Going Green – Transportation
Back in 2014 I gave up my car. It was mainly due to very limited cash flow, but also desire to be more eco-friendly. While I was still living in…
November 2015
Who said what about the NDP’s ambitious Made-in-Alberta Climate Change Plan
Pigs continued to fly in Alberta politics today as energy industry leaders and environmental groups joined Premier Rachel Notley and Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips at a press conference…
Looking at Trudeau After the Paris Attacks
The honeymoon is not over, but if you look closely, you can already see a tiny bit of egg on the face of our photogenic new prime minister. Until Black…
Looking at Trudeau After the Paris Attacks
The honeymoon is not over, but if you look closely, you can already see a tiny bit of egg on the face of our photogenic new prime minister. Until Black…
On Adele: A Brief Note
Finally connected that singer called "Adele" with an actual tune, on a radio station I wouldn't normally listen to. Gawd she sucks. The Youth Of Today...The YOTS...The Millennials...listen to royally…
Chrystia Freeland Challenges Bill Maher’s Islamophobia
While Bill Maher likes to present his views as reasonable and moderate, he clearly fails to recognize the inflammatory nature of his remarks. Chrystia Freeland tries to point out they…
Nov. 22: odd computer problems. Have I become a terrorist threat?
In recent days, I have suffered computer problems. Yesterday, it was the disappearance of my paragraph structure after I published my blog. I didn't notice it for a couple of…
Looking at Trudeau After the Paris Attacks
The honeymoon is not over, but if you look closely, you can already see a tiny bit of egg on the face of our photogenic new prime minister. Until Black…
Saturday Photo: Fall Bikes…
Bixi is closing down for the year. Riding conditions continue to be good, but in Montreal the bike-share service doesn't run from about the middle of November until early April.…
things i heard at the library: digital divide edition (#20)
In library school we talked a lot about the digital divide, the ever-increasing gap between those who have access to information and communication technology, and those who do not. Public…
Provincial support exceeds Canada’s Syrian refugee target: immigration minister
Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/john-mccallum-syrian-refugee-conference-1.3328851Human history is full of wars and the atrocities which is the outcome of these wars. Will we ever learn that wars mostly create problems and do...
Stuff Happens, week 45: Everybody loves France.
The world is still coming to grips with the Paris attacks of last week. From late night talk shows to international soccer (a.k.a. football) matches to Facebook postings, the world…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Louis-Philippe Rochon explains how higher taxes on the wealthy can be no less a boon for the economy than for the goal of…
Lending Money to a Friend
Your best friend calls you and says "I hate to say it but I am totally broke and can't even buy groceries, can you lend me some money?" You decide…
Destroy ISIS: do they mean it?
Hope so. We shall see. They are, as Bernard-Henri Lévy said, indisputably the enemy, now. “Today we sent a clear, unambiguous message that there will be no respite from our…
Media Manipulation: Astroturfers And Propagandists
I have frequently written on this blog about the importance of critical thinking; it is truly the only way that we can navigate through the thickets of information with which…
has the whole world gone crazy? again? terrorism against muslim people as a "response" to paris attacks
Some facts.1. The likelihood that you will be killed in a terrorist attack is extremely small. You are much more likely to be hit by lightning, killed in a car…
Mao: The Unknown Dictator
Although I have read many biographies of the European dictators, and many histories of Europe and the Americas in the first half of the 20th century, I hadn’t read much…
Promises – Parliamentary Accountability
As promised in my post A cabinet that looks like Canada, this week I am going to take a closer look at the Liberal Government's quite modest promises as regards…
Ontario: Socially responsible or greedy?
Fear not fellow Ontarians, we will soon have some beer in some of our supermarkets. We are told that this is all being done to be socially responsible about booze.…