Covid is Finally a Concern!
Maria Van Kerkhove, of the World Health Organization, is worried about Covid. If she’s worried, then the shit has really hit the fan. Van Kerkhove is well known to have…
2024 Begins – But Where Will It End?
And Patrick Corrigan offers this apt and incisive cartoon to help us usher in the new year. While the threats to democracy are world-wide, three former Trump staffers warn the…
Films and Shows of 2023: Speed Reviews
This year was another Covid mess so a great time for watching movies and shows from a variety of streaming services. These are in no particular order, and this is…
Ready to Rumble in 2024?
Canadians can take our antagonisms out of social media this year and work towards an election for real. Mr. Poilievre certainly wants one. The conservatives just spent so much trying…
Happy New Year! By the time you read this, Alberta’s fuel tax holiday will be history
Happy New Year! Derek Fildebrandt, in 2016, was mocked for the way he anticipated the carbon tax (Photo: X/Derek Fildebrandt). It’s too late, alas, for me to advise you, my…
Street art
As 2024 dawns, warmongers, arms dealers, and defenders of genocide show us the depths of human malice. But looking elsewhere, we find street art displaying the heights of human tenderness…
Happy New Year!
Post by @jaredmay76 View on Threads No one does NYE fireworks like London! ?#LondonNYE #LondonFireworkspic.twitter.com/aHxZExYYKL — Sahil Oberoi (@SahilOberoi1) January 1, 2024 2024 has officially reached the shores of Canada.As…
The goodbye list of 2023
Welcome again to my annual list of the famous and infamous who left this mortal coil in 2023. In this list you will find famous names, people you thought were…
A Fruitful Exploration of the Core
Maybe there are seeds of potential deep within ourselves, but maybe there’s nothing there but a collection of signals. Regardless the outcome, we need to dig in to see what…
2023 was a tough year for the planet, but thank the Universe for Jimbo!
It's been a tough year for the world. Fascism and dictatorship are on the rise, while democracies are under constant attack. War continued in Ukraine thanks to the most evil…
2023 was a tough year for the planet, but thank the Universe for Jimbo!
It's been a tough year for the world. Fascism and dictatorship are on the rise, while democracies are under constant attack. War continued in Ukraine thanks to the most evil…
The New Year
The dying year has been difficult. Let’s hope that we can collectively do better in the New Year. Best wishes to all.
Lorna Lane
This is the last painting of 2023. It is of Lorna Lane, named after my Mom. Some days, I miss her so much, my chest hurts. Like today. The light…
2023 was a tough year for the planet, but thank the Universe for Jimbo!
It’s been a tough year for the world. Fascism and dictatorship are on the rise, while democracies are under constant attack. War continued in Ukraine thanks to the most evil…
That Was The Year That Was
As we move with both hope and trepidation into 2024, here are a few reflections, through a Canadian lens, on what happened this year, as recalled by my favourite editorial…
It Begins on Your Street.
Looking ahead to 2024, writing a political blog will be a year of many challenges. There is no social code that forbids us from talking either of religion or politics.…
The Kings without a Kingdom: History of the Aga Khans
A few years ago there was a bit of a scandal involving Justin Trudeau’s Caribbean vacation to visit Aga Khan’s private residence. This article isn’t about Justin Trudeau or the…