Judging by what I’ve been reading in Macleans and elsewhere, Stephen Harper dominates Canada’s media. The leader of the opposition, Erin O’Toole, has become an afterthought. Macleans did O’Toole no…
Stepped-up cats.
A lot of us don’t agree with the federal government’s decision to open the US/Canada border to fully vaccinated Americans on August 9th. Maybe our concerns will prove unwarranted. Canada’s…
“Only a Fool Keeps Chasing an Impossibility” It has been slow in coming but it seems the world is finally coming to realize that our belief in growth is a…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Apoorva Mandavilli reports on the CDC’s return to recommending that people wear masks indoors to try to avoid another COVID wave. Matt…
Yesterday, I learned of the existence of a group calling themselves "Gender Dysphoria Alliance Canada". I was not happy with what I saw. They claim to be "evidence-based", and that's…
One thing that can be said for the unfolding climate emergency is that it has forced us to see ourselves not as Masters of the Universe but as a species…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – CBC News reports on the research which is just starting to systematically identify and treat the worrisome symptoms of long COVID. Gabriel Scally…
It was in 1972, 49 years ago, that the Swiss-based think tank, the Club of Rome, warned that the clock was running out on human civilization. Its first report in…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board recognizes that any responsible government would be continuing to apply public health rules to prevent a…
It’s an absolute mystery where Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party got the impression they’re entitled to dictate how they’re covered and what questions they’ll deign to answer.
Two natural forces in conflict – nostalgia and creeping normalcy. The first attempts to keep alive fond memories from decades past. The other tries to focus on the present, often…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jillian Horton discusses the lack of any meaningful effort to make education safe at the point when provincial governments should be planning for…
Rhye – The Fall
Assorted content to end your week. – Graham Thomson writes about Jason Kenney’s choice to base his governing strategy on COVID denialism. William Hanage expresses his disappointment at Boris Johnson’s…
Irish Times columnist, Fintan O’Toole, has a word for the “made in Whitehall” mess that plagues Northern Ireland – “Brexternity.” It’s the wound that will not heal inflicted on the…
The Attorney-General of Mississippi is asking the US Supreme Court to reverse the court’s decision in the Roe v. Wade abortion case. Calling the court’s precedent on abortion “egregiously wrong,”…
The electioneering Libs are shelling out $1.3 billion to extend the Sky Train from Surrey to Langley. Hard to argue with mass transit. That handout, however, is just shy of…
This was on everyone’s mind in Osoyoos, B.C. last night. How would you react if you saw this coming down the mountain, drawing ever closer to your place?
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Cory Coleman reports on the blunt recommendation from public health experts that people not attend Saskatchewan Roughrider games due to the near…
