Mary Grace
Retired archivist, librarian, linguist, feminist, reader, mom, grandma, pacifist, socialist, supporter of trade unions, the welfare state, and Amnesty International. I like digital preservation and old photographs. Banner photo of poppies.
- This helps.
- I cannot think of a worse outcome for when the next epidemic and the next pandemic hits. The USA withdrawal is unforgivable. Every other nation must contribute more. The WHO is essential. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
- Use open source software and divest from Microsoft.
- I cheered when Labour won. I’m not cheering anymore. What happened to the party of Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- I’ve posted about koalas before. Their plight is heartbreaking. They are my daughter’s favourite animal, and they are so endangered in Victoria where she now lives. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “…higher taxes for the wealthy can maintain Canada as a desirable location to both live and work. If we want thriving businesses… [we need] to be a nice place to live. Taxation and redistribution and good social services help a great deal with that…” www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
- Never say your vote does not matter. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- Canada must end the Safe Third Country Agreement. We must accept the refugees and immigrants targeted for deportation under the US reign of terror. If not, we are revisiting the SS St. Louis where our refusal to admit Jewish refugees led to the deaths of 254 passengers in the Holocaust.
