Questioning the Universe With Wonderment: ‘Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery’
Science, with people believing that the truths it offers are absolute, has become a source from which many people gather their beliefs. The Age of Enlightenment was a philosophical catalyst in helping science gain a foothold over religion and faith, with some of the era eventually seeing them as outdated and even harmful modes of belief. Science is always advancing, however, and the scientific truth of yesterday—despite being thought of as absolute—is often overturned by new evidence tomorrow. As science continues to develop and evolve, is there a place for those things that exist outside the domain of science, such as religion and faith? Asking these questions makes me think of a scientific artist I loved as a young boy, Joseph Wright of Derby. As an adult, however, I find myself…
OTTAWA鈥擯rime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government鈥檚 promised update on the health of its finances won鈥檛 have a specific anchor to keep spending from spiralling out of control.
He says officials are working on a robust update that will provide some guidelines for spending to help the economy.
Speaking to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce today, the prime minister says it would be premature to lock in a spending anchor while the country is still dealing with the pandemic.
He is defending the unprecedented scale of federal aid, saying doing anything less would have ended up costing the country far more in terms of lost businesses and jobs.
Trudeau used his morning address to announce that businesses that use a personal banking account could finally apply for a popular federal loan program.
He added that legislation would be soon tabled in the House of Commons to create more direct rent relief to companies, as well as an extension to the wage subsidy program.
Focus News: Trudeau Suggests No Fiscal Anchor in Budget Until Crisis Over
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘High Noon’: A Moving Western About Standing Up for What’s Right
PG | 1h 25min | Drama, Thriller, Western | 30 July 1952 (USA) Similar to 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven,” director Fred Zinnemann’s “High Noon” (1952) is a Western about courage and standing up for what’s right, no matter the odds. And although this film shares that message, it doesn’t begin as dramatically as the later film does. “High Noon” starts off much more subtly, with shots of scruffy henchman Jack Colby (Lee Van Cleef) smoking a cigarette under a tree. Soon, he is joined by a couple of similar, devious-looking men, Jim Pierce (Robert Wilke) and Ben Miller (Sheb Wooley). The three men travel via horseback to a lone train station to await the noontime arrival of their leader, Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald). Not too far away is the dusty…
