“I’d do anything for my kids” … except leave them a world they can live in

Harry Shannon Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted in a press conference today that he won’t change his government’s climate policy.  “We mine and export coal, and burn it here to produce electricity.  It’s just too important for the economy not to do it,” he said. When reporters asked him about the future fo…

News Flash! Province to remove number ‘13’ from crossing countdowns.

Harry Shannon Premier Doug Ford today announced what he called ‘a new world-leading safety measure.’  In a first, Ontario will in future not allow the number ‘13’ on traffic signals.  Currently, when traffic lights show pedestrians how long they have before the lights will change, ‘13’ appears if the countdown is longer th…

Resiliency – My satirical letter in the Toronto Star

. Some background: The Ontario government has announced that it will increase the average class size for high schools. It's a cost-saving measure that many fear will lead to poorer education for children. But the Minister of Education claimed that it's going to increase the resiliency of the students, so it's a good policy. Here's my lette…