Groundhog Day
The truckers’ convoy has once again brought to surface the false claim that vaccines are mandatory for students at public schools. It is especially painful to see prominent journalists peddling…
Unfunny Comedy
A poll showed that 27% of Canadians support jail time for the unvaccinated – but the government’s policy specifically says that ‘informed consent’ of prison inmates is required for vaccination.…
Measuring Misery
The combined effect of ever-rising healthcare spending AND ever-lengthening wait times is a complex form of misery that, if quantified, can help us work to improve our healthcare system. Here…
‘Jiziya’ Tax On The Unvaxxed
By announcing a separate tax on unvaccinated Quebecers, Premier Legault effectively declared his Covid policies as State Religion – those who don’t convert to it must be penalized. They are…
Canadian Healthcare is NOT Underfunded
Many Canadians are convinced that the shortcomings of our healthcare system are primarily – if not solely - due to insufficient funding. But official data shows that this is not…
Canada’s Healthcare Spending Drives Poverty
In 46 years, our healthcare spending went up from $1 out of every $14.29 of GDP to $ 1 out of every $7.87 of GDP. This means we have 45%…
Pushing Ahead On Grassy Narrows
In 6 months+ of my pushing on the issue, Ford gov’t & opposition MPP’s have evinced no interest in implementing the mercury remediation plan at Grassy Narrows. Here’s my proposal…
The Covid Carousel
Today’s announcement of re-imposition of various restrictions by the Ontario government feels like a carousel ride – no matter how much you ‘move forward’, you end up in the same…
Transition Troubles
If past is any guide, humans will transition from fossil fuels as the main source of energy at some point. But the current push for transition suffers from 4 crucial…