New Enemies — Foreign and Domestic
In recent days, the Musk-Trump administration and their allies have made a further series of terrifying moves and decisions.
Canada’s job market is worse than you think
Photo by Brenda Gottsabend/Flickr The Canadian government’s response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats must also contend with the growing weakness of our labour market. A we...
Saturday Photo: The Meeting of the Planets…
I didn't take the photo and it shows only Venus, but these evenings there has been a wondrous display of planets in the sky. The other night--when it wasn't snowing…
Saturday Photo: The Meeting of the Planets…
I didn't take the photo and it shows only Venus, but these evenings there has been a wondrous display of planets in the sky. The other night--when it wasn't snowing…
Zelenskyy Defends World Against Trump and Vance as They Attack Him Like Putin’s Proxies
Yesterday was wild politically. This has not been seen before. Even Trump realized how much this is going to be seen, at the end of the overly public argument. There…
So Trump made Zelenskyy an offer. But Zelenskyy refused …
Just when I think Trump can't possibly get any worse... on Friday, he turned into The Orange Corleone: “You’re either gonna make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re…
David Johansen
Oh no. David Johansen, gone. What a total rock star he was, and my little gang of punk rockers loved him. RIP.
Criminalizing drug addiction: "We can’t punish the trauma out of people by creating more trauma."
Saskatchewan and Alberta are both bringing forward legislation to criminalize drug use as well as drug trafficking. It seems to be as much a performance, as a plan. But the…
Musical interlude
Florrie - Pieces
UPDATED: Around And About
I don't really need to comment on the debacle in the White House with Zelensky. While the MAGATS will undoubtedly spin this a moment of massive disrespect to the United…
And the winner is … who cares?
The Academy Awards are on Sunday! To which I say … what else is on? I’ve been a movie buff since child hood, when I would force myself to stay…
Subsidized housing for francophone seniors in minority situations
I recently co-authored a report on the need for more rental housing for francophone seniors in minority situations. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of the report: https://nickfalvo.ca/subsidized-housing-for-francophone-seniors-in-minor...
Grappa-Ling With Mark Carney (2)
Although he tries to add some anecdotes, the first four chapters of Carney's book read like an economic text, covering as they do the histories of value theory and of…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 28, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Etobicoke businesses file lawsuit over Bloor Street bike lanes consultation #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/L6HNUGPJ4k - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visi...
Four more years
The road ahead
Grappa-Ling With Mark Carney (2)
Although he tries to add some anecdotes, the first four chapters of Carney's book read like an economic text, covering as they do the histories of value theory and of…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Greg Sargent writes about the utter villainy of Elon Musk's using the largest concentration of wealth on the planet as a tool to condemn…
Neither Lazy nor Stupid, but Unfortunately Conned
Well, this sucks. At times like this, like when Mike Harris got in a second time, I think of Rousseau's bit, "When the opinion that is contrary to my own…