Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Zak Vescera reports on the Moe government’s full awareness that their elimination of public health measures would produce exactly the spike in cases…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Christine Gibson writes about the need to start seriously fighting against the dangers posed by a climate breakdown, rather than merely hoping…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sarath Peiris rightly calls out Scott Moe and his government for making it a goal to punish the poor within Saskatchewan. – Marco…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC News reports on the public health officers begging Saskatchewan’s provincial government to stop the spread of COVID-19 as our health care…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ed Yong discusses how the field of public health has been marginalized by the false assumption that the task of keeping people…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Monique Beals reports on Anthony Fauci’s recognition that attacks directed against him are based solely on denialists’ hostility toward the truth, while Mike…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Amativa Banerjee writes about the cognitive dissonance involved in living through the COVID-19 pandemic. And Ian Sample reports on scientists’ recognition that…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ricky Leong discusses the complete lack of any reasonable explanation for the UCP’s failure to protect the health of Albertans in the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Carrie Tait reports on the spate of readmissions of COVID-19 patients to Alberta hospitals, while Zak Vescera points out the large number…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Smriti Mallapaty reports on new research suggesting that vaccines provide only partial protection against the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Sarath…
Plague Update: Moe’s Killing People
“Minister Merriman, like Premier Moe, seems incapable of either hindsight or foresight. Our government must understand that a combination of strategies is required, rather than relying on vaccination alone.” Sask.'s…
The difficult journey upstream
One of the signature messages of Ryan Meili’s work in activism and politics has been the concept of upstream thinking – described in extremely brief form here: To imagine a…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Danny Westneat discusses Steven Taylor’s work on the psychology of pandemics which has proven prescient as we’ve responded to COVID-19. And Umair…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Umair Haque discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has been turned into a cash cow to be extended for profit, rather than a public…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Steven Lewis writes about the increased COVID risk Saskatchewan is facing as a result of Scott Moe’s refusal to govern. And Duane…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Lynn Giesbrecht talks to Alexander Wong about the Moe government’s refusal to prepare for a fourth wave of COVID-19 that’s been readily obvious…
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…
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…
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…