Stephen Maher on Canada Election 44
Sep. 22nd, 2021 10:48 amThe title and summary of his opinion is in the URL. I'm not convinced that Mr. Maher is correct, and unsure of how much progress we're making towards building a more just society, but he has a case to make here.
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/canada-has-shifted-to-the-left/
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/canada-has-shifted-to-the-left/
How DO we "build back better"?
Dec. 1st, 2020 08:09 pmI'm listening to this installment of Ideas on CBC Radio One as I type this:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/in-a-covid-divided-world-how-to-avoid-drift-into-a-new-normal-1.5823611
Some of you are already working on your ideas of building a better "normal" than we had before the Pandemic in Progress, I know...
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/in-a-covid-divided-world-how-to-avoid-drift-into-a-new-normal-1.5823611
Some of you are already working on your ideas of building a better "normal" than we had before the Pandemic in Progress, I know...
TRANSIT: A Personal First Yesterday
Dec. 8th, 2019 08:13 amI rode the O-Train all the way between Blair and Tunney's Pasture, both ways. The first, westward leg of the trip was interrupted by a stop at Rideau Station to pick up my preferred out-of-town newspapers. But even so, a round trip by way of Line 1 was achieved. Line 2 was already taken care of due to previous errands to the South Keys Mall in the years before Line 1 was ready to roll. I might upload some of the pix I took at Tunney's to my Flickr account later today as evidence, whether that evidence is needed or not.
I do get a sense of Transitway stations becoming more...fortress-like when they get converted to add O-Train service to their repertoire. Particularly at Blair, St. Laurent, Hurdman and Tunney's is where this effect kicks in. The extra cameras, the staff on duty trying to guide passengers in the newer-to-us ways of using light passenger rail, and the longer walks required to get between buses and trains in whichever directions we need to be going. And if I want to keep musing like this, I should probably write a purpose-built essay for Spacing Ottawa on the subject.
I do get a sense of Transitway stations becoming more...fortress-like when they get converted to add O-Train service to their repertoire. Particularly at Blair, St. Laurent, Hurdman and Tunney's is where this effect kicks in. The extra cameras, the staff on duty trying to guide passengers in the newer-to-us ways of using light passenger rail, and the longer walks required to get between buses and trains in whichever directions we need to be going. And if I want to keep musing like this, I should probably write a purpose-built essay for Spacing Ottawa on the subject.
Memory Editing
Jul. 4th, 2017 05:45 amWhy am I not comforted by this news?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/erase-memories-1.4186191
Not a great way to start my morning. Or anyone else's, I suspect.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/erase-memories-1.4186191
Not a great way to start my morning. Or anyone else's, I suspect.
Following up from the earlier posting on STC...
Turns out there's at least 300 people scattered across Saskatchewan with cancer-related problems that will kick in on June 1st when STC shuts down. Thanks for nothing, o "Saskatchewan Party".
Turns out there's at least 300 people scattered across Saskatchewan with cancer-related problems that will kick in on June 1st when STC shuts down. Thanks for nothing, o "Saskatchewan Party".
...as I just saw the Winter Soldier trailer.
My compliments to the responsible parties.
So...did those boats get names to go with their pennant numbers?
My compliments to the responsible parties.
So...did those boats get names to go with their pennant numbers?
Re-reading _The Massive_ # 6 tonight...
Dec. 2nd, 2012 07:43 pmBeen re-reading The Massive # 6 today.
One thing in the text pieces got my attention.
"The Great Lakes region expanded its water-surface area by roughly 4,000 square miles. The Upper Michigan Peninsula is no more."
Thunder Bay. Nipigon. Marathon. Wawa. Sault Ste. Marie. Manitoulin Island.
Elliot Lake? Sudbury? North Bay?
Parry Sound. Snug Harbour. Penetanguishene. Wiarton.
Goderich. Sarnia. Windsor. Point Pelee. Port Stanley.
The Niagara Peninsula. Niagara Falls. St. Catharines. Hamilton. Oakville. Mississauga.
Toronto.
Oshawa. Cobourg. Belleville. Kingston. Brockville. Cornwall.
All gone too after the Crash.
Whatever it turns out to have really been.
I'll keep reading The Massive and get back to you...
One thing in the text pieces got my attention.
"The Great Lakes region expanded its water-surface area by roughly 4,000 square miles. The Upper Michigan Peninsula is no more."
Thunder Bay. Nipigon. Marathon. Wawa. Sault Ste. Marie. Manitoulin Island.
Elliot Lake? Sudbury? North Bay?
Parry Sound. Snug Harbour. Penetanguishene. Wiarton.
Goderich. Sarnia. Windsor. Point Pelee. Port Stanley.
The Niagara Peninsula. Niagara Falls. St. Catharines. Hamilton. Oakville. Mississauga.
Toronto.
Oshawa. Cobourg. Belleville. Kingston. Brockville. Cornwall.
All gone too after the Crash.
Whatever it turns out to have really been.
I'll keep reading The Massive and get back to you...