Public Confidence in Trudeau is Flagging
The longer the Covid vaccine fiasco drags on the worse it becomes for Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau has been long on assurances, the more vague the better, but falls far…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ciara Nugent writes about Amsterdam’s embrace of doughnut economics focused on finding the sweet spot which accounts for human well-being and environmental…
Isn’t This How Most of Us Feel Today When Someone Mentions Climate Change?
I’ve struggled to put my finger on how people respond when the subject of climate change comes up. This excerpt from a piece in Pro Publica captures the dilemma we…
And Trump Will Still Get Off the Hook
The US Department of Homeland Security issued a domestic terrorism warning today. The warning specified a growing risk of attacks by “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” agitated about President Biden’s election and…
You Can Forget About an Early Election.
Canada may have to wait six months longer for Covid vaccines than America or Europe. What we were told was “a few weeks” lag is now looking like a disaster…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – George Monbiot writes about the COVID disinformation which is so dangerous as to need to be suppressed. Maggie Keresteci, Nili Kaplan-Myrth and Naheed…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Toying cats.
Oh, Those Poor Deluded Fools. They’re Not to Blame.
There’s a growing effort underway in the ranks of America’s left to excuse the sins of Trump’s legion of useful idiots. It’s not their fault. They’re to be pitied, not…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Simon Enoch traces the COVID-19 spending that’s taken place in Saskatchewan – finding that most of the support has come from the…
America’s Original Sin – Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theories propelled Donald Trump to power but it’s been the stuff of American politics since the 1776 Revolution. The United States of America was founded on a conspiracy theory.…
What If They’re Right, What Then?
There are few things good about becoming a senior citizen except that this is probably a good time to be nearing the station. I do not envy those who will…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jim Brumby writes about the multiple growing disruptions to economic health and security which could be addressed by a wealth tax. – Kim…
On root causes
Shorter Scott Moe on threats against Dr. Saqib Shahab: I have no idea how these idiots got the idea that policy disagreement entitles you to engage in violent rhetoric and…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Grace Blakeley comments on the connection between neoliberal ideology, and the replacement of even the possibility of collective action with an assumption…
How the Liberals Botched the Covid Crisis and Left Canadians Exposed
There’s no two ways about it. Justin Trudeau screwed up. That became undeniable when Pfizer announced disruptions in the scheduled supply of vaccine doses while it retooled some plant in…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Anna McMillan reports on the disproportionate effect COVID-19 has (predictably) had on First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan. And Maan Ahmidi reports on the…
Musical interlude
snarls – Walk in the Woods
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon write about the tendency for people involved in deliberately-rigged contests to believe their success is the result of…
Payette’s Parting Gift – $150 Large for Life
Disgraced former Governor-General, Julie Payette, will leave Ottawa with a ridiculously generous parting package. Julie Payette submitted her resignation as Governor General on Thursday, but despite leaving early due to…
The Bloom Is Off the Rose, the Wild Rose That Is.
For some time Alberta has been a provincial Ponzi-scheme, robbing the future to pay dividends today. Tens of thousands of orphan wells, dangerously contaminated groundwater and those Tar Sands tailing…