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Victoria Cancels Canada Day Celebration
Victoria city council has voted unanimously to cancel a scheduled virtual Canada Day celebration. City councillors in Victoria have voted unanimously to cancel a planned Canada Day broadcast in order…
A World on Fire
Wildfires are becoming a major disaster around the world. Last year we even saw fires sweep across Siberia and deep inside the Arctic Circle. In a coastal towns in Australia,…
Going, Going, No – Not Quite Yet
We’ve heard it before so many times. Mankind is pushing the planet over the abyss on climate change. If we don’t mend our ways – and soon – we’ll be…
I Wish I Could Feel Upset
When your party holds just three seats in the House of Commons you don’t need a leader who sows dissension among the party rank and file. Green Party leader Annamie…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Cameron MacLean reports that Manitoba is providing incentives to overcome vaccine hesitancy. But Guy Quenneville reports on the Saskatchewan Party’s refusal to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Devon McKendrick reports on Manitoba’s announcement of a digital vaccine passport as a means of both incentivizing people to get vaccinations, and ensuring…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats at rest.
A Thirst for Vision
Has the world stopped behaving rationally or was that just a figment of my imagination? The world, as in humanity, human civilization, the community of nations can, at times, appear…
Referendumbs and Equalization
So, the Kenney-led UCP government in Alberta wants to hold a referendum on equalization. Here’s the proposed question: I want to bring two points to your attention here. First, is…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Lauren Pullen reports on two outbreaks of the Delta variant of COVID-19 within a Calgary hospital. Emily Mertz reports on a push…
Even in 1792 They Knew Understood His Type
The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies…
How Many Like This Lurk Among Us
He drove his truck into a family, targeting them because of their garments. He killed four of the five, a 76 year old woman, a 44 year old man, a…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Adam Miller writes about the race between vaccinations and COVID-19 variants. The Strategic COVID-19 Pandemic Committee of Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association highlights…
If We Can’t Handle Covid, We’ll Never Solve Climate Change. The Pandemic May Be Our Miners’ Canary
What do Covid and the climate emergency have in common? They’re both truly global in dimension and ultimately defy local fixes. Yes, we in the developed world can vaccinate most…
"Weapons Grade Lunacy"
The scary part isn’t that Trump (and his whole fam damily for that matter) is a grifter. The scary part is that Trump cons himself. He pulls things out of…
Sometimes you just gotta call "Election Fraud."
Benjamin Netanyahu is taking a page out of Donald Trump’s post-election playbook. Benjamin Netanyahu has said a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him as prime minister…
The Empire Strikes Back
The Roman Catholic church is fighting back. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Toronto took aim at Justin Trudeau this morning following comments from the Prime Minister about the Catholic Church’s…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Olive rightly questions why big pharma has been gifted intellectual property monopolies and multi-billion-dollar profit streams over COVID vaccines developed through…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Aaron Derfel writes about the threat posed by the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Leader-Post and Star-Phoenix editorial boards point out the Moe government’s…