I recently led a research study comparing spending by large Canadian municipalities on homeless-related services and affordable housing. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of the study:https://nickfalvo.ca/comparating-municipal-spending-on-housing-and-homelessness-in-canadas-major-cities/
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Views from the Beltline: Scoring Canada environmentally
There is no issue of more importance than the environment. If we can’t learn to live sustainably on this unique and wonderful planet, civilization as we know it will collapse. We may even follow the billions of other species into extinction. It is, therefore, essential that we monitor our progress
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Happy Canada Day!
Here is my city’s Symphonic rendition of ‘O Canada’. Happy Canada Day! Thank you to all Canadian citizens for helping to make Canada a free, safe, and harmonious place to live.
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Would dumping Justin help or hinder?
In response to the Liberals’ loss, real and symbolic, of the allegedly safe seat of Toronto-St. Paul’s, the cries for their leader to step down grow louder. However, a recent Angus Reid poll suggests that may not be as helpful to the party as one might think, and may even
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy
In this video, co-authors Yves Engler and Owen Schalk discuss their most recent book, one which reveals Canada’s foreign policy to be profoundly antidemocratic and in service to imperial and corporate interests. In their book, Schalk and Engler describe and analyze Canada’s role in the overthrow of twenty democratically elected
Continue reading52 Ideas: Nenshi could win over Alberta….
Over the last two days, my friends have asked me one question: can Nenshi become Premier? While it is true that the former Mayor of Calgary had a successful leadership bid, many of my friends are still wondering if it is possible to turn this into something more. I think
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The War Room Is Dead. Long Live Oil & Gas
Kenney and Smith; Two names in Canadian politics who will live in infamy. What’s one of their contributions? The Canadian Energy Centre War Room FOG PR (for Oil & Gas Public Relations). Now to protect the lying liars, they have to bring the office under the wing of the government
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Hockey! Yes, it’s really on now – and yes, it requires ice!
Amigos! Stanley Cup Playoffs! (“Hockey”) 😉 Down to two teams: Canada: Edmonton Oilers Vs Panthers Panthers? Wtf? Do they even have ice? Who the fuck are they? New team, probably from the Las Vegas fucking desert, i’m guessing! Or Florida. Ya, lots of ice there! Ugh. There should be a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Activist Left Loses Their Marbles in Duncan BC – Meghan Murphy has the Audacity to Speak.
Of course there was a protest. Because women speaking about their rights and boundaries is a hateful activity. “Vancouver is baffling to me, in retrospect. Having left I can see it more clearly, as a place teaming with proud progressives who believe themselves to be very invested in diversity and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Blinding Obvious – There are Males and Females, and that’s that.
Reality is starting to make a comeback in many parts of the world. Unfortunately for us, the awakening is happening last in Canada and the United States.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Lawsuits Will Be Legion – Child Abuse Disguised as Medical Care
We are in trouble in society when our medical professional abandon their ethics and principles in favour of pseudo-scientific dogma.
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Canadian Diversity and Right Wing Hate of Justin Trudeau
Yes, Justin Trudeau is a mediocre Prime Minister, but that is not why the right hates him. Nor is it because of carbon taxes or provincial vaccine mandates or lockdowns. It is because of perhaps the one thing he has excelled at and that is promoting Canadian diversity. There are
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: CBC News Delusional About Republican Election Respect
Why is CBC News carrying water for the GOP? "Both main presidential candidates sent out fundraising emails after the verdict. One thing the Biden message, and Trump's, had in common: both said this election will be settled at the ballot box, by voters. (CBC News)"GTFO @CBCNews. Republicans repeatedly deny that!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: On Pride (month)
This from X user America 2100. This post describes the hollowing out of support for the rights and liberties that the LGB movement fought so hard to obtain. Support for gay marriage in America is trending downward. One of the major reasons for this decline is that the LGB movement
Continue reading52 Ideas: Alberta could start small….
What I find remarkable about “small c-” Canadian Conservatives is how reluctant, how reticent, they are to acknowledge the economic change that is going on around them. Unlike Brian Mulroney in the 1980s or even Stephen Harper in 2006, conservatives are failing to recognize that our economic trading partners are
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Window into the State of Canadian Universities – Leigh Revers and Peter Boghossian
A primer on the sad state of Canadian Universities. University of Toronto Professor Leigh Revers and Peter Boghossian discuss challenges in STEM education, including the integration of indigenous science and the use of diversity criteria in academic evaluations. Leigh highlights the need for academic rigor and criticizes oversimplified
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What is Culturally Relevant Teaching? – Logan Lancing
It so very important to know how the activist Left uses words. Logan Lancing helps illuminate all that goes into the term “Culturally Relevant Teaching”. “Ok,” I thought. “Let’s figure out what culturally relevant teaching is.” I was curious. I wanted to know what it was and how it
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Truth and Reconciliation in Quesnel
Much is heard these days about Canadian history and the truth, particularly regarding the fortunes, or misfortunes, of the Indigenous population. The narrative has been biased against them, we hear, now we want the truth, the whole truth. But do we? Judging by the recent contretemps in Quesnel, B.C. one
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The British Columbia NDP Government Fails to Protect Women and Girls.
The BC NDP hate women and their rights, boundaries, and safety. They won’t actually say that, but any legislation that is proposed that safeguards females in their province is immediately struck down. This was the case regarding the Fairness for Women & Girls Sports Act. The NDP and the
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Canada’s 2024 federal budget: What’s in it for rental housing and homelessness?
I’ve written a blog post titled “Canada’s 2024 federal budget: What’s in it for rental housing and homelessness?” The English version is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/canadas-2024-federal-budget-whats-in-it-for-rental-housing-and-homelessness/ The French version is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/le-budget-federal-2024-quels-sont-les-avantages-our-le-logement-locatif-et-litinerance/
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