On giveaways
It seems that our former Lib MP is chuffed about the corporatized FCL’s takeover of the assets of True North Renewable Fuels. But Regina’s citizens may have some questions. After…
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Anya Zoledziowski discusses how we’re only facing a third wave of COVID-19 due to avoidable political choices, while the Globe and Mail’s…
Oh Dear. The Cons Aren’t Con Enough for the Ol’ Ex-Con, Connie.
Erin O’Toole is an utter failure. Such is the verdict of former Canadian and disgraced life peer, Lord Conrad of Piddle Puddle. Connie laments that the last truly successful Tory…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Maxime Taquet, John Geddes, Masud Husain, Sierra Luciano and Paul Harrison study the broad and severe neurological impacts of the coronavirus. Pamela Downe…
On unconventional circumstances
Like 2,000+ other members across the country, I’ve been participating in the NDP’s convention over the course of the weekend. And with one day in the books, I’ll take note…
Musical interlude
Katie Malco – Animal
Covid’s Ultimate Victim – Will It Claim Neoliberalism or Take Down the United States?
Economist James Galbraith, son of legendary Keynesian economist John Kenneth Galbraith, says the United States will face a “do or die” moment as the nation emerges from the Covid 19…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Don Pittis writes about Janet Yellen’s work to ensure that corporations pay their fair share, rather than being able to structure and artificially…
48 Hrs In Alberta Politics
The last couple of days in Alberta have been interesting … not good, but interesting. It all starts with a bunch of rural UCP MLAs putting out a joint letter…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Susan Michie, Chris Bullen, Jeffrey Lazarus, John Lavis, John Thwaites, Liam Smith, Salim Abdool Karim and Yanis Ben Amor highlight the desperate…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Gary Mason writes that our leaders appear to have learned nothing as we face a third wave of COVID-19. Hasan Sheikh and Munir…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Alert cats.
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Aaron Wherry discusses how the pandemic response across far too much of Canada has been (increasingly) marked by political calculation and triangulation…
Is "Jesus Fever" Finally Breaking in America?
America’s Old Testament Taliban, a.k.a. Christian evangelicals and fundamentalists, are finally losing ground. But they won’t go without a fight. Just 47% of the US population are members of a…
The Shifting Ground – The Migration Planet and Oopsie, War by Miscalculation
If you listen closely enough you might hear the faint thunder of their footsteps even from half a world away. What you’re hearing is the telltale sound of the Migration…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Eric Andrew-Gee reports on the likelihood that Canada’s current COVID casualty numbers are a significant underestimate. Sabrina Jones highlights how health professionals are…
Chretien’s Folly – Heading For the Bottom?
There are some Liberals who see Jean Chretien as a great man, one of Canada’s finest prime ministers. I liked Chretien but ‘great’? I associate Mr. Chretien with three things…
The Shifting Ground – Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Redundancy of the Human Species.
For generations, centuries, the horse and oxen were the muscle of agriculture. They ploughed the fields, harvested the grain and delivered the crop to market. For their time (and they…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about Canada’s contributions to the evidence showing how COVID-zero strategies have produced better results in terms of both health…