Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Umair Haque writes about the reasons why the COVID pandemic is far from over – and indeed the worst may be yet…
Unknown
The Same Old Song. Privatize Profits, Socialize Costs.
When will we learn? The Faro mine was supposed to be a boon for the Yukon. It was said to be the largest open-pit lead/zinc mine in the world. Now…
On unhealthy outcomes
Not surprisingly, Ryan Meili’s announcement that he’ll be stepping down as leader of Saskatchewan’s NDP comes as a major disappointment. To be clear, the decision is understandable both from a…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jonathan Koltai et al. study the mental health effects of COVID vaccination – finding a justified decrease in stress among people who have…
Musical interlude
Hooverphonic – Dirty Lenses
Sure, It’s All Trudeau’s Fault
According to the National Post, Canadians have lost faith in the federal government’s ability to keep peace and order. Predictable NatPo nonsense yet there’s probably a kernel of truth in…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Arundhati Roy writes that pandemics may herald new political directions – though that reality makes the exploitation of compassion fatigue by corporate extractive…
On The Emergency Measures Act
If you’ve been paying attention at all, you are aware that the Federal Government has invoked the Emergency Measures Act to deal with the “Convoy”. In this writer’s opinion, this…
Ottawa Knew
Days before the Freedom Convoy reached Ottawa the feds were warned that violent extremists had infiltrated the protesters. The Guardian reports that the federal government was notified that the protesters…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sabrina Eliason, Tehseen Ladha and Sam Wong highlight how the elimination of public health protections puts children at particular risk. And CBC…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Gavin Yamey, Abraar Karan and Ranu Dhillon write that the COVID pandemic is far from over even in the U.S. where the Omicron…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Helpful cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Abdullah Shihipar discusses why one-way masking is far from an adequate solution to the public health problems posed by even the current…
Krugman on Truckers
Paul Krugman’s post-mortem on the supposed truckers’ convoy. Casting bones and reading entrails he discerns the ugly face of today’s right wing. The “Freedom Convoy” has been marketed as a…
Plain Talk. We Deserve Better.
A searing op-ed from Al Jazeera goes for the throat of the “truckers’ revolt.” Nobody, not the truckers, not the agitators who stirred these idiots, not the police and definitely…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Doug Cuthand writes that falsely pretending we’re “back to normal” in the midst of a pandemic does nothing but put people at needless…
Why Does a Trucker Need Body Armour and Guns?
So much for peaceful protest. RCMP have arrested members of a “core group” at the Coutts border crossing after finding rifles, handguns, ammunition, body armour and high capacity magazines in…
A "Darwinian Sensibility"
With Covid restrictions falling like autumn leaves, what awaits? New York Times columnist, Charles M. Blow, reminds us that Covid-19, in one or more variants, is here to stay. As…
The Age of "Collective Helplessness"
We live in a time of existential challenges. The climate breakdown, resource exhaustion and depletion, the strains of overpopulation, the rise of tribalism accompanying the decline of democracy, the list…
A Basket Just Full of Tools
If prime minister Trudeau or premier Ford or Mayor Watson want to clear miscreant truckers who have beset the city of Ottawa for much too long there’s no shortage of…