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Posted: 2023 Feb 03
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Blogger, writer, editor, retired proposal expert, birder, kayaker, grandmother.
Load More..."[We jump from] “This problem exists” to “The gov't must solve this problem but can’t” & absolve ourselves of responsibility...We expect too little of ourselves & too [much from] gov't. But when we don’t hold [gov't] responsible [for bad] public policy we ..expect too little.."
Janet Bufton (@hayekanuck): We have high state capacity, actually—we just have to demand its use
https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/janet-bufton-we-have-high-state-capacity-actually-we-just-have-to-demand-its-use/?utm_medium=paid+social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=boostA clear and readable "big bucket" analysis.
Many provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoliMany provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoli"...we tend to believe that someone must earn our trust before we can enter into a rel'ship with them. But that’s upside down. Trust is not a precondition for cooperation; coop'n is a precondition for trust. Dependence is how we come to know who we can truly count on."
"Post-apocalyptic tales are stories about trust disguised as stories about disaster." @robkhenderson on what we can learn about human nature from @TheLastofUsHBO
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-last-of-us-reveals-the-best-of?utm_source=tfptwitter
Tag Archives: Weather
Dramatic Cool
Last week, raindrops; this week, snowflakes. In the billions. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Landscapes, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Trees, Weather
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Unreasonable, Unseasonable
Rain, rain, go away. After I get this shot. Continue reading
The Spit Test
Never give up; always dig up. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Weather
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Swish, Clang, Brr
The tnirely Canadian sensibility of the Canada Goose. Continue reading
Come Again, Another Day
Small beauties, if that’s not an oxymoron. Continue reading
The Cover of Trees Seek Not, My Precious
CBC, the Government of Canada, Desiderata, Gollum, and Yoda. Continue reading
Spinus tristis
A flash of yellow. And of hope. Continue reading
Sloganeering
Let loose the hounds of marketing. Continue reading
How Fast?
Thank goodness for differences of opinion. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Flowers, Poetry, Weather
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