introduce more…
Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Feed The Birds
For many years, there was a popular saying that everyone seemed to know: “Think globally, act locally.” Basically, it was call to consider the global environmental implications in every decision…
They Walk Amongst Us
Most of the world is rightfully decrying the attempt on Salmon Rushdie’s life. A cowardly effort to silence a voice that some find blasphemous, his near-death experience is a potent…
Who Benefits?
Some time ago, I read an excellent book by Michael Lewis called The Premonition: A Pandemic Story. In it, the author follows a group of dedicated researchers and a public…
A Cogent Rebuttal To Privatized Healthcare
Here in Ontario, the newly re-elected Conservatives under Doug Ford are making oblique sounds about private health care as a way to help solve our hospital crises. While we do…
A Timely Reminder
That division exists in our country is undeniable. That there are those amongst us who seek to exploit those divisions is also a fact. Two Star letter-writers remind us to…
About Freedom
Although I read and write a fair amount, I clearly am not an expert in the affairs of the world. I can merely observe, report and comment on the things…