Sixty Years of Warnings Ignored and We’re Still Looking the Other Way.
It was sixty years ago that our political caste was warned that an era of weird weather was upon us. Excerpts from a Guardian ‘Long Read.’ In August 1974, the…
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"Thoughts and Prayers" Don’t Cut It Anymore.
In the wake of the sudden deaths of hundreds of Canadians in the heat bubble of last week, our prime minister said the most banal thing imagineable, “Our thoughts are…
Misreading the waves
How actual people (PDF) see the need for continued public health rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19: Do you think governments should lift all restrictions related to COVID-19 right…
For All Her Faults and Failings, It’s Good to Remember What Makes America Great
On Wednesday, America’s real First Family, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. PLAINS, Ga. — When they arrived, they strolled hand-in-hand toward their pond with a…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ed Yong sets out the three simple rules of COVID-19 at this stage – with the spread of variants among unvaccinated people…
The last bus – final coach leaves the Toronto Coach Terminal
The Toronto Coach Terminal, formerly known as the Gray Coach Terminal, has come to the end of its life as a bus depot after 90 years of operation. Last night…
The last bus – final coach leaves the Toronto Coach Terminal
The Toronto Coach Terminal, formerly known as the Gray Coach Terminal, has come to the end of its life as a bus depot after 90 years of operation. Last night…
It’s That Time of the Year Again
The giveaway is the sound of Hueys in the air. Just down the road from my place is a forest fire training school. They train fire fighters who go in…
How Bad Is It? See For Yourself.
It seemed to begin with the wildfire that swept through Lytton, B.C. forcing the villagers to flee with just the shirts on their backs. Then, within two days, there were…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Simon Lewis discusses how Western Canada’s heat dome and associated catastrophes offer a warning that nobody is safe from the effects of a…
BC’s Latest Summer Accessory Must-Have
Preppers call them “bug out bags.” In British Columbia we prefer the more subtle “go bags.” Go bags may not include ammo and skinning knives but the general idea is…
Isn’t It a Bit Like Paying Someone to Marry Your Daughter?
How desperate do you have to be to marry off your daughter if you have to “hire” her groom? A dowry, sure, but this? The province of Newfoundland and Labrador…
Musical interlude
Marshmello feat. CHVRCHES – Here With Me
It’s Time to Tell Rex Murphy to Crawl Back Under His Rock
Among the ranks of Canada’s climate change deniers, Rex Murphy is in the vanguard. In January, Murphy and a couple of his favourite rightwing brothers hosted a webinar. Their message:…
Senator Plett’s Speech On Bill C-6
So, the other day, Bill C-6 passed from the House of Commons to the Senate. As I had expected, Senator Don Plett led the conservative attack on the bill with…
David Brooks – How to Destroy Truth
NYT columnist David Brooks offers some interesting thoughts on America’s mental malaise. Great nations thrive by constantly refreshing two great reservoirs of knowledge. The first contains the knowledge from the…
Kabul, the New Saigon
Now that the babysitters are leaving the Afghan protagonists to resume their unfinished business, their civil war, the Taliban versus bloody everybody else. Journalists are drawing comparisons between Kabul 2021…
Are Heat Domes the Future Of the West?
Having sweltered through the heat dome that settled in over coastal British Columbia last weekend I can tell you there’s nothing pleasant about them. People die, sudden death. It keeps…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Roni Caryn Rabin, Apoorva Mandervilli and Shawn Hubler discuss the U.S.’ reconsideration of plans to lift COVID-19 recommendations and restrictions in the face…
It’s Worse Than We Imagine.
The Canadian west is struggling with a record-setting heatwave. It’s beset by drought. The vast pine forests have been turned into resinous timber in recent years by pine beetle infestations,…