This week I had roughly twenty articles that I thought
were worth reading. Unfortunately for my list I’ve decided to stick to my
rigorous “No More Than 7!” rule. Therefore go to the major newspapers in Canada
and check out some of the great reads they offer this week.
Carly Weeks’ article in the Globe and Mail on bullying received quite a bit of attention this week. Ms. Weeks describes growing up and being relentlessly bullied and how no one
seemed to intervene. Her article, while not expressly doing it, calls out the
Bystander Effect. Put another way, the only way for evil to succeed in this
world is for good men and women to stand by and do nothing. Bullying is a
pernicious and vile social disease, and while we may never get rid of it, we
should shame it into a corner.
I have trimmed back how much I talk about global issues a
lot on this blog, but this article really caught my attention. Recent elections in Russia were marred by fraud and abuse. Putin’s party won huge majorities, it appears, illegitimately. The details of
the story are shocking.
It is hard not to draw a line from Premier McGuinty’s resignation and the overall health of the Liberal brand. There are currently leadership races in Newfoundland and Labrador, New
Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia (probably),
and the federal party. I have been looking for work, and the Liberals are
hiring all over the country, but I would prefer a job with a future.
The Toronto Standard is doing an interesting series
looking at the future of Toronto. The first in the five-part series looks at the city as a whole, particularly
its skyline and the way people will live. There are really amazing images of
what Toronto will look like in just a few years time. The Manhattanization of
Toronto is well underway.
Mark Jarvis dismantles the Ontario prorogation story quite nicely here. Jarvis quotes Peter Russell, noted Canadian constitutional expert, on the
prorogation. Russell’s full remarks can be found here.
When pundits and journalists discuss Mr. McGuinty’s
record and legacy they often point to education as one of the beacons of
success. This article in the Globe and Mail examines how long-lasting that legacy might be. McGuinty’s educational successes have come at great costs, and the need to curb
the deficit might mean they will all disappear.
As a big nerd, lover of space, and person who deep down
hopes to colonize another planet one day, this was the greatest news ever.
Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting the nearest star to our sun. Earth-like is generous because it is a surface of burning rock, but it’s the
right size!
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