Give Me Your Frightened Masses
Run, children, run, to your polling stations!H/t Theo Moudakis Meanwhile, for those made of sterner stuff, there is an insightful analysis by Larry Kazdan of Vancouver of what should truly…
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Ain’t It The Truth?
Having resisted the fear-mongering that passes as ‘strategic voting,’ and having already cast my ballot, I offer the following for those still to exercise their franchise next week: Recommend this…
Sometimes There Really Is A Conspiracy
Chevron, Exxon, BP and Shell: names that are familiar to almost all of us. What we might be less familiar with is both the role they and about 16 other…
This Is How To Do It
With our typical timidity, Canadians are notoriously reluctant to put our money where our mouth is when it comes to climate change. Sure, we recently had very loud and proud…
A Sign Of The Times
This, from Chris Cowley on Twitter, is timely. Perhaps an Amber Alert is also in order? Ontario schools are in turmoil and we can’t find premier @fordnation! Please help us.…
A Weapon Against Fake News
Living in an age when critical-thinking skills are increasingly hard to find, anything acting as a bulwark against the ignorance and stupidity that seems to inform public ‘debate’ is welcome.…
Donald Trump, Exposed
I generally like to operate my blog with a certain level of decorum and language. However, there are exceptions to that principle, which you will see in the following. I…
“If You’re A Liberal, You’ve Got To Be Very Nervous”
So says pollster Nik Nanos, after a poll showing young people’s support for Justin Trudeau dropping dramatically after his recent chat with Greta Thunberg during her visit to Canada. Polling…
"It Is Not Fair"
H/t Greg PerryI suspect the following letter by a young person expresses the angst of an entire generation: I had hoped my final years in high school would go smoothly.…
Greta And Justin
H/t Graeme McKay Given the massive turnout for yesterday’s climate strike, one can perhaps be forgiven for questioning the motives of Justin Trudeau marching in the Montreal rally. While the…
Campaign 2019 – Where Is The Truth To Be Found?
It is perhaps to state the obvious that political campaigns are a kind of Rorschach Test. We respond to candidates’ claims, promises and outright lies to a large extent through…
Connecting The Dots
While concern grows daily about the increasing toll climate change is exacting, people still have a hard time connecting it with their daily practices. Sadly, this cognitive dissonance is being…
Fool Me Once
It would be nice to believe that Team Trudeau’s newly-announced commitment to climate change mitigation in the form of net-zero emissions by 2050 were a heart-felt response to the latest…
Some Heavy Lifting
H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Climate Refugees On The Move
We have been told countless times that one of the mainstays of our troubled future will be climate refugees, those fleeing their homelands due to environmental destruction, be it caused…
This Speaks To My Cynical Heart
H/t Greg Perry Recommend this Post
Young People Speak With One Voice
And that voice is growing ever louder: Recommend this Post
The History Of Blackface
For anyone who may be puzzled about the uproar over Justin Trudeau’s forays into brown and black face, I strongly recommend the following, which provides a historical context for what…
Natural Climate Solutions – Protect, Restore, Fund
While it would be dishonest to suggest that I harbour any real hope for the future, I admire deeply those with the strength of character, vision, and resilience to keep…
Closer Than We Think
It is probably to state the obvious that, being a tribal and insular species, we tend to be less moved by disasters when they occur far from our shores. But…