Many years ago, I wrote about how the label conspiracy theory is used to shut down inquiry and squelch the questioning of authority: two words, part one, two words part…
Many years ago, I wrote about how the label conspiracy theory is used to shut down inquiry and squelch the questioning of authority: two words, part one, two words part…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-health-care-reform-sex-offenders-and.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Willy Loman – Death of A Salesman Brian Mulroney – Late Canadian Salesman In a previous post, I discussed what I considered to be one of the shortcomings of the…
Overall, Canada ranks 15th in the World Happiness Report, although it is first among nations with populations of more than 30 million. However, when the happiness of citizens under age…
Based on the dismal performance of Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos at a news conference yesterday morning, it is clear the United Conservative Party…
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We Albertans have received three powerful, powerful messages from Mother Nature. Plain, undeniable lessons. Well, not quite undeniable. In the face of all reason and common sense, we do in…
“Gaza – Stories of Grief, Resilience and Hope” was hosted by the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba and Independent Jewish Voices Winnipeg at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in…
Just a brief post, but reading The Guardian today, I am reminded that Jesus said, “The poor will always be with you.” He could just as easily have said the…
Have I ever told you about the time I met Brian Mulroney? It was 1984, and Mulroney was running to replace the exhausted and deeply unpopular Pierre Trudeau/John Turner government.…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss why the world can’t afford the rich. And Cory Doctorow points out that class-based advocacy for…
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it…
A good rain metaphor from tern: Some people just can’t wrap their heads around the multiple dangers caused by covid infection. Speaking to a colleague yesterday, I tried to describe…
An article by Ben Parfitt was published in Policy Note, a blog by the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Parfitt reports that while the BC…
So today Pierre Poilievre was getting lots of media attention due to his ridiculous “threat” of a non-confidence motion — did he think the NDP would actually want to fight…
Sarah Hoffman, one of the candidates to lead the Alberta NDP, boldly announced a climate change policy yesterday that tore a page right from the book of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jess Davis reports on the World Meteorological Organization’s conclusion that 2023 saw the worst-ever level of climate breakdown under every key indicator. And…
Who’s the Wizard of Oz? Everyone remembers the Wizard of Oz. In the epic 1939 film, Dorothy – played by Judy Garland – awakens in the magical land of Oz,…
