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…
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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…
Jason Kenney calls Elizabeth May, Yves-François Blanchet ‘un-Canadian,’ accuses them of ‘blaming the victim’
Now that Premier Jason Kenney has declared it “un-Canadian” to say oil is dead, I wonder if it’s OK to admit Alberta’s fossil fuel industry is on the ropes? Probably.…
NORMAL is Cancelled Due To COVID Pandemic
“Capitalism’s shield has been breached — we can now see its soul,” writes Brad Zarett in a recent article first published in Medium. Brad writes about avoiding the trap of…
COVID-19 in B.C.: British Columbia unveils four phases of plan to reopen province
NEWS FEATURES by Craig Takeuchi May 6th, 2020-5:24 PM PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA B.C. Premier John Horgan, accompanied by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian…
Maybe it’s time for Ottawa to use its power to close those meatpacking plants until their owners fix their COVID-19 mess
Now that he’s made a little progress sorting out Canada’s gun enthusiasts, maybe it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do something about those coronavirus mega-spreaders in our midst…
Simply Ghoulish
Vampire. https://t.co/oGRr8I2HhD — Gord Perks (@gordperks) May 6, 2020 Recommend this Post
Plague Update: Frugality Saves Itself
It’s become trendy to be thrifty. Frugal, even. There’s always been a case for being frugal, but now it’s more apparent to a society facing supply chain disruptions from an…
Plague Update: ReOpen Rant
You’ve probably got friends on that gosh awful Facebook website who’re clamouring to go back to normal. They want the certainty of a steady paycheque, the regular services, and plentiful…
We’re in for a Bad Wildfire Season. The Corona Virus Will Make It Worse
The parallels recall the 2003 ‘Holy Shit’ fire in Western Canada. Ed Struzik 30 Apr 2020 | The Conversation Canada Edward Struzik is the author of Firestorm: How Wildfire Will…
Tennis, anyone? Don’t you DARE!
In Victorian times, doctors had an expression: “The operation was a success, but the patient died.” Doctoring in Victorian times was a pretty iffy proposition; once they ran out of…
Why Is A Coronavirus Denier Pretending He Is A Progressive?
About three weeks ago I wrote a post looking at those who were still refusing to accept the deadly nature of Covid-19.I warned that kind of ignorance could kill us.And…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 4, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 4,2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Premier Doug Ford’s anti-profiteering push sparks almost 20,000 price-gouging complaints Detroit Students Have…
A Fairy Tale
Frank Sinatra sang that fairy tales can come true. One hopes he was right. H/t Marie Snyder Recommend this Post
The trouble with bubbles #nlpoli
Another type of Bubbles Stay in your bubble. A cute, clever little phrase that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have been hearing for weeks. We all assume it means something like protect…