#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Doug Nesbitt calls out Erin O’Toole’s bait-and-switch scheme toward the working class. And PressProgress highlights how the Cons’ policy planks for…
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ed asner, rest in power
People of my generation loved Ed Asner for his portrayal of Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, and Allan and I both remember enjoying the spinoff “Lou Grant”.*…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – J. Stacey Klutts offers a summary of the lessons we’ve already learned about the Delta variant – including the need to combine…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Tzvi Joffre reports on the C.1.2 COVID variant which is confirming that the threat posed by the coronavirus continues to change and spread.…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian takes note of new research showing that the Delta variant of COVID-19 produces more severe outcomes (including increased hospitalization rates) even…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – BBC News reports on the record COVID numbers arising in Scotland, while Josh Lynn and Carla Shynkaruk report on Charlie Clark’s call for…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – David Climenhaga offers a warning against Conservatives bearing gifts, both generally and in their plan for token representation on corporate boards. And…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Rhianna Schmunk reports on British Columbia’s application of a reinstated mask mandate. And Cameron MacLean reports on Manitoba’s plan for both mask and…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Krugman discusses the need for people who have been responsible about limiting the spread of COVID-19 to start speaking out and taking…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board discusses the need for far more Canadians to be vaccinated as part of any realistic plan to…
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…
a childhood book and a dream for humanity: in henry’s backyard (1948)
When I was a child, my family had a book called In Henry’s Backyard. My siblings and I read it repeatedly. The book tells the story of a man who…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The editorial boards of the Leader-Post and Star-Phoenix discuss the individual math which makes the case for vaccination compelling – though it’s worth…
who else turned 60 this year: celebrating the bc ndp
The great Tommy Douglaswas an MP for a BC riding in the 1960s. I recently learned that the BC NDP — the party I vote for, the party that currently…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Lauren Pelley reports on the certainty that Canada is facing a fourth major wave of COVID-19 even as right-wing governments try to proclaim…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain discuss the IPCC’s latest report confirming that some climate degradation is inevitable – but that we face…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Erika Edwards reports on a push from U.S. pediatricians to speed up the development and distribution of COVID vaccines for children due…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Holly Yan examines the growing medical recognition that children need to be protected from COVID-19 (and particularly the Delta variant). David Holtgrave et…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Brooks Fallis highlights why a strategy limited to vaccines won’t stop a fourth wave of COVID-19. The CP reports on the call…