Up in the air: Porter’s new transcontinental service
Many people “back East” as we westerners call Ontario will be familiar with Porter Airways. They fly turboprop Q400s out of the Billy Bishop (Island) Airport to nearby points in…
British Columbians sold a bill of goods
Wind and solar are zero-carbon energy sources. When used to produce electricity, these renewables are less harmful to Earth’s climate than hydropower. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a length Inventory…
Sounds like the UCP’s terrible Alberta pension scheme is right back on the front burner
Given the wide unpopularity of the idea of taking Alberta out of the Canada Pension Plan, it’s simply astounding that Alberta voters, the province’s professional commentators, and an Opposition party…
Saturday Photo: This Is a Good Year for Clover
Don’t know why this is, but the lawns around here are full of clover this summer. Not only people’s patches of grass but also the wide sweeps of lawn that…
The Dream Logic of Parenthood
Storyteller, writer, and podcaster, Jay Acunzo, has a great thread up on parenting. “I just spent 3 days with dear friends, all of whom have kids ages 8 month to…
When in Doubt, Nuke It.
The conservatives at Queen’s Park have played the nuclear card in trying to solve Ontario’s electrical power problems. The incompetents have grasped at the most expensive to build, bought into…
"The memories will be so thick, they’ll have to brush them away from their faces…"
Sad news this week – both the LA Times and the New York Times are making radical changes to reduce their sports coverage. Between this and the LA Times eliminating…
Lorna Kinsella, 1932 – 2023
KINSELLA, Lorna Emma Bridget. Artist, loving mother, grandmother and wife. Born in Montreal, July 7, 1932; died in Toronto, Ont., July 15, 2023. Daughter of Irene (Danaher) Cleary; survived by…
Musical interlude
Jamie Woon – Night Air
L.K.
Tonight's Yeats. The final night, I think. pic.twitter.com/tT3TjmEF1M — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 14, 2023
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Qiulu Ding and HanJun Zhao study the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, including lasting effects on function and memory. Ida Mogensen…
Today
Latest. pic.twitter.com/xqDrWoHN9o — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 14, 2023
How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister.So he gave…
How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister.So he gave…
How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister. So he…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Solutions? Bigger Anti-Smoking Warnings https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/solutions-bigger-anti-smoking-warnings.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Things Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Want People To Know
JAMES BALDWIN addresses the University Of Cambridge during his epochal debate with William F. Buckley in 1965. Oratory and content of the very highest order. To listen is to learn.…
Jens Stoltenberg’s global vision encourages conflict, militarization, and historical amnesia
Norwegian politician and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Photo courtesy NATO/Flickr. On July 10, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg published an article in Foreign Affairs titled “A Stronger NATO for…
The Charter’s not a Buffet
Trudeau spoke to parents concerned with their right to decide what their children are taught in schools. The group of Muslim parents were very worried about the “gender ideology” being…
The Wicked Witch of the West.
We’re not talking Kansas here, Toto. It’s true, blue Alberta that is today’s Land of Oz. And its yellow brick road meanders through the tar sands that can destroy our…