Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sascha Pare reports on the growing recognition that methane emissions could trigger “termination” events which see tundra turn into tropical savannah. And Robson…
Education
The Royal St. John’s Regatta
Photo Credit: Ken Eckert The Royal St. John’s Regatta is North America’s oldest annualsporting competition. It also has had interesting ties to themonarchy since its earliest days. 1818 The earliest…
When Education Becomes Perverted
“If you’re not straight, white, and conservative, it doesn’t feel safe” – Raineesha Day, California teacher. Having had a career as a teacher, I have always believed in educations’s mitigating…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Claire Pomeroy writes that the establishment’s refusal to stop the transmission of COVID-19 has created a desperate need to account for the…
Prince William, Noblesse Oblige, and Ending Homelessness
Earlier this week Prince William announced his plan to end homelessness in the United Kingdom. The initiative is called ‘Homewards’ and takes inspiration from a similar program in Finland, which…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jessica Wildfire writes about the desperation to return to some past normal (stoked of course by the people who profit from it)…
Bring Out Yer Band! *clang* Bring Out Yer Band! *clang*
When you learn music, your hemispheres fire off together, and since you’re not just sitting there listening to a lecture, you’re also doing some fine motor function (and/or gross motor…
A Word of Advice…
We’re still trying to make sense of this election. There’s no question Rachel Notley’s NDP made phenomenal gains against the UCP. They pulled in 776,000 votes (157,000 more than they…
Saskatoon Hate
2 Catholic school administrators did damage to their city’s reputation by discouraging teachers and then parents from allowing their kids to attend a welcoming and inclusive space at a corporate…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Nicolas Banholzer et al. study the dramatic impact of COVID-19 measures in schools – with a mandatory mask policy reducing transmission by nearly…
When They Start Talking About Ideologies And Agendas
… you generally know where they are coming from. “We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia. The sexualization agenda is robbing children of their innocence.” “I am…
Justin Trudeau’s Partial About Face on the Monarchy
Photo Credit: Reuters I have, for a while now, been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the monarchy. Perhaps, surprisingly, he has done several positive things for the…
Coronation Cost Too Much? Its A Steal At Double The Price.
The King’s coronation this past Saturday went off without a hitch and frankly was a beautifulaffair. It is hard to believe that the British were once held to be rather…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Gregg Gonsalves writes that rather than spurring the development of more effective public health mechanisms, the COVID-19 pandemic has instead seen massive…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Martha Lincoln and Anne Sosin discuss the lack of sustained improvement in the social conditions which exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Canadian Emblem for the Coronation of King Charles III
With less than a month to go before thecoronation there has been an increase in government announcements in regards to the various aspects of thecelebration. The Department of Canadian Heritage…
The Ins & Outs of the Royal Lives Clause
Contract law is boring. But it is boredom built upon a strong foundation of people trying to mediate their relationships with each other via law rather than force. This makes…
Budget ’23: The Same Old Razzle Dazzle (with sprinkles on top)*
I’m not sure what Trevor Tombe did that caused Danielle Smith to say he was becoming one of her favourite economists, but it certainly wasn’t this. In a recent article…
A Collection of Loyal Quotes: Part Six
“I do not consider myself to be a rabid monarchist. I am pretty laissez-faire aboutour relationship with the monarchy. It doesnot bother me in my day-to-day workings,not only as a…