Ontario Schools Opening Monday: A Collection of Responses
There is a simmering rage out there from Lecce & Moore’s reiteration of the “leaked” news of schools being in-person in five days. Of course it wasn’t truly leaked. This…
politics
Don’t Blame the Liberals
Risible rightwing piffle still circulates online about who is responsible for the rising costs of fuel and food. Conservatives and libertarians love to blame the Liberals, but that’s self-serving claptrap…
The Insurrection Index Exists to Defend American Democracy
The Insurrection Index launches today to defend democracy in the United States from internal attacks on democratic institutions. The focus of the initiative is clearly in response to, and all…
LTC Homes: Ownership Matters
Nancy Olivieri, Michael Hurley, Vivian Stamatopoulos, and Natalie Mehra explained Doug Ford’s sneaky passing of Bill 37 just before Christmas in today’s Toronto Star. They warn, “Hope to live out…
Plague Update: Sports Canary
CBC reported this morning there are 5 fewer NHL teams, yet the league is trying to soldier on instead of responding to the writing on the wall. What's up with…
The rise and rise of petrofascism
Saskatchewan is more than a Petrostate, it’s governed by Petrofascists. Surviving C21 By Julian Cribb* A new world superpower is arising. One that is unelected, borderless, controls most governments and,…
Opinion: The machine is always right in Alberta’s municipal elections — and that’s wrong
Originally published in the Calgary Herald Opinion section on November 30, 2021. The day after Calgary’s municipal elections, the results said I lost Ward 4 by 52 votes. With it…
COVID-19 PSA
A virus cannot mutate if it cannot incubate. We know how to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but we conflate and complicate perceived rights and freedoms w/ public health mandates…
Sidewalk Tax? You Must Jest?
Yes, the www.sidewalktax.ca is a jest, it’s poking fun at the Saskatchewan Governmenet in a way that might pique your interest if you’re just an average driver going about your…
Release: DJ Kelly forced to withdraw application for Ward 4 Calgary City Council election judicial recount
For Immediate Release: November 25, 2021 – Calgary, Alberta DJ Kelly, candidate for Calgary City Council in Ward 4, is announcing the formal withdrawal of the judicial recount application for…
Ward 4 judicial recount request filed
Last week I filed an application for a judicial recount of the recent election for councillor in Ward 4 and today we’ve heard the application has been received. The way…
Media Making Moe Not A Monster
Speaking of people who've lost touch, @MMandryk defends Merriman and Moe, saying his comment won't go over well with people who want to vilify the "monsters who don't care", but…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
I don’t know how else to interpret today’s media event wherein UNIFOR National President Jerry Dias and OPSEU President Smokey Thomas appeared in Milton praising Doug Ford’s plan to increase…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
I don’t know how else to interpret today’s media event wherein UNIFOR National President Jerry Dias and OPSEU President Smokey Thomas appeared in Milton praising Doug Ford’s plan to increase…
Big Box Stores Remove Products Used to Violate Human Rights
Two of the largest retail chains in the United States have stopped the sale of Chinese-made surveillance products used by the Chinese government to violate human rights. This move to…
Greenland Bans Oil Extraction
Greenland will no longer allow exploration for new oil fields in their territorial waters and newly exposed land. Climate change obviously impacts the country greatly with their ice fields melting…
Request for a recount
Ward 4 has its unofficial results and the gap between the incumbent and myself is only 52 votes. We are in the process of making an application for a recount…
Dealing With Lemmings, and The Delusional
“Never underestimate the power of denial.” – American Beauty” Cowards can never be moral.” – Gandhi “The world is a dangerous place, not because evil people do terrible things, but…
What side are you on? And are you sure?
I have always been, and always will be, on the side of the anti-fascists and anti-authoritarians. At present, in 2021, that represents about 30% of the people. That may sound…
On The Use & Abuse Of History
A typical account of history is presented in the video linked below, and here are some reflections on it, and on the general practice, or malpractice, of professional historians, and…