Inside Laurentian University’s demise
In April 2021, Laurentian University announced plans to cut 58 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs and lay off more than 120 faculty. As Ron Srigley writes, this move signaled the…
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How historical happenstance resulted in the Québécois being ruled by the same monarch they would have had anyways if they had never left France
The Québécois are, as a rule, not fond of the monarchy. Poll after poll bear this out. Its not so much that Québécois dislike the Queen or, arguably, even the…
And The Answer Is …
Education. Well, it’s part of the answer anyway. And the question? How does society mount a serious effort to combat racism in its many forms, be it directed against Muslims,…
In Flanders Fields? It’s time to encourage another generation of school kids to read some better poems from the Great War
A civilization that forgets its poetry is barely worthy of the name. Like fiction and unlike non-fiction, poetry is how a culture’s most profound truths are told. Unlike fiction, poetry…
Pingkian: Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-Imperialist Education, Vol.6 No. 1 (September 2021) – Now available on LeftWingBooks.net!
This journal will be available to ship in early November pingkian noun \pi?-k?-?n\ * flint * nom de plume of revolutionary Emilio Jacinto * metaphor for struggle From the Philippines,…
Queen & Governor General’s Statements on the First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
“I join with all Canadians on this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to reflect on the painful history that Indigenous peoples endured in residential schools in Canada, and…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Sam Hammond argues that we should expect our federal parties to strengthen public education in the wake of a pandemic which has…
Fundy Royal 2021 Candidate Profiles
The following is a survey of the party candidates running in the riding of Fundy Royal on the topic of the monarchy. It is mostly for my own use as…
Pinpointing the exact day a Taliban return in Afghanistan became inevitable
The world was shocked earlier this month when the Taliban effortlessly retook control of Afghanistan. Ever since a great deal of ink has been spilled trying to explain why. Some…
Plague Update: Was Hoping Not To Do More Of These
Moe’s ending of restrictions and having the Roughriders hold super-spreader events has put the province into a pickle. School hasn’t even re-opened yet, and the numbers are already approaching the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Scott Larson reports on the continually rising number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. Lauren Pelley discusses the likelihood that even fully-vaccinated…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mickey Djuric reports on Saskatchewan’s alarmingly high rate of positive COVID-19 tests as students prepare to return to school. And Heidi Atter reports…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board recognizes that any responsible government would be continuing to apply public health rules to prevent a…
Statement by Chairman Finch of the Monarchist League of Canada
REPUBLICANISM WILL NOT HELP WITH RECONCILIATION In the aftermath of the horrific discoveries of the bodies of Indigenous children at former residential schools across the country, Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Lauren Pelley surveys the latest on COVID-19 – including the reality that viral variants and different affected populations are resulting in it presenting…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tavia Grant writes that a year and half of experience have confirmed that the most important element in reducing the workplace spread of…
American Charities May Legally Have to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Student groups have long called for their educational institutions to divest from the destructive fossil fuel industry (and ideally reinvest in renewables). This passionate demand from students has seen success…
Fighting Racism in Kenney’s Alberta
Sometimes it pays to sit through a 53 minute 42 second Kenney press conference because something unexpected will happen at the very end. In this case it happened at the…
Jason Kenney’s Thoughts on Residential Schools
The only reason I’m going to mention the Sky Palace scandal in the same post as the deaths of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school in Kamloops BC…
Happy Victoria Day
Happy Victoria Day! It is amazing how much difference a year makes. This time last May Canada was still coming to terms with what fighting Covid-19 would look like (even…