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Category Archives: History and Politics
Add teachers to the “overwhelmed frontline workers” list
There may be a vaccine ready to be rolled out in some places. But it will be a long, slow process, and meanwhile in many, many places – too many places – the healthcare facilities are overflowing and the healthcare … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Odds and Ends
Tagged COVID, learning, overwhelmend, professors, stress, stress in workplace, teachers, teaching, value of teachers
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Map Monday: from Santa to animals to everything in between
In keeping with the season, I tried to find accurate maps of the round-the-world routing of Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve, but that proved very difficult. He is an elusive fellow. However, I did find some links to … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged corruption, democracies, girls' education, lions, maps, parrots, Santa, women in parliament, world maps, world peace
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Map Monday: where are our trees and why do they matter?
A few week ago Map Monday featured the challenges humans face in ensuring sufficient fresh water for all our “needs”, including the vital basic need for sources of clean water in developing countries. A critical component of keeping our water … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged clean air, Climate change, deforestation, ecological footprint, trees, world maps
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Why the U.S.-Canada border isn’t going to open any time soon – or the Atlantic Bubble
As this map and graph illustrate so clearly, many parts of the world are experiencing a frighteningly potent new wave of coronavirus cases. Different jurisdictions are trying different strategies to try to contain the spread, from tight lockdowns to government … Continue reading
Remembrance Day 2020, a year to forget as we remember those who served
As I have written on many Remembrance Days, remembering is something that our town does pretty well. We live near the largest training base in Canada, with a strong military presence and much pride in that fact. People of all … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged Canada, Remembrance Day, United Nations, World War I, World War II
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Remembering our Indigenous soldiers on the eve of Remembrance Day – a story that needs telling
I will be posting a tribute to all our soldiers on Remembrance Day tomorrow, but when I came across this sobering historical reality and fine tribute I knew I had to share it widely. These words from Ian Anderson speak … Continue reading