Rally in Toronto organized by Toronto4Palestine, October 28, 2023. Photo by Sikander Iqbal/Wikimedia Commons. Over the past three weeks since it launched its brutal military bombardment of Gaza, Israel has…
Yale political scientist and anthropologist James C. Scott, author of the whimsical 2013 book Two Cheers for Anarchism, suggested pursuit of justice demands occasional insubordination and disregard for rules. He…
AI generated image Artificial Intelligence keeps popping up everywhere from generative AI which created the image above to the financial sector. What AI is currently doing is copying and reformatting…
It caught us by surprise last week when Justin Trudeau caved in on the carbon pricing on heating oil. It was good to see him get off his high horse…
Here’s some to laugh at today: It’s ok to consider Reeses Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups as a fruit during Halloween season. — TG ☕️ (@TG22110) October 22, 2023 Canadian politicians,…
There were two speeches at the Alberta Legislature yesterday! Lieutenant Governor Lakhani (Photo: Legislative Assembly of Alberta/Flickr). The Speech from the Throne was long, boring, unpersuasive, evasive, unoriginal, and weirdly…
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have sued Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, accusing it of using features that hook children to its platforms even as…
I have never seen it this bad. And I’ve seen it when it is really, really bad. But never like this. Anti-Semitism, that is. Hatred and/or prejudice towards Jews. Some…
Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Thus begins the 1897 translation by Samuel Butler…
Perhaps Danielle Smith forgot she where she was when she told the attendees at the Pembina Climate Summit that clean electricity by 2035 was impossible and anyone who thought otherwise…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Derek Lynch writes about the need to recognize that humanity isn’t separate from the living environment it needs to survive. Eric Ralls points…
Recently, articles have begun circulating which state that Israel has no plan for Gaza after their military operations cease. To the extent that Israel hasn’t stated what its plans are…
Sarah Jama and Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles. Photo courtesy Marit Stiles/X. There can be few on the left in Canada who remain unaware of the vile treatment of Sarah…
The much publicized 60 Minutes episode on Covid ran last night. Lots of accolades on social media, but I wasn’t impressed. We’re just happy for scraps at this point. The…
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We have lived with a catastrophic myth for a long time. We have believed that we live outside nature. Derek Lynch writes: Globally, we have entered the Anthropocene, with humans…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 30, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: York University threatens to revoke student unions’ status over Israel-Hamas statements Protest…
It is obvious that Ontario MPP Paul Calandra is living in the wrong century. He might have been more successful back in the late 19th Century. It was then, that…
I can appreciate the sincerity of those who support the Palestinians and oppose Netanyahu. But that sincerity is being weaponized now by those around the world who hate Jews. The…
With the Alberta Legislature resuming sitting today with a Throne Speech, one has to wonder what the United Conservative Government of Premier Danielle Smith will get up to next? Government…
