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…
The American Right’s 9/11 Hypocrisy
While the American right has been telling New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the city’s 25th anniversary memorial for September 11th because he is Muslim, it is…
Today’s News: Canadian military restructure & allies, Poilievre boots it, doom and gloom for America, 9/11 memories, Trade War update, and Trudeau’s latest
Here are some of today's news -- this isn't everything, of course, like I'm not including anything on the AI sky-is-falling scare that I don't understand anyway - but I've…
The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
There’s a substantial and growing body of economic research that separation would be a catastrophe for Alberta and Albertans, especially working people. As economist Jim Stanford observed in his Aug.…
Yelling at NDP for Gravy Plane Complaint
There are SaskParty trolls yelling at NDP MLAs on their Facebook pages: Dwayne Dimen: “Janet Boylan Sharpe at what bitching. The NDP does never offer solutions.” Aleana Young: “Solution #1:…
Guest Post From The Mound Of Sound -The Implications Of Global Debt
It's my pleasure to present another guest post from The Mound of Sound. I miss his blog because he often wrote of things I hadn't thought of. Global debt is…
How about some laughs?
I'm out of outrage tonight. So here are some cartoons and some funny-good posts: Still my favourite: - KGB Report by Kevin G. BarkesRead on Substack - Mother Mary BernadetteRead…
What is AI for?
The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives has been compared to the Industrial... The post What is AI for? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.