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of a creator being able to host their writing their podcast the chat and any other channels within one well designed uncluttered format it offers creators a decent deal that they can control of course i have no intention of ever charging a fee for wmtc but i like the idea of using a platform that supports writing rather than ads meanwhile i ve had a whole series of issues and frustrations with blogger s backup function not working maybe it s time for a new look naturally any subscription to a wmtc substack would always be free posted by laura k at 7 14 2025 06 19 00 am 11 comments labels meta 7 13 2025 canadians please sign a new petition to help protect an endangered species from profit driven abuse late last year i blogged about canada s shameful role in ongoing and illegal animal abuse the importation of long tailed macaques an endangered species of monkey for use in drug experiments the posts are here and here those earlier posts did not go into detail because frankly i cannot handle knowing too much about animal abuse it feels like every animal story i ve ever read or seen is indelibly etched in my memory never to be erased i can t remember what i did last weekend but the dogfighting scene from a cormac mccarthy novel i read more than 20 years ago still haunts me even the stories with happy endings kill me what happened before the rescue still happened follow the money the illegal importation of long tailed macaques is purely profit driven there is no scientific or medical reason for this abhorrent practice to continue in addition it creates a significant risk of zoonotic disease transmission laws already exist to protect endangered species but loopholes lack of oversight and the absence of meaningful sanctions allow corporations such as us based pharmaceutical company charles river laboratories to continue the practice the importation of long tailed macaques for experimentation is already illegal in the us but imports from cambodia into canada increased by 500 per cent from 2022 to 2023 according to statistics canada environment and climate change canada the federal department responsible for monitoring commercial trade in wildlife confirmed that charles river laboratories has imported 6 769 long tailed macaques into the country in roughly the past 18 months the monetary value of these imports 120 million dollars shine the light now take the steps last november s open letter led by scientists jesse greener and michael schillaci signed by 80 scientists professors and researchers including david suzuki illuminated this inexcusable unsafe but highly profitable practice achieving real change however requires movement by our elected officials this petition sponsored by mp alexandre boulerice can put pressure on prime minister carney and his cabinet to do the right thing you can read more here serious risks researchers join push against importing monkeys for drug testing sign and share canadians please sign this petition before the house of commons calling on the government of canada to stop allowing endangered monkeys to be imported for cruel and unnecessary lab experimentation and don t forget to check your email then click the link to you to confirm your signature it s easy it s important and it may work please sign and share with your networks short documentary you may be interested in this 26 minute documentary from bloomberg investigates the dirty business of monkey laundering it looks really good powerful i can t watch but i hope people will posted by laura k at 7 13 2025 12 38 00 pm 0 comments labels animals other than dogs canadian politics environment 7 08 2025 pupdate surgery was a success now for the long haul here s cookie post tplo surgery day one it was rough getting her home pain disorientation incontinence and a three hour drive one bad night to be expected this morning she was back to herself although quiet and drugged we have a lot of meds and a long rehab plan the vet who performed the surgery has done more than 400 of these procedures on dogs of all ages and sizes from one year to 14 years from 8 pounds to 150 pounds he confirmed a complete acl tear and also said that everything else is strong and healthy they gave us this velcro sling pictured above a lot easier than using a towel which is the default they also gave us this bootie fashioned from a repurposed iv bag very clever and since we live in a rainforest very important the bandage comes off and the cone goes on in three days meds massage ice graduated walking at day 45 we get more x rays and will know how she s progressing full recovery four months if we re lucky i m glad the surgery is behind us posted by laura k at 7 08 2025 04 13 00 pm 2 comments labels dogs personal 7 04 2025 history alert the american revolution was a revolution full stop this post has been sitting in draft for years july 4 2025 seems like a good time to let it go detail of liberty artist unknown c 1820 i have heard from several canadians of approximately baby boomer age that they were taught that the american revolution was not actually a revolution they learned they told me that it was essentially a land transfer from one group of thugs to another not so a group of colonies overthrew an imperial government and fashioned a form of representative self government how is that not a revolution the colonists could have set up a new monarchy as some wanted to do or an inherited peerage or any number of forms of government they chose a representative democracy and built into the system a series of checks and balances that would allow future generations to reform and improve upon the foundation they constructed obviously their work was incomplete and obviously the lofty words of the declaration of independence were not reflected in the reality of most people s lives but not a revolution consider this post revolutionary france maintained brutal chattel slavery throughout the caribbean french women achieved suffrage in 1944 decades after the us and uk so the famed french revolution was not really a revolution when other countries achieved independence from empire when haiti jamaica brazil india vietnam and so on overthrew their imperial rulers unless there was universal suffrage and true equality there was not a revolution that claim would be ludicrous and it s no less ludicrous when applied to the former british colonies now known as the united states of america from a well sourced article in wikipedia in political science a revolution latin revolutio a turn around is a rapid fundamental transformation of a society s class state ethnic or religious structures dictionary com an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed merriam webster online a fundamental change in political organization especially the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed this land transfer reading of the american revolution was on my mind after i revived my installment plan reading of gotham a history of new york city to 1898 and greater gotham a history of new york city from 1898 1919 reading a chapter every week i ve read the first book and plan to tackle the second the historians behind this project were very progressive maintaining a thoroughly critical view the status and rights of indigenous people black people women workers recent immigrants and so on are always part of the picture their telling of history is not sanitized the segments on the organizing and the rebellions that led to the revolution leave little doubt no accurate interpretation of us history could possibly lead to the conclusion that the american revolution was not actually a revolution this leads me to wonder why canadian educators promoted this view was it a justification for british north america s choice to remain a colony for being a late bloomer when it came to patriating its own governance was it intended as an antidote for canadian feelings of inferiority that were prevalent in those days was it intended as a come down for the bragging bully to the south did they redefine all revolutions using this narrow lens i once heard an elder of the war resisters support campaign mansplain to one of the former soldiers we became a country without resorting to violence uh yeah and patriated the constitution in 1982 and are still part of a monarchy in this my american roots will always show i don t think that s anything to be proud of posted by laura k at 7 04 2025 06 36 00 am 7 comments labels canadian culture history 6 23 2025 pupdate sad but not that saddest news our cookie has a torn acl and needs surgery surgery itself brings worry and concern and inconvenience and of course massive expense but none of that is the worst part the worst part is cookie s future her days of running free on the beach are over for me that is heartbreaking this is our third dog who has had a repaired knee our first dog the amazing gypsy had a busted acl the surgery was cutting edge at the time we had to borrow a car to take her to a specialist in the suburbs north of new york city we were about to leave for vacation in alaska when she developed a post op infection i remember being at a baseball game in the kingdome in seattle calling our dogsitter from payphone so many ancient words in that sentence a few lifetimes later six months after moving to bc after we had adopted both kai and cookie diego tore an acl he was still recovering from the surgery when the other knee gave out the repaired knee wasn t strong enough to hold him as a tripod apparently this is very common he was an older guy and we felt the only viable option was to say goodbye story here here here and finally here our beautiful tala developed degenerative disc disease this was very similar to what we re about to go through now there was a long period of rehab after which tala s life could never be the same no more running at the dog park or on the beach on leash walks only it was heartbreaking there are some great pics of diego keeping tala company while she was confined first here then here that second link was super hard to find my stupid cutesy titles are not search friendly and here we are x rays bloodwork surgery meds confinement rehab new life posted by laura k at 6 23 2025 06 19 00 am 3 comments labels dogs personal 6 22 2025 celebrating indigenous people s day with a beautiful evening in the port hardy library we always host something special for indigenous peoples day at the port hardy library and this year was our best program yet that wasn t because of the numbers of people who showed up although turnout was strong it was the quality of the program the feel of the evening the feedback we received from participants for me personally it was extremely gratifying we hosted two indigenous elders both women who led workshops in an art of their culture in one participants created mini button blankets in the other people learned cedar weaving technique using paper and other materials substituting for cedar why was it such a great program the participants were both first nations and settler that sadly is rare the library is one of the few places where we see the two communities interact in a positive way people were relaxed and happy chatting quietly while they sewed and wove three participants had never been to the library before and signed up for new library cards this is a big win everyone kept thanking us for the experience telling us what a great night it was both these elders have been struggling with isolation and depression they have both lost many family members in the past few years many who were very young from addiction and suicide they each told me the program gave them a huge uplift a chance to connect with people a reminder that they are not alone this is valuable beyond measure and for me personally this program was an opportunity to look back and see how far we ve come when i first came to port hardy indigenous people wouldn t step foot in our library the library s relationship with the community was tense at best and often much worse navigating this new terrain i often felt like i was fumbling blindly i made mistakes i learned i persisted my staff and i supported by library leadership slowly built relationships proving our intentions by being respectful accessible trustworthy and caring we built relationships by being allies posted by laura k at 6 22 2025 06 59 00 am 2 comments labels becoming a librarian indigenous peoples older posts home subscribe to comments atom as a settler in port hardy i live on the unceded traditional territory of the kwakwaka wakw peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world indeed it is the only thing that ever has margaret mead you may never know what results come of your action but if you do 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