The Scourge of the Internet
No I am not writing about the fear and hate mongering taking over the Internet although they are the greatest evils of the Internet. And I am not taking about…
Is The Hub the future of journalism in Canada?
There’s a new kind of journalism in Canada of the non-profit variety, and it comes with a wonkish bent. It’s been called think tank journalism by The Economist magazine, which…
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman's britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it's sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman’s britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it’s sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Were the presidents of Alberta’s two largest universities pushed to call the cops to remove Gaza protesters, or did they jump?
Were the presidents of Alberta’s two largest universities pushed to use cops dressed up as stormtroopers to violently clear campus encampments used by students for a few hours to peacefully…
Who He And They Are
Yesterday, Donald Trump crossed the river over to New Jersey and held a rally. Marianne Levine reports: Donald Trump on Saturday insulted the prosecutor who has charged him in his…
All for Health, Health for All
The World Health Assembly is meeting in two weeks for the 77th time. Their theme is in my clunky title up there as they claim collective solidarity around pandemic prevention,…
Happy Mother’s Day and other comedy bits
I liked this New Yorker cartoon -- says it all. I also saw this thread on X and yes, I could appreciate this sentiment:Anyone who has ever worked in food…
Happy Mother’s Day and other comedy bits
I liked this New Yorker cartoon — says it all. I also saw this thread on X and yes, I could appreciate this sentiment: Anyone who has ever worked in…
What’s a CEO worth?
Some French lawmakers are pursing a goal that needs to be more widespread. They are seeking to cap pay for corporate executives at 20 times the earnings of a company’s…
Canada is not a world leader on climate
I won’t be much affected by climate change, but my grandchildren will pay a very high price. For older folks like me, watching this country do the wrong things for…
My latest: the loneliest country in the world
JERUSALEM – One of the first things you notice about this country, when you come here, is the people. Not the beautiful sights, so much, these days. The people. At…
Self Organizing Criticality: Slowly, then All at Once
Alex Walker, Climate Finance Program Manager at Environmental Defence, wrote about spotlighting and mythbusting this week’s government studies on climate change and finance: “The Senate Banking commmittee had a study…
Today’s warning: “EXPLAINER – Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like”
"EXPLAINER - Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like" As we surge forward, expecting everyone else to pay to stop the effects of climate change.…
Today’s warning: “EXPLAINER – Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like”
“EXPLAINER – Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like” As we surge forward, expecting everyone else to pay to stop the effects of climate change.…
How far we have fallen
Hamas military wing logo projected on the side of a building at the University of Toronto last night.
From Israel to here
Back home from Israel. Photo: where Hamas came into Kfar Aza on Oct. 7. I’m on the spot where they killed 20 young people before killing many more. Jews and…
A timely message to our many anti-woke friends and acquaintances: Sorry about yer Rex Murphy!
Back in the day when the Calgary Herald was still a real newspaper with a newsroom, dozens of reporters, and a capital T in the first word of its title,…