Calgary-Shaw By-Election: Don’t Get Too Confident
First, congratulations to newly-elected MLA Kyle Campbell. The win was decisive enough to not need a judicial recount, and to some degree sent a message to the United Conservative Party…
A Daze work
Blocked? Make a mark.
Crime declining — police budgets and political rhetoric rising
Dr. Graham Farrell served as Research Chair in Environmental Criminology at Simon Fraser University before moving to the University of Leeds in 2015, where he is Professor of Crime Science.…
Catching up with the news: Carney’s summit, Europe dreams, Dispatches from the trade war, and Sally Field at the Emmys
We nasty!Carney's national investment summit Today's news was full of the investment summit. Here is the CBC coverage For more details, Carney was interviewed by Bloomberg about what he hopes…
NDP wins Calgary-Shaw by-election in closely fought contest
Alberta NDP candidate Kyle Campbell won the Calgary-Shaw by-election last night, beating the United Conservative Party’s Mike Derry in a contest that looked too close for comfort most of the…
Did the good people of Minneapolis save the republic?
For some reason the recent election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt got me... The post Did the good people of Minneapolis save the republic? first appeared on Views…
Regina’s Bell AI Data Centre 4 Times Larger than Reported
What this means? Bottom line is more ecological devastation. If Bell isn’t making its own 300MW, then the Minister clearly lied about having enough power for this project, because we…
Don’t Split the Vote!
In Alberta, it's a phrase as common in political campaigns as "hard-working Albertans" or "Laurentian Elites": "Don't split the vote".What it really means is "please don't make me have to…
We must not waste this burst of civic nationalism
Canadians need to be engaged, directly and through parliament, on the decisions we make on how we retaliate, which nation-building projects we choose and which investments we welcome or reject…
The Virtuous Skill of Complaining
Nick Bargatze complaining I’ve been a complainer since childhood. From the outside, people might suggest it’s a miserable disposition that’s neither useful nor pleasant, but, from the inside, I was…
Sometimes, A Cudgel Is Needed
Some will probably find the lack of subtlety in the following anti-racism short from France disappointing, but it is this kind of bluntness that might penetrate some racists' heads. Recommend…
Tomorrow is by-election day in Calgary-Shaw; voters there have an opportunity to spank the UPC – but will they?
Tomorrow is by-election day in Calgary-Shaw. Voters in that riding in the city’s far south will have an opportunity not just to spank the United Conservative Party of Premier Danielle…
The Shambolic Nature Of Government
Government, at the best of times is a chaotic creature, it's even more so when the party in power is driven not by a coherent philosophy, but rather by whatever…
If Canada Is Divisible, So Are The Provinces
Alberta is in the midst of a 10-part referendum on whether or not to hold a referendum while Quebec is in the midst of a provincial election that will decide…
Sunday Funday: Documenting the Decline and Fall, plus Interesting Posts, Funny Posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat-Trick, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers
Credit to the great Beetle Moses Finally its the weekend after a long week, so its time to relax....Oops, feels like summer's over already Documenting the Decline and Fall People…
Guest Post: AI And The Precautionary Principle
The headlines have been alarming indeed, essentially warning that unrestricted ongoing development of AI has a 10% chance of destroying all of us by the end of this decade. The…
Despite UCP scheme to fuel AI data centres, there’s nothing wrong with Crown corporations
Admittedly, the revelation by The Narwhal yesterday that Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government is seriously pondering a scheme to create public corporations to build and operate pipelines to carry natural…
Saturday Photo: Harvest, Marché Jean Talon
This is a great time of year for anyone who loves fresh food. The Marché Jean Talon in Montreal's Piccola Italia is full of tomatoes, basil, lettuce, corn, garlic, ontions,…
Finishing the week: some bright notes on a sad day, a widening war in the gulf, and today’s Trade War Dispatches
Some bright notes on 9/11 A standing ovation for ChretienThis glorious old man! 92 years old and still on the ramparts for Canada. - Joanne Pettis 🇨🇦Read on Substack Carney's…