Just some news and comments:First, I was thrilled to see this: the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal just ruled that, regardless of its notwithstanding clause, our courts can still decide whether…
Unifor workers march in a Labour Day parade in Toronto. Photo by Mary Crandall. Canada’s labour movement dodged a bullet in April’s federal election. The bullet from the right was…
Financial District, Toronto. Photo by Sean X Liu/Flickr. Lagging productivity has plagued the Canadian economy for generations. Over the last 50 years, Canada has slipped from being the sixth-mo...
Alberta’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing began yesterday with the appearance of a website where Albertans can register to be considered for COVID-19 immunization sometime in the fall…
Back in days long past, in a place called Camelot, John F. Kennedy ruled as... The post America chooses ignorance first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Stephen Marche writes that Canada is finding its voice in response to the U.S.' threats and bad faith under the Trump regime - at…
Intelligence is knowing when to quitI used to participate in debate competitions in high school. They were the traditional parliamentary style debates where the effort was to convince an audience…
Intelligence is knowing when to quitI used to participate in debate competitions in high school. They were the traditional parliamentary style debates where the effort was to convince an audience…
With artificial intelligence now able to generate convincing fake news, decreasing numbers of people will be able to differentiate between it and a reality defined by knowledge, wide reading and…
Much has been made about transgender women (trans women) participating in sports - competitive and recreational. Unfortunately much of the panic is unjustified, and efforts such as those of the…
Much has been made about transgender women (trans women) participating in sports - competitive and recreational. Unfortunately much of the panic is unjustified, and efforts such as those of the…
There is no excuse for any employer to pay any full time worker less than the realistic cost of living within reasonable proximity of their place of employment.
First, here are a few apt comments about the news: Yes, in the good old days we thought W was the worst president ever... View on Threads Moving on, an…
If the already constrained investigation by a retired Manitoba judge into allegations of dodgy health care contracts pushed by influential figures in the Alberta Government is now beset by leaks…
The amazing hypocrisy and deceit from the US oligarchy, government and media continues. (re: Bondi & Maduro) The leading trafficker of cocaine and heroine globally for decades has been the…
(My response to the talk below and to the question of nihilism… To a general audience, as (virtually) always, speaking to the general public.) * Nihilism is the scourge of…
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Doug Cuthand writes about the desperate need to rein in the climate breakdown due to its impact in causing wildfires among other environmental catastrophes.…
Hot and dry, and the flowers, if they've been watered regularly, are blooming. This pleases the bees, seen here enjoying my friend Monique's lovely garden.
Hot and dry, and the flowers, if they've been watered regularly, are blooming. This pleases the bees, seen here enjoying my friend Monique's lovely garden.
