An Eerie Consensus
If there is anything we can say with certainty about our times is that they are very uncertain. Covid-19 has turned a lot of things on its head and we’ve…
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Covid Journal, May 13, 2020
We all eat. It’s time we ate better. Michael Pollan’s article about how our food system is failing us is a worthy read.
Plague Update: Are We Going To Give Up?
WHO wants people to be aware that there’s no assured victory against COVID-19. I still think it’s possible to eradicate it, but it will take a global effort that surpasses…
Covid Journal, May 12, 2020
The future of food – some summary points from Rabobank.
Our Border Dilemma
All over the country we’re starting to see a slow re-opening of many parts of society as we adjust to living with Covid-19. Every province is taking different approaches, some…
Electing women.
When the wife was having a Zoom meeting the other day with her book club, she used my computer. For some reason, I could not load Zoom on her laptop.…
An Ugly Manitoban Birthday Snub
As a keen observer of politics all over the place, it has been interesting for me to watch how certain political leaders have managed to respond to the Covid-19 global…
Covid Journal, May 11, 2020
Normal isn’t forward. What’s your town / province / government doing to help move us forward?
Talking Leaders Responsibility to Set the Example with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Doug Ford flaunting Covid-19 health rules…
Selfish Pandemic Grandstanding Coming to Queen’s Park
During the battle against Covid-19 we’ve seen very few examples of poor behaviour when it’s come to our political leaders working together. We’ve seen some in Ottawa involving partisan spats…
A 100% virus-free blog
The things you notice while you have nothing else to do. The other day, I was having my daily glass of beer with my wife. (This requires some explaining. We…
Talking the Latest on the Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the latest on the provinces beginning to…
Not Helping the Team: The Chilliwacky Trustee
Through out our fight against Covid-19 we’ve seen so many people rise to the challenge of these times, make big sacrifices and do whatever they can to help their communities.…
A New Tension in the Workplace
It’s almost hard to believe that for many of us we’re starting our third month living with the measures to fight Covid-19. It was two months ago today that Ontario…
Covid Journal, May 10, 2020
Moving forward … green, maybe with Musk (?) and the best description of Trump ever.
Distance Yourself From Evil, Not People
The Boycott Big Tech Movement Begins Here First rule: Question everything, and think for yourself. Second rule: Don’t support your slavers. (Gandhi, MLK and Thoreau would understand. It’s time for…
The cull.
Just memories for Mothers’ Day. Mother used to tell us six children that when her time came, she would expect us to send her off on her own ice flow.…
Covid Journal, May 9, 2020
Another US-lead failed coup and more about fake food.
The Plague: Then & Now
Europe did not respond well to the biggest plague in its history, in 1347-1351, to put it mildly – with anti-semitism, pogroms, scapegoating, witch trials, burning heretics at the stake,…
The Good, The Bad and the Connie
When the history of Canada’s fight against Covid-19 is written, after all of this is done, part of that history will tell the tale of those who shone in this…