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Donovan Woods – Whatever Keeps You Going
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Friday Afternoon Links
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…
First Dose, Second Dose, Third Dose, More…
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…
A War We Fought to Lose
Joe Biden has announced all American and NATO troops will be out of Afghanistan by September 11. You may commend Biden’s courage. You may condemn Biden’s fecklessness. Doesn’t make a…
Google Earth – Climate Change Edition
Good on the Goog. Google Earth has added a feature, Timelapse, that allows users to see the effects of climate change over the past 40 years. The tool takes the…
Canada Tops US News & World Report Rankings of Best Country of 2021.
Remember, it’s US News and World Report’s pick. But, hey, we’re Number One, we’re Number One. Somehow that doesn’t sound “Canadian.” Then again, south of the border, guess what they’re…
Some Choice: Half-Baked or Quarter-Baked
Poor Erin O’Toole. Having to come up with a carbon cut policy when the very idea is deeply unpopular with his party faithful. So, what was Captain Bland to do?…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robyn Urback criticizes the Ford PCs’ habit (matched by other conservative governments) of responding to COVID-19 with continued cycles of procrastination followed…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Toby Sanger points out how Canada could gain tens of billions of dollars annually by working with Joe Biden to apply a global…
Europe Goes Pfizer
As far as the European Union is concerned, Pfizer has the best Covid-19 vaccine coupled with a demonstrated track record of reliability. The EU has endorsed mRNA technology vaccines as…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Kitchen help cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sam Cowie writes about the devastating effect of COVID-19 in Brazil, where a particularly dangerous viral variant is combining with the anti-social…
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…
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