A Very Brave Young Lady
The following explains why: Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith is going viral for a commencement speech she gave to her graduating class. She ditched her initial, pre-approved speech…
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The Massacre History Tried to Erase
Although we are fast-approaching the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, I am almost ashamed to admit that I knew absolutely nothing about it until I watched HBO’s Watchmen…
Tired Of Bad News?
Me too. I hope this puts a smile on your face, as it did mine. Recommend this Post
A Fine Day For The Stupid
Continuing with a theme, I found these videos of more stupid people, this group enjoying yesterday’s fine weather in Toronto. While thousands of parents were lined up with their kids…
Unrelentingly Stupid
As odious as it is to stereotype people based on their geography or any other criteria, (actually, I do it all the time when talking about Americans) the following certainly…
Oh, Those Poor Pharmaceuticals
There is little doubt today that the vast majority of us are feeling very kindly-disposed toward the big pharmaceuticals. After all, they brought us quite efficacious vaccines against Covidc-19 in…
Clearly, This Needed To Be Said
On the latest battle between Israel and the Palestinians, John Oliver has this to say. I really have nothing to add to this. Recommend this Post
The Road To Infantilization
If one were to judge by the fervour with which Canadians are availing themselves of vaccines to stop the spread of Covid-19, one would classify ours as a very mature…
Bravo!
H/t Greg Perry Having absolutely no patience with those who reflexively and shrilly denounce public health measures as attacks on their freedom (as if freedom were an absolute), I took…
Timely And Relevant
A nice follow-up to yesterday’s post: H/t Theo Moudakis As well, Bob Coupland of Oakville expresses some timely sentiments: Ford government’s planning entrenches sprawl at expense of environment I just…
An Assault On The Olfactory Cells
To paraphrase a character from the play Hamlet, something is rotten in the state of Ontario. And one needn’t be a master detective to trace its source. Indeed, it is…
Pensée Du Jour
Nothing profound, other than to say it is good to know that amongst the provinces, Ontario is not alone in its government’s ineptitude. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Something To Savour
I generally don’t like the heavy hand of authority, but I make an exception in this situation. See what you think. Recommend this Post
Putting The Fox In Charge Of The Henhouse
…. is the metaphor NDP environment critic Sandy Shaw uses to describe Doug Ford’s appointment of Norm Sterling to head the Greenbelt Council in Ontario. Sterling, whose reputation as environment…
But How Do They Feel About Eating Crow?
I love it when there is even an iota of accountability at Fox. If you would like to read further about this political madness, check out Edward Keenan, who also…
We All Have Our Crosses To Bear
And for the reasonably sane in Wisconsin, that cross would be Father James Altman. The fiery, unhinged priest, as you will see, is clearly giving my usual target, crazed evangelicals,…
Ineptitude Writ Large
H/t Patrick Corrigan Sometimes I feel embarrassed to be living in a province as benighted as Ontario. But then I realize that it is neither me nor my fellow citizens…
On Magical Thinking And Misdirection
I don’t feel particularly inspired to write these days, but I am always on the lookout for aptly expressed sentiments by others. In the print edition of today’s Toronto Star,…
Unmasked, Undaunted, And Unhinged
Such is the state of things in Ontario. Huf Gym, in Mississauga, refuses to close despite the law. Indeed, as the following video report makes clear, the law seems to…
A Stinging Indictment
The Covid numbers in Ontario today are grim: 4,812 new cases and 25 more deaths. The following report by the CBC’s Ellen Mauro places the blame precisely where it belongs:…