We Albertans have received three powerful, powerful messages from Mother Nature. Plain, undeniable lessons. Well, not quite undeniable. In the face of all reason and common sense, we do in fact deny them. You may not be surprised to know that these messages relate to global warming. The first was
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Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Gaza Stories
“Gaza – Stories of Grief, Resilience and Hope” was hosted by the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba and Independent Jewish Voices Winnipeg at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg on March 16, 2024. As the title suggests, members of the Palestinian diaspora in Winnipeg share the impact this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Update On Stupidity
Just a brief post, but reading The Guardian today, I am reminded that Jesus said, “The poor will always be with you.” He could just as easily have said the same about the stupid: Trump pleads with supporters for cash to help pay soaring legal bills Former president lashes out
Continue readingIn This Corner: Why Brian Mulroney looks so good today
Have I ever told you about the time I met Brian Mulroney? It was 1984, and Mulroney was running to replace the exhausted and deeply unpopular Pierre Trudeau/John Turner government. He stopped by Red Deer, and I decided to go see him. I stood in line just outside Red Deer
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss why the world can’t afford the rich. And Cory Doctorow points out that class-based advocacy for better material conditions tends to be a political winner even in the U.S. – but that it’s not generally presented as an option by
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have a co-signed on changes to the investment, does that investment belong to you?
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it for their benefit, as a convenience, or was it done with the intention that the money was to belong to
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: When the Rain Comes
A good rain metaphor from tern: Some people just can’t wrap their heads around the multiple dangers caused by covid infection. Speaking to a colleague yesterday, I tried to describe it like the effects of rain. If your roof is solid, and there’s a light rain shower, your house can
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Accuracy of information act?
An article by Ben Parfitt was published in Policy Note, a blog by the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Parfitt reports that while the BC Government is promising protection of ancient forests, senior bureaucrats are instead protecting low-value scrub and permitting logging of high-value old-growth trees. While
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Trending tonight: #ScrapTheCrap and #22Minutes
[With thanks to Journo Dale Smith.] So today Pierre Poilievre was getting lots of media attention due to his ridiculous “threat” of a non-confidence motion — did he think the NDP would actually want to fight an election this spring? Not. #ScrapTheCrap #ScrapTheCrapPoilievre #PierrePoilievreBaloneyFactory #BaloneyFactory #HandsOffMyRebate #IStandWithTrudeau pic.twitter.com/xDCjFTUM2Q — Carla⚡️⚡️⚡️ #IStandWithTrudeau
Continue readingAlberta Politics: NDP leadership candidate Sarah Hoffman takes a page from the book of FDR with Youth Climate Corps idea
Sarah Hoffman, one of the candidates to lead the Alberta NDP, boldly announced a climate change policy yesterday that tore a page right from the book of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1944, shortly before his death (Photo: FDR Campaign). At any rate, Ms. Hoffman’s idea of
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jess Davis reports on the World Meteorological Organization’s conclusion that 2023 saw the worst-ever level of climate breakdown under every key indicator. And Brett Christophers rightly argues that we’ll never make progress in combating the climate crisis as long as we’re operating under
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: the Jew-hating Wizard of Oz
Who’s the Wizard of Oz? Everyone remembers the Wizard of Oz. In the epic 1939 film, Dorothy – played by Judy Garland – awakens in the magical land of Oz, and finds herself facing lots of terrifying and potentially-lethal threats. Dorothy ultimately pulls back a curtain, and reveals that the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: March 20, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario asks retired teachers to work more. Teachers’ federation says this has to stop #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/39j9amy7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Batteries…
Large reductions in the cost of renewable technologies such as solar and wind have made them cost-competitive with fossil fuels. But to balance these intermittent sources and electrify our transport systems, we also need low-cost energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries are the most commonly used. Lithium-ion battery cells have also seen an impressive
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: BC Hydro sales flat, spending not
After forecasting 40 percent growth over 20 years, BC Hydro has been spending billions of dollars. But the utility’s sales to residential, commercial and industrial customers in calendar year 2023 were a mere one percent higher than in 2007.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Is it finally time for a federal Liberal leadership race?
Is it time for a federal Liberal leadership change? I think so … and it had better happen soon. The post Is it finally time for a federal Liberal leadership race? first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingKersplebedeb: NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 19, 2024
NOTE: If you regularly send packets to Daniel Hale, please stop as he has been released (halfway house)! Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and prisoners
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment you make in you last will is temporary. That person will eventually need to apply to the court to be
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