Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat with company.
Will global warming impoverish Europe?
Global warming has its idiosyncrasies. For example, it could send Western Europe into an ice... The post Will global warming impoverish Europe? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Spirit of Montreal – Original Song #40
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QVcqARdFNT4&si=XrPUfj7cvm0lsFKhEvery day I pedal to the top of the mountainTo counter the weight of being pulled down and downAnd at the top Jacques Cartier left a reminderOf the sacred spot…
Pro-Robot Government Survey to be Graded by Robot
I sent the government an email, because their survey is skewed anyway. AIConsultations-ConsultationsIA@ised-isde.gc.ca Dear Government of Canada: The threat from Generative AI and LLMs (Large Language Models) that have violated…
UPDATED:And Now, For Something Completely Different
Well, actually it's not, but given the rising levels of absurdity currently circulating, I couldn't help but think of Monty Python. Here in Ontario we have Doug Ford (a faux…
Canada says No to Trump’s Naked Man Doctrine
What happened on Friday night demonstrates that Canada is saying "NO!" to Trump's Naked Man Doctrine. This doctrine is described by The Grim Historian Carlyn Beccia - I first talked…
Municipal politics and climate action
A friend of mine is deeply engaged with his local government. He is, by his own admission, a royal pain in the ass to people at city hall. His theory…
Voters everywhere in North America turn against AI data centres with a vengeance
Now that voters everywhere in North America are turning against Artificial Intelligence data centres hard and fast, what’s Alberta’s United Conservative Party going to do? They’ve spent two years planning…
Our nations animals speak
Our nation’s symbols speak
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of August 24, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 24, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 24, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump’s push to toss out $5 million verdict in…
Of Trade Deals, Foreign Interference, and Conservative Leadership In Canada
We talk a lot about "foreign interference" in Canadian politics, but we don't very often talk about the single biggest source of interference in Canada's political discourse: the United States.…
Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
This popped up in my feed today from an Aug 9 New York Times obituary, no doubt due to some smart algorithm searching. I hope
Vassal Statehood Averted
A vassal state is a nation that, while often appearing to be independent, has its sovereignty and decision-making powers significantly constrained and dictated by a more powerful state. Its ability…
Under Poilievre, We’d Have CUSMAGA
I have heard from many Conservatives that under Pierre Poilievre we would have had a deal with the Americans, and they are most certainly right — having a Prime Minister…
Sunday Funday: Canada Strong, plus some cartoons, some good posts, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers and Wildfire Update
Canada Strong Carney's speech and press conference Saturday morning: I saw no criticism anywhere about what Carney said or how he said it - clear, informative, straightforward, understandable. View on…
A trade war with the U.S. may not be great, but the day after Labour Day 2026 is a great moment for it to start
If a country had to pick a moment to strike back with targeted countervailing tariffs at the Trump Administration’s habitual bad-faith trade bargaining, surely it would be difficult to imagine…
The pencil case
Trump branded pencils
Looking at BC Hydro
BC Hydro has released its annual report. Several realities stand out. Electricity demand from residential, commercial, and light industrial customers remains flat while power delivered to heavy industry has increased.…
Civic election issues from yesteryear
A collection of London Ontario civic elections cartoons from previous years Candidate registrations are over. Some are already knocking.