Where Hereditary Chiefs Still Rule In Canada
While most hereditary chiefs among Canada’s FirstNations don’t have a formal role in governance there are atleast two places where they do. They are the Buffalo PointFirst Nation and the…
Education
WTF is wrong with people these days?
Into everyone’s life comes the realization that we are not young and in between the time when we were, the world has changed. Not always for the better, either. In…
Stub History
I’ve been getting rid of some accumulated paper. I found a receipt for a full year of university tuition in 1978-79: $740. I also found a paystub for my minimum…
2019 PEF Student Essay Contest is Open
The 2019 PEF Student Essay Contest is now open! Calling all Canadian students anywhere in the world and all post-secondary students in Canada who are working on papers taking a…
The Declaration of Dependence
Photo Credit: Journal of the American Revolution Faded cursive writing on a wrinkled, water-damaged sheet ofpaper is all that remains of an important counter-point to theDeclaration of Independence. The document…
Donner Canadian Foundation, prominent funder of right-wing groups, helps bankroll new ‘think tank’ closely connected to CTF
A new “think tank” with close connections to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation received $50,000 last year from the Donner Canadian Foundation, a prominent funder of right-wing ideological organizations in Canada.…
Politics in the Age of Bewilderment
The historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari says we’re living in the Age of Bewilderment, the old stories have collapsed and the new stories have not yet been written. Ms…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Guardian’s editorial board writes that there’s no excuse for political choices which leave people homeless – and no reason not to starting…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Thomas Piketty sets out a proposal to start addressing inequality across the EU. Derek Thompson discusses how the U.S.’ economy has been…
Has Jason Kenney Evolved?
The Up Series is an amazing documentary that follows the lives of 14 British children over five decades. The children were interviewed every seven years starting in 1964 when they…
Prince’s Trust Canada Helping Preserve And Revitalize Indigenous Languages
The Prince’s Trust Canada (which isthe successor to The Prince’s CharitiesCanada with the name change occurringin August) has undertaken severalinitiatives to provide books and teachingtools in a range of Native…
Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget
Over at the Behind The Numbers website, I’ve written a blog post titled “Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget.” The blog post is a summary of a recent workshop…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Anna Bawden reports on new research from the Health Foundation showing the multiple ways in which young people face the burden of growing…
Dictionary vs Dictionary.com
Did you know that doxastic is a philosophical adjective relating to an individual’s beliefs? Or that doxorubicin was an antibiotic used in treating leukemia? Or that doxy is a 16th…
Hello Ottawa!
Ms Soapbox is on her way to Ottawa. There’s a good chance she’s in the air right now squashed into a tiny little seat trying to figure out why her…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Yutaka Dirks reviews Lars Osberg’s The Age of Increasing Inequality, with a particular focus on how matters have been getting worse in recent…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Judy Paul discusses how everybody benefits from the fight against inequality: Also of interest is the levels of trust and community life were…
Start School Later so Students can Sleep in
Sleep and teenagers go together better than slicing and bread. Every teenager already knows that school starts early and it’s rather cruel to make them learn before they brains are…