the 2020-21 Alberta budget
I’ve written a ‘top 10’ overview of the 2020-21 Alberta budget, tabled on February 27. The link to the overview is here.
Education
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bethany Lindsay reports on the start of B.C.’s inquiry into money laundering through casinos. And PressProgress offers a reminder as to how the…
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information concerning research at their public education institution. All universities, colleges and schools should be fonts of knowledge, including facts about who…
Oil Men on Net Zero Energy
I don’t think I want to bother hearing what they have to say. What will 3 oil men tell you about Net Zero capabilities of Sask? Quite likely nothing of…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joseph Stiglitz writes about the need to cultivate solidarity as an alternative to neoliberal selfishness. And Chuck Collins reminds us how the very…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Anand Giridharadas writes that with Bernie Sanders in position to win the Democratic nomination for president, the U.S.’ election will answer the question…
Family Day Alberta Style
Tomorrow is Family Day in Alberta. While we wait for Jason Kenney’s Family Day announcement extolling the virtues of the family and maybe throwing in a reference to Albertans as…
… And Now We Indoctrinate Our Children
As if we needed yet another example of Albertans’ deep denial of global warming. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange claims she is receiving reports from parents of “extremist views” being taught…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Gabriel Winant reviews Matt Stoller’s Goliath, and discusses in the process the importance of challenging the assumptions capitalism as a system rather…
In Search of Efficiencies in Higher Education…or something…
“The greatest waste now confronting us is not one of money but of human possibilities.” – John Maynard Keynes Ms Soapbox is concerned that the recent announcement by Mr Nicolaides,…
In Ontario, People Support Education
vote Educators in Ontario are currently on rolling strikes because the provincial Conservative government has chosen to weak havoc on the education system. Since they’ve been elected they’ve sliced and…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Joseph Stiglitz points out that a few gross numbers based on top-end wealth can’t change the reality that Donald Trump’s economy has…
The Book List
The year 2020 is almost upon us. We know there are tough times ahead. But we need to remember we’re not alone. Others much smarter than us have traveled this…
Murray Sinclair has tried for years to shock Canada into confronting colonialism. He’s not done yet
ILLUSTRATION BY AGATA NOWICKA Originally published by the Globe and Mail By GEOFFREY YORK PUBLISHED DECEMBER 23, 2019 After leading landmark inquiries on racism in Manitoba, residential schools and…
Is This a Time for Hope?
It’s hard to find hope when so many Albertans are hurting. It’s even more difficult when you realize Alberta’s own government is the source of their pain. Nevertheless, there is…
Greta Thunberg Speaks At World Leaders Climate Summit at COP25
Please take a few minutes to listen. It is crucially important.RH ?
Sophists And Today?
Aaron Sorkin’s television show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip aired in 2006. Already, the show feels somewhat dated and when watching it with our children my husband and I…
Addiction and recovery: time for progressive strategies?
Mural artwork by Smokey D. in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Smokey lost his friend to a fentanyl overdose in 2017 and began painting murals depicting fentanyl overdose tragedies. Canada is clearly…
Towards a Green Social Democratic Economy
Background/Context Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation,…
The Royal Veterans
As people around the world commemorate Remembrance Day we remember the sacrifices and bravery of our armed forces. The fact I can sit at my computer in rural New Brunswick…