Monthly Archives: May 2023

“Far from trad wives being a niche subculture confined to internet chatrooms, the movement’s core tenets have gripped mainstream politics – and women and their allies should stop at nothing to defend their hard-won rights.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/31/white-supremacy-trad-wives-far-right-feminist-politics?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-what-i-saw-riding-the-505-dundas-streetcar-in-toronto/

Many editorials are over the top. This one is over the top in a particularly British way. No one does sarcasm like the Brits and this piece is truly funny. As I think about it though, along with the other … Continue reading →

It turns out that it’s 80% about helping the hostage’s manage their emotions. “Often, Walker says, the feelings provoked in us by other people are telling us something about ourselves. “Everybody wants to blame the other person for quote-unquote ‘triggering’ … Continue reading →

“Canada’s temperature is increasing roughly twice as fast as the global average.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wmo-report-1-5-degrees-what-about-canada-1.6847161

In the US, bullies hide behind free speech rights to intimidate people and profit from misinformation. Placing limits on free speech is fraught with danger and no solution is perfect. In Canada, we have laws against spreading hate. In the … Continue reading →

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canadian-chamber-of-commerce-has-a-new-tool-to-democratize-data-and/

There does not seem to be much there if the conservatives ran out of questions during Alexandre Trudeau’s testimony. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alexandre-trudeau-foundation-wherry-analysis-1.6831669

But why? https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/sask-politics/moe-says-sask-has-tools-that-we-can-use-to-challenge-clean-energy-targets

Interestingly, he is saying that Google has acted responsibly, but he is worried about where the tech will go. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/geoffrey-hinton-godfather-of-a-i-quits-google