A Big Fall
The Greeks were well-familiar with the concept of hamartia, which can be defined as follows: The term hamartia derives from the Greek ἁμαρτία, from ἁμαρτάνειν hamartánein, which means “to miss…
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Affordable housing, homelessness and the upcoming federal budget
I’ve written a ‘top 10’ overview of things to know about affordable housing and homelessness, as they relate to Canada’s upcoming federal budget. The overview is based on the affordable…
3D Printing Respirators to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Italian health care system finds itself short on parts due to the influx of COVID-19 patients. Due to the nature of the virus people with it are more likely…
What are the Chances We’ll Learn Anything from This?
It’s fascinating to watch behaviours now that we’re stuck together in limbo. In my little house, we are all perfectly healthy; we’re just more together. This should be a piece…
Federal Support Package: The Pros, the Cons, and the Next Shoe to Drop
Here are some quick thoughts on the extensive package of emergency measures announced today by Prime Minister Trudeau, Finance Minister Morneau, and Bank of Canada Governor Poloz: The Pros: The…
From The Ministry Of Truth
Pay no attention to the left side of your screens. Goldstein has been very busy. This video on Fox News messaging around the coronavirus is really something. They are truly…
With COVID-19 in Alberta, Health Minister Tyler Shandro caves to docs on ‘complex billing’ battle
As Lyndon B. Johnson famously explained, in politics, chicken poop can turn over night into chicken salad. Those weren’t exactly the words used by the late United States Senator from…
Singularity University Online Conference on COVID-19 Happening Today
It’s free and you can attend from all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow and we all need to do our part to help our communities. Step…
Alberta COVID-19 cases rise to 74; UCP to push budget through; Jason Kenney visits the airport
Faced with the embarrassment of having to rewrite Alberta’s budget to acknowledge economic reality and public health necessity in the midst of a global pandemic or stick with one that…
Oil Capitals Hunker Down
To Calgarians, the city is starting to feel like a punching bag. Its primary industry suffers one body blow after another. Oil prices crashed at the end of 2014 as…
BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s Update
Dr Bonnie Henry Here’s what to know about the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. on March 16, 2020. Check back here for more updates throughout the day. THEPROVINCE.COM COVID-19: Here’s…
Play Games and use Your Computer to Fight COVID-19
Without a doubt these are exceptional times; I cannot think of another moment in history in which capitalist democracies basically put their economies on hold to protect people. COVID-19 is…
Community transmission of COVID-19 seen in Alberta; all classes cancelled; no layoffs of health workers — for now
Community transmission of COVID-19 is now taking place in Alberta as numbers of cases grew by 17 over the past 24 hours to 56, Premier Jason Kenney told the province’s…
COVID-19: A Study in Leadership
“The first role of government is to help people in crisis or need. That’s why we have government.”– John McCain Crisis separates the leaders from wannabes. We will be watching…
Can Public School Teachers Teach from Home?
Last Thursday, after getting a series of emails from the school board and OSSTF about concerns with many students travelling over the March Break and returning with an incubating virus…
Can Jason Kenney pass the UCP budget, prorogue the Legislature, and get out of town before COVID-19 really hits the fan?
Beware the Ides of March! It’ll be interesting to see if Premier Jason Kenney can find a way to pass his budget, prorogue the Legislature, and get the heck outta…
A Corona Public Service Announcement
Some good advice here: Recommend this Post
Covid-19: How To Prevent Our Hospitals From Collapsing
The great Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder drew that one seventeen years ago, during the SARS outbreak. But it works just as well today.For it reflects what many people all…