Harry Shannon
Hamilton, Ontario has three public golf courses owned by the city. One of the city’s councillors would like to convert at least one of the courses into more widely used green space – regular parkland, sports fields, etc.
The local paper, the Hamilton Spectator, ran a story about it last Friday (September 27). I sent them th…
What if food banks closed?
Harry Shannon
About 10 days ago, workers with a courier company held a food drive. They dropped off good-size bags at people's homes. Everyone was asked to put non-perishable foods in the bags, which the workers collected. (The company is called Purolator. I don't think it's a smart idea to include 'lator' in your name if you are competing to d…
“Israel has always sought a peace settlement.” Really?
Harry Shannon
I keep hearing people saying that Israel has always been ready to reach a peace settlement with Palestinians, but there’s no “Partner for Peace.” This argument is best exemplified by former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban’s sly and often-repeated saying that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an oppor…
Falling behind
Harry Shannon
Like everyone else, I get too many emails. You know, spam, phishing, ads, promotions, etc. – and occasionally ones I actually want to read. It’s partly my own fault; at some times that I don’t remember, I signed up to various websites.
So the other day I decided to cancel ones that I am only vaguely interested in and cert…
Responsibility for the war is not one-sided
Harry Shannon
An Opinion article I wrote, published in the Hamilton Spectator.
On October 7, I nearly lost my brother and sister.
My brother lives with his wife on Kibbutz Saad, near the Gaza border. That weekend, my sister was visiting from Jerusalem. Saad is right in the middle of some 20 or so villages and kibbutzim which were attacked…
BDS is not antisemitic
There was an OpEd in the Hamilton Spectator recently on BDS (the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel). There’s been a campaign attacking Sara Jama, an MPP (member of the Ontario legislature) who is black and wheelchair-bound. She’s a supporter of BDS (the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel), hence…
Exclusive: Courthouse mystery solved!
Slabs on side of new building are part of government’s radical new policy on crime
Harry Shannon
People passing by the new Toronto Courthouse in downtown Toronto have been puzzled by the slabs extending from the east side of the building (shown in the photo). ProbablyMaybe can now reveal their purpose. They are an integral part of …
Mass clear out of books from Florida schools
Harry Shannon
Florida schools continue to allow parents to decide which books can remain in the libraries of the state’s public schools.
Since Governor Ron DeSantis announced the new policy, many groups, especially Christian organizations, have demanded the removal of most books from the shelves.
This includes almost all the English cla…
Emitting carbon to reduce carbon emissions??
Harry Shannon
Some years ago, McDonald’s in Canada had an ad campaign using the line: “There’s a little McDonald’s in everyone.” Meaningless, of course, but I assume it worked to sell their food (or, as some people would argue, their ‘food’).
Then the Toronto Star ran an article about how the population is getting too fat becau…
Fox Corporation revises staff training
Harry Shannon
Fox Corporation will change the training its employees receive when they start work. The primary focus will be on how to avoid being caught in a lie or a criminal offence. The move follows two recent scandals involving Fox.
The first is now well known. Rupert Murdoch, the founder and chair of the board of Fox, has acknowledged …