It’s All A Matter Of Perspective, I Guess
Some people are losing good union jobs because of their ‘beliefs’. No doubt those being fired from well-paid positions at Toronto’s TTC, from various hospitals, etc. see themselves as principled…
Anti-vaxxers
A Peak Inside The House Of Ford
Although the newspapers are apparently shying away from this, there is strong evidence of a breach in the dyke of official solidarity in Doug Ford’s family. And that breach is…
Thought For The Day
Busy as I am these days performing outside maintenance chores before the storms inevitably start to fly, I offer this for today’s reflection, as well as gratitude that Aaron Rodgers…
You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down
…especially a man like restauranteur Jody Pendleton, who so loves his freedom that he exercised it by firing all of the staff from his four eateries who have been vaccinated…
Thought For The Day
Amen. Recommend this Post
Not So Special After All
Given their passionate intensity, anti-vaxxers must be finding this week’s ruling by the Ontario Human Rights Commission deeply galling. The long and short of it: they are not so special.…
My Sentiments Exactly
And in a related development, in Florida, apparently all things are possible. Recommend this Post
All The Lonely People: Where Do They All Come From?
Before the advent of our current troubles, the Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur won widespread acclaim for his sports reporting. Since the arrival of the pandemic, however, his writing has achieved…
Oh, Those Anti-Vaxxers
H/t Theo Moudakis Just a short note: I have updated yesterday’s post with a link to a London Free Press article in which Julie Ponesse is excoriated for her self-serving…
In Which an Anti-Vaxxer Ethics Professor Falls Far Short Of The Mark
Dr. Julie Ponesse, erstwhile professor of ethics at Western University, has been terminated for her refusal to adhere to the Covid vaccination mandate at her school. The following is a…
A Sunday Reflection
Nothing like shining a light on the ignorant and the benighted, eh? Recommend this Post
An Eloquent, Earnest Plea
Although it will likely fall on the deaf ears that it is intended to reach, this message by Dr. Michael Warner is for the unhinged who are harassing healthcare workers.…
"I’m Fed Up"
That refrain runs through a recent piece by Bob Hepburn, but before delving into it, let me say that the phrase hardly seems adequate to what I and I’m sure…
Just A Short Note
Few would disagree that having suffered a severe vaccine reaction would justify caution about subsequent injections. Fortunately, that exemption, in the case of Covid-19 vaccines, has only very, very limited…
Boy, Are These People Ever Dim
My disdain grows deeper daily. Recommend this Post
"I’m Done"
Like many of us, Peter McMartin has had enough. He’s had enough with the anti-vaxxers, the anti-maskers, those who place their faith in what they read on the internet rather…
An Escape From The Kennel
Hopefully, they will be returned to their enclosures post-haste: The Liberal campaign is confronted by some protestors at a campaign stop in Coburg. They are yelling about freedom and vaccines…
The Frenzy For ‘Freedumb’
I suspect the majority feel the same as this letter-writer: I am disappointed with my fellow Canadians who choose not to get vaccinated, for various personal reasons each have expressed.…
A Ball And Chain Forged By Fools
I hope to be back with something new tomorrow. In the meantime, this speaks volumes: Recommend this Post
The Writing Is On The Wall (And In The Newspapers)
H/t Patrick Corrigan The is such a wealth of good letters to the editor today that I had a hard time choosing what to reproduce. They have one thing in…