Meera Nair
@meeranair.bsky.social
Formerly @FairDuty at the other place.
Places where I scribble down thoughts:
https://fairduty.wordpress.com/
https://june231985.wordpress.com/
Places where I scribble down thoughts:
https://fairduty.wordpress.com/
https://june231985.wordpress.com/
Canadians are willing to sacrifice; will the provinces step up as per today's editorial from @globeandmail:
"Provincial governments must cease their bickering and work together."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
"Provincial governments must cease their bickering and work together."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Canadians are willing to sacrifice; will the provinces step up as per today's editorial from @globeandmail:
"Provincial governments must cease their bickering and work together."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
"Provincial governments must cease their bickering and work together."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
A common trope for rejecting basic income is that basic income is a disincentive for work. Canada's past (all too brief) experiment with basic income showed the opposite, as was detailed by Amanda Lang years ago. thewalrus.ca/does-a-guara...
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A common trope for rejecting basic income is that basic income is a disincentive for work. Canada's past (all too brief) experiment with basic income showed the opposite, as was detailed by Amanda Lang years ago. thewalrus.ca/does-a-guara...
Catching up on my reading. Article by Gary Mason of @theglobeandmail.com. Also a thank you to @trevortombe.bsky.social for his public service.
September 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Catching up on my reading. Article by Gary Mason of @theglobeandmail.com. Also a thank you to @trevortombe.bsky.social for his public service.
Downtown market in Edmonton. Balm for the soul to be among one's community. And treasures galore!
August 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Downtown market in Edmonton. Balm for the soul to be among one's community. And treasures galore!
From records of the Canadian Authors Association meeting in 1930, quoted in "Syllables of Recorded Time" by Lynn Harrington.
"We must aim to develop an international mind, if we are not to go to pieces in the next fifty years."
"We must aim to develop an international mind, if we are not to go to pieces in the next fifty years."
August 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
From records of the Canadian Authors Association meeting in 1930, quoted in "Syllables of Recorded Time" by Lynn Harrington.
"We must aim to develop an international mind, if we are not to go to pieces in the next fifty years."
"We must aim to develop an international mind, if we are not to go to pieces in the next fifty years."
Market day in Downtown Edmonton. Treats galore; my haul courtesy of Steve & Dan and Kari's Kitchen.
May 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Market day in Downtown Edmonton. Treats galore; my haul courtesy of Steve & Dan and Kari's Kitchen.
From Israh Ahmad www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
May 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From Israh Ahmad www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Returned to a favorite book this weekend; thought I'd share.
In 1895, an American journalist deemed Canadians to be principled, whereas "Americans will not stand by any principle, if another pays better."
Quoted by @nickmount.bsky.social in his fantastic analysis of CanLit's 19th century life.
In 1895, an American journalist deemed Canadians to be principled, whereas "Americans will not stand by any principle, if another pays better."
Quoted by @nickmount.bsky.social in his fantastic analysis of CanLit's 19th century life.
April 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Returned to a favorite book this weekend; thought I'd share.
In 1895, an American journalist deemed Canadians to be principled, whereas "Americans will not stand by any principle, if another pays better."
Quoted by @nickmount.bsky.social in his fantastic analysis of CanLit's 19th century life.
In 1895, an American journalist deemed Canadians to be principled, whereas "Americans will not stand by any principle, if another pays better."
Quoted by @nickmount.bsky.social in his fantastic analysis of CanLit's 19th century life.
Today, a 1971 Report on IP; "Out of the present generation of technologically curious Canadian invention-users comes part of the next generation of Canadian inventors. Out of the present generation of readers and film-watchers comes the next generation of authors and filmmakers (p5)."
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today, a 1971 Report on IP; "Out of the present generation of technologically curious Canadian invention-users comes part of the next generation of Canadian inventors. Out of the present generation of readers and film-watchers comes the next generation of authors and filmmakers (p5)."
From this morning's reading; a 1950s 🇨🇦 Senate report calling for a Bill of Rights & quoting 🇺🇸 Justice Douglas:
"constitutional safeguards of equal justice under the law are essential to the preservation of liberty... history has shown that once persecution is unloosed on one minority, it spreads..."
"constitutional safeguards of equal justice under the law are essential to the preservation of liberty... history has shown that once persecution is unloosed on one minority, it spreads..."
April 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
From this morning's reading; a 1950s 🇨🇦 Senate report calling for a Bill of Rights & quoting 🇺🇸 Justice Douglas:
"constitutional safeguards of equal justice under the law are essential to the preservation of liberty... history has shown that once persecution is unloosed on one minority, it spreads..."
"constitutional safeguards of equal justice under the law are essential to the preservation of liberty... history has shown that once persecution is unloosed on one minority, it spreads..."
Meanwhile, egg interceptions are up 116% and fentanyl seizures are down.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
March 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Meanwhile, egg interceptions are up 116% and fentanyl seizures are down.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Am re-reading the papers I first encountered as a doctoral student; From David Lange's 2003 paper, titled Reimagining the Public Domain.
December 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Am re-reading the papers I first encountered as a doctoral student; From David Lange's 2003 paper, titled Reimagining the Public Domain.
A bitter anniversary in Canada.
On this day in 1989, women were targeted for murder simply because they were women. In the past, my institution would lay out - for each of the 14 lives cut short - a photo, a candle and a single white rose. Haven't been to campus yet today; so from my old album...
On this day in 1989, women were targeted for murder simply because they were women. In the past, my institution would lay out - for each of the 14 lives cut short - a photo, a candle and a single white rose. Haven't been to campus yet today; so from my old album...
December 6, 2024 at 1:35 PM
A bitter anniversary in Canada.
On this day in 1989, women were targeted for murder simply because they were women. In the past, my institution would lay out - for each of the 14 lives cut short - a photo, a candle and a single white rose. Haven't been to campus yet today; so from my old album...
On this day in 1989, women were targeted for murder simply because they were women. In the past, my institution would lay out - for each of the 14 lives cut short - a photo, a candle and a single white rose. Haven't been to campus yet today; so from my old album...