It goes to the heart of the trucker protest in Ottawa and elsewhere. The truckers accept no responsibility for the misery they’re inflicting on those unfortunate enough to live anywhere…
It’s one of the most important stories of this year but it’s largely been overlooked. A report released one week ago by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
Canadians are becoming fearful of our next door neighbour, the disunited state of America. An Angus Reid poll finds that nearly 70 per cent of us believe that democracy in…
Sprawled cats.
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sarath Peiris discusses the foolishness of prioritizing the self-indulgence of the grossly uninformed over the protection of the vulnerable. For those looking…
Wars, revolutions and assassinations can trigger regime change but climate events destroy societies. A paper, published in the journal Nature, traced major volcanic events over two millennia that had global…
Assorted content to start your week. – Bruce Ziff highlights how axing vaccine passports and other basic health protections would only eliminate freedom for the vast majority of people who…
Mark Carney writes that it’s time to stop coddling the “freedom convoy” miscreants. Enforce the law and follow the money. In our capital city, many people have been terrorized for…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Melody Schreiber discusses how the U.S.’ inequality and lack of support for workers has severely exacerbated the pandemic. And Eric Schwitzgebel examines…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Mike Mariani writes about the difficulty people suffering from long COVID have experienced trying to have their condition recognized and treated under governments…
Elderbrook – Why Do We Shake In The Cold?
In a brazen affront to decency, the Republican Party has declared the January 6th attack on the Capitol as “legitimate political discourse.” The Republican National Committee’s voice vote to censure…
Assorted content to end your week. – Gregg Gonsalves writes about the continued dangers of responding to COVID with wishful thinking rather than realistic public health measures, while Meredith Wadman…
Reliably rightwing newspaper columnists seem rattled by the ouster of former Conservative leader, Erin O’Toole. They’re suddenly worried about the extremists in the Tory ranks, perhaps fearing some sort of…
Two possible dark horses for the Conservative leadership job. This is just what I’ve heard from my favourite Tory insider, a guy who has been married to the party since…
When it comes to playing the grievance game, Jason Kenney is up there with the best of them. Whether it’s Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or environmentalists or non-compliant premiers in other…
Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier, Brian Peckford, has kept a low profile since he abandoned his North Atlantic homeland for the milder climes at the far side of the country…
Former Tory leader Erin O’Toole is, well, the newest former Tory leader. O’Toole was given the heave-ho by the Conservative caucus. 73 MPs voted for a leadership contest. 45 backed…
The National Post brought a grin to my face when it published a gallery of candidates to succeed Erin O’Toole should he be turfed today. Poilievre, McKay, Lewis, Rempel, Chong,…
