Of course, if you live in North America and the United Kingdom you simply can’t ignore how COVID-19 ripped through “long term care” or “nursing homes” drop-off depots for the immobile and those suffering from some form of dementia. Is this our fate and it could well be since Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the thirdContinue reading ““It is Not Over Yet”: Making the best of an unpleasant situation; Toronto Hot Docs”
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“Hell or Clean Water”: Not in Canada You Say! Toronto Hot Docs Festival
Yes you have seen huge islands of floating plastic in the ocean but this sort of pollution can’t happen in Canada. Right? Well perhaps we don’t have huge islands of plastic washing up on the shores of provinces that have oceans. But” Hell or Clean Water” certainly exposes that on the coast of Newfoundland, particularlyContinue reading ““Hell or Clean Water”: Not in Canada You Say! Toronto Hot Docs Festival”
“Black Jesus”: A complicated story: Toronto Hot Docs
It is hard not to hear on the television these days about thousands of migrants from Africa, Syria, Libya and many other countries making a desperate sea voyage to land on the shores of Italy, Spain or Greece. Often they are portrayed as victims of wars and civil strife but the truth may be mostContinue reading ““Black Jesus”: A complicated story: Toronto Hot Docs”
“Faceless”: Disturbing documentary but not surprising: Toronto Hot Docs
On July 1st 1997 the United Kingdom’s lease on Hong Kong (HK) expired and political control was handed over to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC and the UK agreed the way of life in HK was to remain unchanged for 50 years with a democratically elected local government, free speech and anContinue reading ““Faceless”: Disturbing documentary but not surprising: Toronto Hot Docs”
“Wuhan Wuhan”; Just like us: Toronto Hot Docs Festival
I will admit throughout this “Wuhan Wuhan” documentary I had a few flashbacks to that smirking ex-President of the United States Trump with his sneering comments about “The Chinese Virus”, “The Wuhan Virus” or “The Kung Flu” directing hatred toward the Chinese trying to deflect from his incompetence in managing COVID-19. Is it any wonderContinue reading ““Wuhan Wuhan”; Just like us: Toronto Hot Docs Festival”
“Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 52 “Squid Heads Back to Montreal”
It had been centuries since Squid had been back in Montreal but his home in the caves of Mount Royal had remained undisturbed. Needless to say it needed a good spring cleaning but everything was exactly as he had left it. It definitely required some modernizing! But its environs had changed dramatically. No longer wasContinue reading ““Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 52 “Squid Heads Back to Montreal””
“Mutantism on the March” Chapter 51 “ More Trouble Headed to Earth”
The story of Ergot’s adventure reached the first page of the Zortixian daily; Bluebeard Our Hero ? Although reports are vague and somewhat inconsistent at this moment we Zortixians have much to be grateful for. Late last night a man calling himself Bluebeard slipped into the Central Zortixian Mental Rehabilitation Centre along with a fewContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” Chapter 51 “ More Trouble Headed to Earth””
All commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan suspended by Canada
Government of Canada suspends flights from India and Pakistan From: Transport Canada News release April 22, 2021 Ottawa With a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for travellers, Canada has some of the strictest travel and border measures in the world. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Health, the Honourable PattyContinue reading “All commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan suspended by Canada”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 50 “Eno Ergot Screws Up”
It so happened Eno Ergot was out on Lake Ballatin when he spied a vessel carrying the Anemic International delegates on their party cruise. By their strange non-Zorollian clothing Ergot believed they were alien invaders launching a deadly attack on his beloved Zorollia. It was time to attack so sails were hoisted and Ergot wasContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 50 “Eno Ergot Screws Up””
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 49 “Eno Ergot Emerges”
Spiritaki Jiber (aka Jiber Junior) had precious little time to act when he heard that one of his cadre had ben captured by Frizzy the Smicket Boy chief of the Zortixian Defence Academy. Frizzy would not be afraid to bash about his prisoner unlike the soft Zortixians. If only Jiber had not sped off toContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 49 “Eno Ergot Emerges””
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