Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Robinson Meyer writes about the latest IPCC report on how our climate crisis endangers the land we rely on. And George Monbiot responds…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joel Connelly reports on a new B.C. study showing the breadth and depth of the effects of a climate breakdown. Reuters examines…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Cédric Durand and Razmig Keucheyan highlight the return of economic planning as a widely-recognized public policy option – while pointing out the need…
SaskParty Opposes Low Cost, Healthy Transportation
@tbeaudrymellor maybe you've no say in your party's communications, but are you embarased enough to ask them to stop mocking a zero-emission and healthy way to commute in cities? Failing…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellanous material for your mid-week reading. – David Dayen interviews Elizabeth Warren about the role of government in ensuring that the needs of people take precedence over the power of…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Luke Savage writes that the most compelling case for socialist policies is the importance of expanding on the unduly narrow definition of freedom…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Nick Hanauer discusses the futility of “educationism” which treats schools as the only factor in social outcomes without recognizing the importance of inequality…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Stephen Maher writes that Michael Cooper’s choice to give voice to the Christchurch shooter’s manifesto represents a test of Andrew Scheer’s willingness…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jeff Stein reports on Bernie Sanders’ plans to transfer power from capital to people. And PressProgress highlights the Saskatchewan Party’s continued reliance…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – CBC examines the obscene corporate subsidies doled out by Canadian governments – with Alberta ranking as the worst offender even as it also…
On buried dangers
There have been a few recent reports dealing with issues surrounding the Northern Village of Pinehouse – including a systematic refusal to answer access to information requests to which continued…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ian Austen discusses how Justin Trudeau plans to offer nothing but more of the same broken promises and favoritism for the Libs’…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stewart Elgie and Nathalie Chalifour write about the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal’s recognition of the importance of action on our climate crisis. Alexis…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – PressProgress digs into Statistics Canada’s findings about precarious work in Canada, highlighting the connection between temporary work and subpar pay and working conditions:…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Guardian offers a few expert perspectives on how to fix the U.S.’ broken economic system. And Hassan Yussuff writes that the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Karl Nerenberg writes that the ultimate test of the public’s willingness to facilitate a climate breakdown is fast approaching – but that the…
On definitive statements
Following up on this post, I’ll take a step back point out how Scott Moe’s insistence on attacking any carbon price through the courts is only enshrining in Canadian jurisprudence…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sigal Samuel reports on Gary Bloch’s work in prescribing secure incomes to address health problems arising out of poverty. And Murtada Haizer and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tom Parkin writes about the need for workers to be at the centre of a Green New Deal for Canada: Those determined to…