C3RF Update, 30 Apr 2021 – Full court press
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Full court press The “full court press” is a basketball strategy that sees an aggressor team harass the other for the full length of the court. It’s a risky gambit that runs counter to the normal practise of retiring to one’s own half of the court when the opponent gains possession of the ball in his. This latter, more orthodox, approach allows for the setting up of an organized set-piece defence while slowing down the pace
C3RF Update, 23 Apr 2021 – A nation in crisis
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas A nation’s efforts honoured The mid-April time frame is rich from a Canadian historical perspective. After all, the 09 – 12 April period marks the anniversary of Canada’s victory during the WWI battle of Vimy Ridge. Additionally, the 17th of April sees the nation commemorating the signing and patriation of our Constitution Act of 1982. The same Constitution Act that embeds our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We celebrate bot
A CRY FROM THE HEART AGAINST ROT IN EDUCATION
BY PAUL MIRENGOFF Editor’s note: Powerline blog has posted a letter by a frustrated New York father who pulled his daughter out of the prestigious private girls’ school Brearley, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, because it had become terminally “woke.” The letter was previously featured on the web site of journalist, Bari Weiss. The letter-writer’s child had attended Brearley for seven years, starting with kindergarten. His letter, directed to fellow parents of c
Canada: J-Space supports NDP’s BDS resolution, advancing its ‘toxic obsession with Israel’
By CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS Editor’s note: This article by Christine Douglass-Williams provides yet another example (or two more examples) of the Palestine victimhood narrative being used to advance a far-left agenda. Under Jagmeet Singh, the NDP has been moving ever farther to the left, so perhaps it is not surprising that it would pass an anti-Israel BDS motion. That a progressive Jewish group (J-Space) would also support such a resolution may seem surprising, until one
C3RF Update, 16 Apr 2021 – Risks and benefits
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Modelling and science In last week’s update I referred to modelling as the “new science” when it came to making predictions on just where the Wuhan virus was taking us. In retrospect, I need to acknowledge that my attempt at sarcasm, unsophisticated as it was, may have been construed as a blanket criticism of all modelling in science and engineering. That was the thinking of one C3RF update reader, an accelerator physicist n
C3RF Update, 09 Apr 2021 – House of truth
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas “Equality” v “Equity” Recall that in last week’s update we took a cursory look at the nature of lies. They often come to us packaged as “delectable” innovations that appeal to our virtuous selves and better angels. Take for example the one that our very own Prime Minister likes to edify us with at every opportunity – the “diversity, inclusiveness and equity (DIE)” narrative. After all, who isn’t all in when it comes to ensur
C3RF Update, 02 Apr 2021 – House of lies
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Delectable lies In 2012 Salim Mansur, Professor Emeritus and international author, published his book, “Delectable Lie: A Liberal Repudiation of Multiculturalism”. In it he wrote that, “My point is that although multiculturalism once seemed a very good idea, at least to politicians and others smitten with the ambition for unity, it is increasingly shown to be a lie”. Indeed, the concept of multiculturalism was seen to be suc
