Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading. – CBC News reports on Saskatchewan’s soaring rate of COVID-19 infections which (just barely) trails only Alberta among Canadian jurisdictions. James Keller discusses…
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Review: The Ministry for the Future
Science fiction. Starts fifteen minutes into the future and extends for several decades, focusing on the climate crisis at a global scale. Begins with a powerful chapter describing in an…
Review: The Ministry for the Future
Science fiction. Starts fifteen minutes into the future and extends for several decades, focusing on the climate crisis at a global scale. Begins with a powerful chapter describing in an…
Their Future is Non-Negotiable.
Generation Z. They’re said to number 68 million in the United States alone. Most of them are still too young to vote yet they’re as political as any earlier “gen.”…
Justin Made His Bed. Let Him Lie in It.
“A vote for the NDP is a vote for Erin O’Toole.” It’s the standard Liberal refrain. If you don’t vote Liberal, we’ll shoot this dog. A vote for the NDP…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Economist charts how face mask use helps to slow the spread of COVID generally. And Supriya Dwivedi writes that the Conservative approach…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Jim Stanford writes that the direction of our rebuilding from and after the COVID pandemic is one of the core issues at…
On Politics and Qualifications
Back in July, I wrote an extensive piece advocating for all but removing the party system from our parliament. In other discussions the topic of qualifications and expertise came up…
Saturday Evening Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Doug Cuthand highlights how we can’t afford to let our guard down against the dangers of COVID-19, while Allysha Howse notes that a…
Musical interlude
PVRIS – St. Patrick
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Lynn Giesbrecht talks to Alexander Wong about the Moe government’s refusal to prepare for a fourth wave of COVID-19 that’s been readily obvious…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Jim Stanford writes about the evolution of political and economic thought toward accepting deficits as a readily affordable price of supporting people…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jocelyn Keehner et al. find that COVID infection is already common in highly-vaccinated health care workforces, while Berkeley Lovelace J. reports on…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Doug Nesbitt calls out Erin O’Toole’s bait-and-switch scheme toward the working class. And PressProgress highlights how the Cons’ policy planks for…
Even Liberals Aren’t Crazy About the Idea of a Liberal Majority
Four out of five Conservative supporters are praying for O’Toole to win a majority. When it comes to Liberals just half are hoping for a Trudeau majority. The other half…
"Dear Peter" or Apocalypse and Other Distractions.
My friend, Peter Lowry, wrote a timely and important post, “It’s raining in Greenland.” I sent Peter the following reply that I thought might also deserve to be posted: Yes,…
Biden’s Other Taliban Problem
Its Mullahs wear black robes like Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad. They preach a radical ideology and don’t hesitate to impose it, especially upon women, people of colour and the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Guy Quenneville reports on the frustration of Cory Neudorf and other Saskatchewan doctors due to the Moe government’s decision to ignore all available…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Bruce Campbell discusses the connection between the climate crisis and wealth inequality – along with the miserable failure of Lib and Con…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Relaxed cats.