The Many Routes To War
It is said that it is darkest before dawn. Unfortunately for us, it is not yet midnight.
You can’t have Housing First without having housing first
Finland is the only country in the European Union where homelessness has been decreasing. The small Nordic country is hailed as a model for homelessness work and Finnish expertise is…
Sunday Funday: Comments on the passing scene, plus funny-odd and funny-ha ha, and of course Trump Watch and Animal Crackers
Well, our times are officially "interesting" now aren't they, so we really need a Funday. (And does everyone get the joke in the wombat cartoon?)I still have to start with…
Trump’s bloodsoaked ‘peace’
Donald Trump delivers remarks after accepting the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, December 5, 2025, during the World Cup draw at the John F. Kennedy Center…
The case for voting NDP in Toronto’s University–Rosedale
University—Rosedale riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Image from Wikimedia maps. Last year, Mark Carney presented himself to Canadians as a seasoned, level-headed economist and a...
Saturday Photo: The Trees Are Dancing in the Winter Sun…
Well, perhaps not dancing, but their shadows on the snow this sunny day seem almost exhuberant. Good way to start the New Year. May 2026 be full of good times,…
"I think I liked it better when Americans didn’t know where Canada was"
More comments today on Canada's precarious situation as Trump continues his fantasy presidency. When I saw this tonight on Threads, I couldn't help but agree: View on Threads Yeah, I…
Billionaires make way for the trillionaires
The little-loved Elon Musk is odds-on favourite to become the world’s first trillionaire. He is,... The post Billionaires make way for the trillionaires first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Musical interlude
TWO LANES feat. Kwesi - Another Time
Webinar: Join Us to Learn a Life-Changing Approach to Wellbeing
There is so much talk about self-care in the online caregiving discourse that it's just plain exhausting. What we need is a simple and realistic way to think about how…
UPDATED: Pandering To The Emperor
I'm often fond of saying that nothing surprises me anymore. Although my capacity for disgust remains, wars, rumours of wars, state executions, invasions of sovereign territories, etc., none of those…
Today’s News: Speaking truth to power
With everything that's going on, our political cartoonists have really outdone themselves. So I thought I should share some of the ones I found yesterday and today: I’d like to…
TV commercial like no other
Recording TV programs, and then skipping through commercials during playback, I don't often watch live television. Today, a 30-second version of this video caught my attention:
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Linda McQuaig writes about the need for international solidarity in responding to the corruption and aggression of Donald Trump. Stephen Maher notes that…
A New Dawn
Should humanity continue?
Today’s News: Reaching our gag limit with ICE and Trump
Today, we saw tragedy in Minneapolis and war-mongering by Trump and his administration. The world has reached its gag limit with Trump, and maybe even Americans are fed up too.Minneapolis…