History repeats itself?
This was first published on this blog back in 2020 and is unfortunately even more relevant today with the news coming out of the U.S this week, Hang on to…
Rural
Genocide by starvation?
Having just heard that Netanyahu has just outlawed UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) the very last viable organization able to supply food the the thousands of displaced Palestinians…
Whats wrong with this picture…?
State of Palestine Area• Total 6,020 km2 (2,320 sq mi) • West Bank 5,655 km2• Gaza Strip 365 km2Population• 2023 estimate 5,483,450Gaza Strip/AreaArea: 141 sq mi (365 sq km). Population:…
Political Lies and Fantasies
Trump is selling his followers a fantasy in which the only truth is what Trump says is the truth.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a theory about this blizzard of lies.…
Israel V Palestine
The conflict between these two peoples has been going on for decades and I will not pretend to understand the history of how they reached the point where so many…
Re Ontario Green Belt Reduction
I can but say that I share these concerns and the following communication from ALL the Ontario opposition parties says it all……. Bonnie LysykOffice of the Auditor General of Ontario20…
A Life of Learning…….
After 75 plus years of life learning on this planet we call Earth the last 40 or so with a computer of one kind or another on my desk, almost…
Rural ERs on Life Support.
Life-saving efforts highlight importance of rural ERs, says Clarenville doctor There was an explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, about 45 kilometres down the Trans-Canada Highway on the…
The Weakening of Democracy.
“One of the biggest reasons for the weakening of democracy is the profound change that’s taken place in how we communicate and consume information,” Barack Obama, April 21 2022 In…
Awaiting Evils End……
As we await the whole of Mother Earth to shudder in destruction by Russia’s idiot or North Korea’s completely insane leader a fellow senior sums it up in this brief…
The beginning of the end?
I recently read an opinioncomparing Putin to a rabid dog and saying that he should receive the same treatment given to animals inflicted with such incurable affliction. One cannot but…
The Beginning of The End?
So now the ‘he said she said’ (almost exclusively he said I might note) starts, along with the blame game as to what should and should not have be done…
An Assault on Democracy
“This is the thing about democracy that the convoy organizers, in all their innocence, do not understand: that rights come with responsibilities, and freedom comes with duties. This vaccine mandate…
Democracy Under Attack?
Yes, our very democracy is under attack, make no mistake whilst one or two commercial vehicle drivers may have been upset that they needed to get vaccinated to cross into…
The Third Force…..
Garret Keizer, writing in Harper’s, theorizes that the problem (denial of any problem) goes deeper than the inevitable tension between liberals and conservatives. He argues that there is “a third…
Political Polarization
As various writer dissect our recent election some observers are looking at the bigger picture…. “Political observers have been warning that the increasing polarization of Canadian politics is turning respectful…
Goodbye Blogger
For decades I have used the google search engine and posted my thoughts in google blogger but in recent days everything on that platform seems to have gone tilt. Firstly…
Voices with no voice….
Glen Pearson writesin National Newswatch “The days of hope, while we still wish for them, seem somehow to be moving out of reach. We have numerous causes but no cause,…
A Life of Learning…….
After 75 years of life learning on this planet we call Earth the last 40 or so with a computer of one kind or another on my desk, almost 20…
Getting that shot!
My son in his 30s has just attempted to book a covid shot in an area clinic… without success! The Ontario system permits individuals to book up to two weeks…