Migrant workers on the job in Norfolk County, Ontario. Photo by Michael Swan/Flickr. The Office of the United States Trade Representative says Canada has failed to effectively enforce its prohib...
Please take some time to watch this if you care about truth and are concerned about the lies and gas lighting we're collectively experiencing these days.
This is a slideshow of our Bridlewood flower garden in Spring of 2026.
Because satire ruffled a few powerful feathers, Australia passed legislation that could land people in jail if they falsely present themselves as representatives of government agencies. That did not stop…
When I started writing on Substack just over three years ago, I had been looking for a way to express things that I believed needed to be said, but were…
The average person, the MIT Communication Lab tells us, “receives ~120 emails/day and spends about 11hrs/week sorting through emails.” Matt Plummer, in a 2019 article titled, How to Spend Way…
Funny posts Does anyone still remember Wayne and Shuster? We were watching one of their funniest skits the other day, and I thought I just had to share it. The…
That was the first line on the SOC (Station Observation Checklist) for the position of Cashier at McDonald's Corporation in the 1990s, when I was an Assistant Manager at the…
Back in Photos, just doing some sorting when just for the heck of it searching “Boats” ‘cause I saw that one ancient drawing. Saw these
I was writing recently about the sad state of politics in Ontario under Doug Ford. Manitoba offers a refreshing contrast under its NDP government, led by Wab Kinew who, according…
According to some studies, June is still a very popular month for weddings, along with (surprise! surprise!) October. I presume the generally good weather is the origin for June's popularity,…
Hey, I'm feeling not to spunky tonight so this won't be lengthy. But here are some interesting comments and posts I saw today: A substacker named Linda T is not…
REGINA – It’s now been 82 years since our magnificent Canadian soldiers stormed ashore at Juno Beach in Normandy to play their part the grim and deadly task of sweeping…
Blu Attic - Traces
Prime Minister Carney announced Canada's AI for All strategy on Thursday, as part of our Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem. The announcement says:....Over the next five years, this strategy will introduce new…
On May 26, New York City’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his administration’s 100-page Block by Block housing plan. The headline numbers are impressive: $22 billion in capit...
The New York Times published a piece by Brown University Professor Omer Bartov, titled, “I’m a Scholar of Genocide. I Know It When I See It.” At the risk of…
What not still? yea. Three accounts running at Threads and Instagram and Facebook one each for samupress, dougsamu, and Londontlife. On top of that when
In a pluralistic society such as ours, we frequently find it necessary or convenient to... The post About this racialized thing first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
A new book has come out to celebrate Women Changing Cities for the better. Cities around the world are dealing with climate change, inequality, and an assortment of local issues…
