An Accelerated Deterioration
With the exception of his mindless cheerleaders and coterie of sycophants, it is obvious to the world that Donald Trump has led the United States into a steep, perhaps irreversible,…
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When Jason Kenney Told Off China and It Backfired
Covid-19 upended everything. No one knows whether the world will snap back to “normal” like an elastic band or be gone forever. Economists, futurists, and historians are all over the…
I Rest My Case
Yesterday I offered, shall we say, an unflattering appraisal of the American ‘character’ and psyche. Further evidence supporting that assessment is to be found in the following video: Perhaps those…
If COVID-19 proves anything, it’s that Ernst & Young was out to lunch when it recommended privatizing Carewest and Capital Care
Does anyone remember the $2-million “review” of Alberta Health Services by Ernst & Young launched a year ago by the United Conservative Party Government? Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Alberta…
From Pandemic to Political Pandemonium
A man wearing a facemask sits on the subway. Photo by Jacques Paquier/Flickr. This is the second in a seven-part, multi-week series of commentary on the COVID-19 crisis entitled WHAT…
An Armchair Analysis
One of the benefits (and, to be honest, drawbacks) of having a blog is the freedom it confers on the owner. He or she can write on a range of…
Plague Update: Are We Going To Give Up?
WHO wants people to be aware that there’s no assured victory against COVID-19. I still think it’s possible to eradicate it, but it will take a global effort that surpasses…
Teaching Online – a Month in Review
A recent poll of Canadian students aged 10-17 found that, “When it comes to online classes, most say they’re keeping up (75%) but are largely unmotivated (60%) and disliking the…
Ferkakte #nlpoli
In the past 36 days, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has reported no new cases of CVD-19 on 21 of them. Three weeks worth of zero. More than a…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of May 11, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of May 11, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on May…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 11, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 11, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: UPDATED: Everything you need to know about CERB, EI and income support…
Coronavirus has U.S. physicians eyeing politics — will COVID-19 and the UCP’s War on Doctors spur the same thing here?
The New York Times reported yesterday how the coronavirus crisis is prodding a wave of mostly progressive American physicians to enter politics. Many are women and most have connected the…
Kenney Rejects Notley’s Request for a Public Inquiry. Why?
At last count there have been 1,550 Covid-19 infections and three deaths connected with the Cargill, JBS and Harmony Beef meatpacking plants in Alberta. This is frightening in a province…
The Long Read part 2
In my previous post I wrote about reading during the lockdown, particularly delving into some longer reads like War and Peace. This time gives us ample opportunity to tackle books…
OPINION Making history: How a pandemic took the world by surprise
Originally published by the Globe and Mail OPINION Making history: How a pandemic took the world by surprise The world will be different after the COVID-19 crisis, historian Margaret…
We’re Getting Re-opened in the Morning!
I’m picturing Alfred Doolittle singing that title. Here’s a rundown of my facebook page, where information mainly comes in images, saved here for the memories of what it was like…
This Puts Things Into Perspective
Don’t cha think? How to testing pic.twitter.com/y9iwLK0N12 — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 9, 2020 Recommend this Post
Politics and Pandemics
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro wears a face mask during a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by the Palácio do Planalto/Flickr. The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming…