A country that loves extracting fossil fuels has begun to clean up its tax rebates for the destructive oil and gas industry. Canada spent over $15 BILLION on subsidies for the oil and gas sector in 2021 alone, which isn’t just bad it’s literally funding the destruction of the planet.
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A Puff of Absurdity: On Barbie
I saw Barbie, and it was fun, particularly for those of us who love a good choreographed dance number, life-size Barbie decor, and tons of costume changes and hairstyles. The details were amazing – how she moves and how she fits in her house and opens her closet. It’s very
Continue reading52 Ideas: Grande Cache and UCP coal extraction policy is going to cause more problems than it will solve
Over the next few decades, as we push towards decarbonizing everything, every new project is going to be asked one question: can this good or service that you are offering be done without fossil fuels? This is a question that has permeated many places, but it has not seemed to
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Bill 98: Better Schools and Student Outcomes?
Bill 98 got Royal Assent a couple months ago, on June 8. At the time ETFO commented, “The level of authority that Bill 98 grants the government, with regard to the new provincial priorities framework, is unprecedented and could all but eliminate the ability of school boards to respond to the specific
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Back to Basics – Again
Leece’s new and improved education system that he’s flogging all over the place is keen on “Back to Basics” rhetoric, despite it being an archaic mantra. Conservatives love that old-school shit. Besides maybe a few people for whom it’s a dog whistle indicating their anti-CRT side is winning, people have
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Sometimes, Québec Does it Better
Québec is banning most private health agencies. Why is Ontario going in the opposite direction on this? Here’s a tiktok explaining it (link because embedding is still so weird). @frankdomenic Quebec is banning private health agencies, this is HUGE. Let’s compare that to what’s happening in Doug Fords Ontario. #ontario
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Just Stop Oil – Should Be Curtailed.
100% behind the right of JSO to speak their message in public. Blocking traffic and defacing public monuments are not a part of free speech, they are engaging in disruptive activism and should face the lawful consequences of their actions.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Nuke Happy And Spendy
I don't buy it, literally.Saskatchewan has an extremely pro SMR nuclear government, and produces a lot of the world's uranium. @SaskPower has no plan to finalize SMR plans until 2029, and won't have one in operation until 2035. In contrast, 1/2 — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) July 25, 2023 bonus:By 2029,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Thirty Minute Explanation of Marxism – James Lindsay
Potentially illuminating. Worth a watch IMHO.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: No Apology – Riley Gaines – DARVO in action.
The world is a little more topsy-turvey down in San Francisco.
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Darwin on our Capacity for Love
Linda McQuaig wrote about the Ontario Place debacle: “Ford plans to “spend $400 million building a parking garage for the convenience of well-to-do spa users, while scrimping on the most basic educational materials in Ontario’s schools. That scrimping–education funding has dropped by $1,200 per student under Ford–explains why classroom shelves
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Break the Law, Get More than $11M
If you donate thousands of dollars to the Saskatchewan Party, there are rewards. A private company wanted a glass office building in Wascana Park. They’re chums with the SaskParty and “Brandt Industries, Brandt Tractor and Brandt Tractor (Saskatoon) have donated a total of $176,246 to the Saskatchewan Party since 2006.”
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Not So Different from the US
Crutches_and_Spice, an American, has some hard truths for Canadians. She responded to this comment: “23 years old and I’ve never lived through a school shooting in my country, I get surgery for free, as a queer person I’m a protected class. Here’s her response (link): “For now! I would estimate
Continue readingThings Are Good: Taxing the Rich Will Save the Planet
Luxury taxes can save us from climate collapse and we should start raising taxes now. You, the reader, will not have your taxes increased and nor are you likely to be impacted by a luxury tax; however, the benefits you will gain from a luxury tax are immense. We already
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Mixing Church and State
The religious far right is growing and getting more powerful and unnerving, and we know the fights happening in schools board meetings. This 25 min. BBC video from earlier this year is instructive. It’s telling that Patriot Mobile put millions of dollars behind school board elections, taking over politics from the
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: The Role of Public Health under Neoliberalism
The air quality is bad again today, but public health hasn’t issued any warnings, and it’s not on the Weather Network website. A few people were commenting on their eyes burning and asthma being triggered. Sure enough, the air particulate numbers are up. So, it looks like we’re on our
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Canadian Politics on Twitter
It’s been weird over in twitterland regarding Canadian politics as of late. The amount of furor and nasty partisan attacks going both ways seem to have intensified – people are doubling and tripling down on their hills to die on. I’m not sure as to exactly why, but here’s an
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Changing the Atmosphere
A.R. Moxon wrote about an interaction with an old friend, he calls Stove Minivan, who became a MAGA guy. At first Moxon tried to explain reality to him, but soon became frustrated: “Minivan was not somebody whose intentions could be trusted. He was not operating in good faith, and I believe
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: The Charter’s not a Buffet
Trudeau spoke to parents concerned with their right to decide what their children are taught in schools. The group of Muslim parents were very worried about the “gender ideology” being forced on their children. The reporter called his answer evasive. Listen for yourself; here’s what he said in full, “I’ve heard
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