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Saturday Snap – The Risks of Doing An Election-Themed Display

I mean I’m not personally a fan of the guy but we happened to have Justin Trudeau’s autobiography in our collection so I put it on an election-themed display I did (along with a range of books about various topics and issues that are important to supporters of all parties this election season. I also […]

¶ Posted 19 October 2019 § Canada § Humour § Library § Politics § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, history

Perhaps The Single Richest Irony of the Current Federal Election?

The most ironic (and frustrating and hypocritical) thing in this entire election is Liberal supporters who are saying a vote for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP is somehow a vote for Andrew Scheer – as if they hadn’t made electoral reform a *major* plank of their last platform (a platform that got them elected because […]

¶ Posted 15 October 2019 § Canada § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, rant

Music Monday – “It’s just spend a buck to make a buck/You don’t really give a flying fuck/About the people in misery”

“Call It Democracy” – Bruce Cockburn

¶ Posted 07 October 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § Politics ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: economics, history, language

The Changing Nature of Freedom of Expression: Banning Books Is Anachronistic But Challenges Remain

Good article from The National Post about the changing nature of the debate around Freedom of Expression. What remains is that challenges still come from all sides of the political spectrum. …the bulk of work on freedom of expression is shifting from people who fruitlessly complain about books to attacks on journalists and bloggers. Also […]

¶ Posted 02 October 2019 § Canada § Censorship § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, language, philosophy

Some Thoughts on Thomas Cook’s Collapse and the Possible Impacts on Worldwide Tourism

As someone who loves visiting all-inclusive resorts (and frequently meets overseas guests while there including many who probably traveled with Thomas Cook), I’ve been watching the collapse of the 178 year old travel agency with with great interest. Some thoughts: * Some are calling this the first “Brexit Bankruptcy“, a result of uncertainty caused by […]

¶ Posted 24 September 2019 § Jobs § Sad § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, economics, holiday, travel

My Daughter Could Teach The Prime Minister A Thing Or Two About Acceptable Facial Makeup!

¶ Posted 22 September 2019 § Canada § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Politics § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, history

Saturday Snap – The (Nightmare) When You’re Back in High School #cndpoli #elxn43

It’s referring to the high school he attended, not the private school he taught at. But the title of the prologue in a recent biography published about Justin Trudeau with his participation is pretty ironic given the recent brownface scandal that broke when a picture of Trudeau wearing makeup to look like Aladdin during an […]