I did a double take when I read the opening lines of John Ibbitson’s latest column: Conservative politicians are sometimes suspicious of advice coming from experts for good reason: The…
In Ontario they’re considering setting up a lottery for those in need the Covid drug, tocilizumab, as stockpiles dwindle. The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is asking the provincial government…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Timothy Wilson reports on the emerging revelations of Enbridge’s paying to harass environmental activists. And Jeremy Appel offers the background facts as to…
Elevated cats.
Conservative columnist, Max Boot, grew estranged from the Republican establishment during the Trump era. Now he’s gone from estranged to divorced. Boot says the Mark of Cain, Trumpism, is on…
Former cop, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty of all three charges in the killing of George Floyd. Manslaughter 2, guilty. Murder 2, guilty. Murder 3, felony murder, guilty. Sentencing…
The jury in the Derek Chauvin trial has reached a verdict. The decision will be read out this afternoon. It sounds like a clear conviction.
President Biden is holding a virtual summit this week to encourage world leaders to unite in the fight against runaway climate change. “Runaway.” There’s a word you don’t hear much…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matt Gurney discusses the complete lack of leadership which has led to catastrophic public health results in Ontario, while Haley Steinberg talks…
In this era of grave uncertainty it can be nearly impossible to judge a budget beyond the “what’s in it for me?” test. Is this the hill the Liberals are…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Andrew Nikiforuk calls out the premiers who continue to spout talking points about “balance” while failing utterly to control the spread of deadly…
The master of over-promising and under-delivering, Justin Trudeau, will need something better than glib assurances and fanciful aspirations when president Biden convenes his virtual summit on climate change this week.…
A year into the Covid pandemic we’re still dealing with a yo-yo of openings and lockdowns, openings and lockdowns, that, as new variants emerge may continue well into the future.…
Doug Ford needs to go – now. Washington Post columnist and Ottawa U. professor, David Moscrop makes a compelling argument for an immediate change in provincial leadership. As Ontario Premier…
Pity the United States where they’re awash in Covid-19 vaccines but can’t drum up demand. The proportion of the population who’ve received at least one dose is almost twice as…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Peter Lozinski discusses the confusing and conflicting messages from Scott Moe which are making it difficult for well-intentioned residents to know what…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Justin Ling writes that the third wave of COVID currently swamping conservative-run provinces can be traced back directly to our leaders’ refusal to…
Donovan Woods – Whatever Keeps You Going
Assorted content to end your week. – Alex Hemingway writes about the massive concentration of wealth among the richest few Canadians while most people have struggled through the pandemic. And…
Canada’s Nobel Prize winning virologist, the University of Alberta’s Dr. Michael Haughton, warned almost from the outset that Covid-19 is probably here to stay and, like influenza, might need annual…
