We Know Who He Is
Last week, we got a good look at who Pierre Poilievre is. Michael Harris writes: After jumping to the conclusion that the tragic accident at the Rainbow Bridge on Nov.…
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Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Stephanie Soucheray examines how COVID-19 can cause lasting damage to the brain even without causing severe initial symptoms, while the British Heart…
If You Are Of A Certain Age
… you will get this, the latest from Moudakis. Recommend this Post
The Alberta Pension Plan: Pierre Poilievre Weighs In
It took Danielle Smith five months to go from “Nobody is touching anyone’s pension” to “Look! It’s a shiny new APP! Albertans will get much more and it will cost…
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joins Alberta pension plan uproar, proffers weak endorsement of Canada Pension Plan
In an obvious effort to inoculate himself against being identified as an enemy of the Canada Pension Plan, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre yesterday inserted himself into the open-letter uproar…
Makes Perfect Sense To Me
What’s good for the silly goose should be good for the gander, eh? Recommend this Post
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Star’s editorial board writes that there’s still every reason to take precautions to avoid the spread of COVID-19, while Frances Ryan points…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Rebecca Leber highlights how drilling in the Arctic and other high-cost fossil fuel extraction plans are based on a sociopathic bet against any…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Apoora Mandavilli writes that cleaner air is essential to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Elizabeth Hlavinka discusses the severe impact of…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Arianna Johnson reports on new research showing how COVID-19 can continue to affect organ function long after the lungs have healed. Philip Finkelstein…
Intellectually Dishonest
A cabinet shuffle offers us an opportunity to conduct our politics differently — something, Michael Harris writes, that we desperately need to do. But Pierre Poilievre is having none of…
Straight-Pride Guy’s Disappointment
As Kermit the Frog said, it’s not easy being green. H/t Dean Blundell Recommend this Post
Just A Victim Of Circumstances?
Fate can be cruel. It is not unheard of to be going about, minding one’s own business, when a person of unknown provenance accosts you and demands a photo with…
That Kind of Change
Polls suggest that Canadians are in the mood for change. Michael Harris writes: Within its sample of 2,000 respondents, the same Abacus poll that showed an overwhelming majority wants a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Ewen Callaway writes about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic – with both a high baseline of cases, and frequent “wavelets” in…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Evelyn Lazare discusses how the refusal of the powers that be to act to mitigate an ongoing pandemic is only ensuring that its…
Ideological Soulmates
Well, it appears Pierre Poilievre, that would-be master disinformation-trafficker, has found his true soulmate in another man-child, Elon Musk. They have had a meeting of the minds when it comes…
Angry Talking Heads
When I was a teacher, it used to bother me to no end that it only took one or two ignorant, badly-behaved kids to spoil the atmosphere and discourse in…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lisa Schnirring reports on new research showing how infection with COVID-19 tends to lead to extended sick leave, while Helen Twohig et…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Umair Haque writes about the implications of facing a deliberate decline in both environmental and economic well-being for the sole purpose of facilitating…