Saturday Photo: Cosmos, the Star Flower of the Perseids
This week the self-seeding cosmos have begun to bloom. Of course, there are places which have had them for weeks, but they were all started inside and some, like the…
Preston Manning, 84, turns up with yet another ‘assembly’ to polish Alberta’s tarnished separation referendum
Oh for crying out loud! Preston Manning, 84, the superannuated Godfather of the Canadian right, has teamed up with another tiresome has-been from conservative Western Canadian politics to try to…
More comments: what Canadians are saying about the trade negotiations, Americans, Pete Hoekstra, and Poilievre. Plus a wildfire update
About the trade deal negotiations View on Threads Wesley Wark writes Get a trade deal, get ready to give away our sovereignty? Or, what’s with the leaks? ...As always with…
Musical interlude
Barney Bentall - I'm Shattered
Dig Coal? Catch Up.
Addressing Mike Dunn (who digs coal), as he rants on Carla Beck‘s NDP page: Mike Dunn (in quotations) “However the data centers pretty much ensure that coal will be in…
The Tide Is Turning
Throughout these past many months, I have been a frequent critic of Mark Carney's policy of appeasement toward the Americans. Concession after concession, as I have written in this blog,…
Why We Might Want to Thank People Still Masking!
I was asked, again, if I'd consider using exposure therapy to help me cope with potential viruses inside buildings. The first time was from a therapist who suggested I could…
Today’s Comments: about Carney, Americans, Trump’s decoy plane, the coming crash(es), the Jays, and Blake Tierney. Plus wildfire update
I'm reading some interesting comments today:Talking about Carney View on Threads Tom Mulcair writes Stop the handwringing. PM Carney is outmanoeuvering Trump on trade Prime Minister Mark Carney has been…
Exploring BC’s subsidies for natural gas production
Gas production in BC increased by 264% between 2025 and 2000. We might expect that government revenues would rise by roughly the same amount. However, that has not happened. Under…
Newspaper uncovers strange surge in fund-raising for separatist party in 2025
What are we to make of that “mysterious cash surge” in donations to the Republican Party of Alberta just before the June by-election in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding in June…
EV1 History
Charge Across America in the late 1990s was a forerunner to Sun Country Highway’s cross-continental EV trip with a Tesla Roadster at charging stops it set up all across Canada…
UPDATED: An Immodest (And Deeply Offensive) Proposal
Accountability is a strange thing these days. People "take responsibility" when the public finds out they did something wrong, but very rarely do any consequences ensue. Errant public officials keep…
Amazon Bridge Saves Thousands of Lives
When humans build into areas where animals thrive there is inevitably an increase in harm done to the local population, but this harm can be managed and reduced in multiple…
Tariff update, Catering Cart roundup, and some Eclipse posts. Plus thanks to the Penticton Sikh Temple
First, an update on those tariff negotiations I think Canada is getting angry. You won't like us when we're angry... View on Threads Here is Ralph Goodale on the consequences…
Getting lawyers to wear cowboy hats for 10 days every July is the closest Alberta’s going to get to a ‘distinct legal tradition’
Sorry folks, but encouraging Calgary lawyers to dress up in cowboy hats and Cuban heels like extras on the set of Yellowstone for 10 days every July does not a…
The SCC Ruling In Democracy Watch
At the end of July, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling in Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General). This ruling has enormous implications for governments across Canada.One of…
It’s The End of the World As We Know It
Welcome to the PyroceneFive years ago, I wrote an essay about a succession of catastrophes that had struck British Columbia. First came the heat. In June 2021, a heat dome…
I Am Not A Capitalist
And you probably aren’t either, yet a huge proportion of our society believe themselves to be.
Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic
Mark discusses the rebrand of his newsletter to "Pirate Ontology" and the aesthetic that Diogenes exemplifies for it. The post Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic appeared first on mark…