tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:38:28 +0000CanadaStephen HarperAlbertaChelseaConservativesEsbrietNDPPremier Leagueidiopathic pulmonary fibrosispirfenidoneundemocraticAlberta healthCADTHCanadian Drug Expert CommitteeCanadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundationinterstitial lung diseaseparliamentEdmontonFernando TorresLinda DuncanUSAdemocracyfootballAlberta health ServicesEdmonton JournalEdmonton-StrathconaFacebookHarperRoman Abramovicheducationenvironmentpolitics2008 election2011 election2015 Canadian electionAHSAlison Redford. 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Hudson's Bay CompanyTim RussertTodd BabiakTory attack adsUSA chantsWayne GretzkyWengerWildroseWildrose PartyWillianWinnifred PaktongWinnipegYiddishaccess to informationacid attacks on womenagingamazing womenangstanti-scientificapologistsatheismbalanced budgetsbeautiful gamebedbed framebegin with the end in mindcerebral palsychicken littlechutzpahclimate changeclinical laboratory scientistclscoaxial cablecomputersconcussiondigital youth researchdirty energydomestic abusedopplegangereconomic crisiselderlyelectionemergency departmentsexportsfast-trackingfiscal managementfreedom of informationgenital mutilationgerman wordsgestaltglobal mobilitygreatest Olympianground zerogun registrygunshe didn't come back for youhealth carehenny pennyhepatitishistoryhockeyhonour killingsinformation commissioner. Suzanne Legaultinstructor credibilityislamist courtslaboratorylaboratory serviceslack of leadershipmain stream mediamanagermediamedical technologistsmenschmindfulness meditationmlsmotorized wheelchairmuzzling scientistsobscenityoil sandsoilsandson the job skillspathologist errorpathologist shortagepayday loanspolitical crisispreparationprint journalismprmier Alison Redford. Fred Horneprorogationprorogueprostate biopsiesquestion periodrealpolitikright wingrole of instructorsrole of journalistsrole of newspapersrole of the mediasalariesschadenfreudeseniorssex slavesshaw.casmokingsoccerstoning raped womensupport desktext messagingthalidomidetobaccotough on crimetraveltreatment of womenweltschmerzwhat employers wantwoody Allenwriting stylezeitgeistMusings of a <b>Canuck on the Run</b> about politics, culture, transfusion medicine, the Internet, and just about anything....<p> <i>Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup, they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe....</i> (Lennon &amp; McCartney) <a href="http://www.patletendre.com/universe.html">More...</a></p>http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Blut)Blogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-3018423037982706351Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:04:00 +00002019-01-14T11:40:39.068-07:00agingelderlytravelBlog is based on reply I received from tweet made Jan. 11, 2019: 'In my 20s I feared nil, was OK to travel length of Yugoslavia, visit Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Algeria. In 70s I'm uncomfortable on Whyte Ave after dark. Just sayin' #yegcc ' Bev's reply: 'Funny. I was just talking about traveling through Europe with just a backpack and rail pass. No plan, no reservations, just go. No fear, just http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2019/01/musings-on-aging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-21890183520232166Wed, 10 May 2017 00:01:00 +00002017-05-10T17:18:02.905-06:00Alberta health ServicesHQCAlaboratory services Updated: 10 May 2017 (2 paras above Bottom Line +See Comments) This blog was stimulated by a reply on Twitter to tweets I'd made about the&nbsp;Health Quality Council of Alberta's (HQCA) report, released May 2017, titled 'Provincial Plan for Integrated Laboratory Services in Alberta' (Further Reading). This will likely be a series of short blogs rather than one monster blog to cover the many http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2017/05/musings-on-hqcas-plan-for-integrated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-5102559211547086141Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:07:00 +00002018-12-07T17:52:33.717-07:00Alberta politicsBrian JeanNDPNotleyright wingWildroseWRP Updated: 20 Nov. 2016&nbsp; Sometimes I read something that's so ludicrous I decide to blog about it. The latest example follows.&nbsp; During his speech to the WRP's annual general meeting in Red Deer, the Edmonton Journal's&nbsp;Graham Thomson wrote: 'He [Jean] didn’t talk about building a wall but there was plenty of talk about “corruption,” “out-of-touch elites” and “disastrous” governmenthttp://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/10/brian-jean-can-shove-his-tunnel-vision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-8430144591908603932Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:32:00 +00002016-09-18T17:54:56.584-06:00David Climenhagadigital ageEdmonton JournalFacebookGooglemain stream mediaMariam IbrahimPaula Simonsprint journalism Updated: 18 Sept. 2016 This blog derives from attending Paula Simons' talk at EPL's Forward Thinking Series.&nbsp; REVISED VERSION Since it was published, as always, I've revised the blog significantly. Main reason is the first version is a stream-of-consciousness draft that nearly always needs major work to capture thoughts fully and present them in an interesting way. Translation: First http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/09/why-newspapers-matter-musings-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-899500349458969564Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:03:00 +00002019-04-19T19:48:25.714-06:00BuddhaBuddhismhuman evolutionJon Kabat-Zinnmindfulness meditationRichard DawkinsSiddhartha Gautama Updated: 22&nbsp;June 2018 (Fixed links, increased clarity) Decided to expand on my journey into Buddhism to help readers understand where I'm coming from with regard to my husband's IPF and Esbriet.&nbsp; First, Buddhism may not even be a religion as it doesn't propose, as most traditional religions do (Christianity, Judaism, Islam), that there is a supreme, all knowing being who created us, http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/09/my-take-on-buddhism-wherever-you-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-7619562008503643987Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:34:00 +00002016-12-17T11:45:22.391-07:00 Updated: 12&nbsp;Sept. 2016 Another blog, probably the last for awhile, on my spouse having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and its treatment with pirfenidone (Esbriet®).&nbsp; Earlier blogs documented the initial diagnosis through getting Alberta government funding for Esbriet®&nbsp;via the&nbsp;Short Term Exceptional Drug Therapy (STEDT) program,&nbsp;to problems with serious drug side http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/09/ipf-and-esbriet-musings-on-extended.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-4477393111264613488Fri, 26 Aug 2016 03:09:00 +00002016-08-26T18:06:36.322-06:00Quick and dirty blog to get something off my chest.&nbsp;Respect Edmonton Journal's&nbsp;Graham Thomson&nbsp;and have done so for years. I'm going to disagree with his latest column and criticize him. Because he's not above criticism, though Edmonton Journal colleagues will likely dump all over me for daring to do so.&nbsp; Lately Graham has morphed into a typical Postmedia journo whose biases http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/08/postmedias-thomson-not-alberta-premier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-3388222882148992615Sat, 07 May 2016 22:41:00 +00002016-05-08T07:36:06.256-06:00Alberta women's sheltersdomestic abuseEdmontonemergency departmentsA mini-blog on what you observe in an Edmonton, Alberta hospital emergency department (ED) - a small anecdote that I thought worthwhile to relate that occurred in the University of Alberta Hospital. A policeman accompanies a young (20ish) black woman into the ED, She is brutally beaten up with severe bruising all over her face and scrapes on her hands as if she had been dragged on cement.&nbsp; http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/05/postcards-from-ed-in-greater-edmonton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-2823558701445096360Fri, 06 May 2016 00:16:00 +00002016-05-06T08:31:32.750-06:00AlbertaBrian JeanFort McMurray. wildfiresNDPnew democratic partyRachel NotleyWildrose PartyWRP Updated: 6 May 2016 This Thursday, on his regular spot on CBC's Edmonton AM, Paul McLoughlin, publisher of Alberta Scan, brought up the politics of the catastrophic Fort McMurray wildfires. I'm glad he did because it's been on my mind ever since the widespread devastation of the wildfires became clear. Until now, I've been afraid to write anything because of potential&nbsp;twitter bullying. As http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/05/while-my-guitar-gently-weeps-musings-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-5673294668241102750Wed, 13 Apr 2016 04:38:00 +00002016-04-25T13:17:03.755-06:00Alberta healthconcussionEMS Updated: 15 Apr. 2016 Brief blog on something I experienced 6 April 2016. I tripped and fell in the public parkade of the apartment complex I've lived in for ~25 yrs and was taken by EMS to Edmonton's UAH ~ 2 blocks away. Why and how I fell isn't important. For the record, some suggest I could possibly sue (who knows?) but am not interested. I like living here and the stress involved just ain't http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-sound-of-silence-musings-on-alberta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-6560671625459284538Fri, 25 Mar 2016 00:03:00 +00002016-04-16T13:19:19.741-06:00Alberta healthCADTHCanadian Drug Expert CommitteeCanadian Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationEsbrietidiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIPFpirfenidone Updated: 25 March 2016 Print friendly version (pdf with links) Another blog on my spouse having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)&nbsp;and its treatment with pirfenidone (Esbriet®). See Further Reading for additional resources. The theme is how do patients with an incurable disease make decisions when the treatment has adverse side effects that make life miserable. Who helps them? IPF - http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/03/to-be-or-not-to-be-musings-on-ipf-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-9153430835229982560Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:07:00 +00002016-03-13T08:31:24.365-06:00ChelseaEmenaloJose MourinhoPremier League Updated 13 Mar. 2016 Chelsea FC exited the UEFA Champions League 9 March and among some fans the blame game is on, or rather, continues. Blame has been fan norm since Chelsea's play this year was shown to be far from the excellence it was in 2014-15 when we won the Premier League, indeed led from start to finish.&nbsp; Today (12 March) we exited the FA Cup and blame reached a fever pitch.&nbsp;Ihttp://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/03/one-love-musings-on-chelsea-fan-blame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-4975769269999456835Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:04:00 +00002016-02-18T18:07:46.708-07:00AlbertaCBCEdmonton JournaljournalistsmediaNDP Updates are sure to come Quick musings on issues arising from Alberta's NDP banning The Rebel 'correspondents' (call them what you like, just NOT journalists) from government news conferences - then reversing its decision. First, Levant's outfit is not a media organization, it's a propaganda tool created to trash the NDP and anyone else Ezra doesn't like, such as PM Justin Trudeau, Omar Khadr, http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2016/02/alberta-ndp-has-gall-to-questions-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-6804675766917046741Sun, 30 Aug 2015 01:11:00 +00002015-08-30T08:34:38.736-06:00Chelsea FCIvanovicMourinhoPremier LeagueWillianThis blog was stimulated by recent experiences as Chelsea (CFC) fan. As background, I'm a longtime Canadian sports fan of hockey, baseball, NA football, and&nbsp; soccer, aka football in rest of the world. I've only been able to fully support Premier League's CFC since PL became available on TV in Canada. As a Chelsea fan, what I've noticed for awhile now is how many CFC fans rush to diss http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/are-chelsea-fans-shit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-322065675312146945Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:47:00 +00002015-08-21T15:47:53.925-06:002015anti-democraticanti-scientificCanadaelectionHarperThis blog's purpose is to provide links to the 9 prior blogs on why Canada's PM Stephen Harper does not deserve our vote and a 4th term. Control of the media Censuring of scientists Abuse of Question Period Obstruction of Access to Information requests Abuse of omnibus bills Abuse of prorogation Environmental record Economic record Summary of why Harper does not deserve our vote As a Canadian,http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-harper-does-not-deserve-our-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-1284610100940658453Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:53:00 +00002015-08-19T19:55:30.755-06:002015 electionanti-democraticCanadaConservative Partydemocracyeconomyenvironmentfreedom of informationStephen Harpertough on crime Vote for Harper? Inconceivable! Ninth and final &nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In SummaryRather than include all of the main points of the&nbsp;eight&nbsp;prior blogs in this series, three Harper failings are http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-591676048771311874Tue, 18 Aug 2015 03:17:00 +00002015-08-18T10:48:59.069-06:00cerebral palsyEdmontonmotorized wheelchairOld Strathcona Farmer's MarketthalidomideAnecdotes on two experiences in the past week.&nbsp; 1. For the past few years, driving to Edmonton's Old Strathcona Farmer's Market on Saturday about 07:45 - along 83 Ave. from 109 St. to 105 St. - I've noticed a woman ~50 years old on a motorized wheelchair driving along 83 Ave. to the Farmer's Market. All I noticed was that she appeared to blow into a straw to control her vehicle and I http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/when-tempted-to-whine-we-all-need-wake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-5380155870018346345Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:58:00 +00002015-08-21T13:43:42.478-06:00 Harper's Economic Record Eighth &nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harper's Conservatives like to promote themselves as good managers of Canada's economy. The reality is quite different. Deficits In 2006-07, thehttp://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-5306687721045058545Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:20:00 +00002015-08-21T13:40:29.768-06:00CanadaConservativesenvironmentHarperKyota Harper's Environmental Record Seventh&nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2002, when Harper was leader of the Canadian Alliance, he sent a letter to supporters saying We're gearing up for the biggest struggle http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-1277888882331729036Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:17:00 +00002015-08-21T13:38:59.420-06:00CanadaparliamentprorogationStephen Harperundemocratic Harper's Abuse of Prorogation&nbsp; Sixth&nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Although prorogation normally allows governments to bring in fresh bills, usually mid-way through a prime minister's mandate, Harper has http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-2832374229485132635Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:52:00 +00002015-08-21T13:36:53.029-06:00Canadaomnibus billparliamentStephen Harperundemocratic Harper's Abuse of Omnibus Bills&nbsp; Fifth&nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Harper was a Reform MP, he argued that a Liberal 20-page omnibus bill&nbsp;should be broken up so that its measures could get http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-4055497678140204594Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:49:00 +00002015-08-21T13:34:55.517-06:00access to informationCanadagun registryinformation commissioner. Suzanne Legaultomnibus billparliamentRCMPStephen Harperundemocratic Harper's Obstruction of Access to Information Requests Fourth&nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp;Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp;DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Stephen Harper came to power in 2006, his stand on "transparency and accountability" included a promise to http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-8934056348405424282Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:28:00 +00002015-08-21T13:33:12.238-06:00CanadaparliamentPaul Calandraquestion periodStephen Harperundemocratic Harper Government's Abuse of Question Period&nbsp; Third&nbsp;in a series of mini-blogs on Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015. DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs. My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question Period is supposed to be the heart of Canadian democracy, where the government is held to account by the opposition and http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-7950398304358979939Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:18:00 +00002021-06-18T11:53:49.246-06:002015 Canadian electionConservativesdemocracymuzzling scientistsStephen Harperundemocratic Harper Government's Censuring of Scientists&nbsp; Second in a series of mini-blogs on Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015. DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs. My comments follow the &nbsp;blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephen Harper's information policies muzzle scientists in dealings with the media: Canada must free scientists to talk to journalists (http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harperpart-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707007.post-9220491376657313716Thu, 06 Aug 2015 02:17:00 +00002015-08-21T13:29:35.071-06:002015 Canadian electionConservativesdemocracyrole of the mediaStephen Harperundemocratic Harper Government’s Control of the Media This is the first of a series of mini-blogs on&nbsp; Canada's federal election to be held 19 Oct. 2015.&nbsp; DaBa, pen name of a Guest Blogger, wrote the blogs.&nbsp; My brief comments follow each blog.&nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ While campaigning to replace the Martin Liberals, Stephen Harper promised more openness and accountability, however, http://canuckontherun.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-i-will-not-vote-for-harper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Blut)0