Connecting the Dots on Climate Change
One of the biggest failures in climate change reporting is the tendency to focus on particular aspects without considering the bigger picture. What does sea level rise have to do…
2015
May 9: "Knives, sharp objects regularly seized at Moncton courthouse"
So bloody what? At an airport, my tiny penknife with its two inch blade was seized so that I couldn’t use it to take control of an aircraft with with…
Working across the aisle
Among the other lessons learned from Alberta’s recent election, let’s point out one more with implications for the federal scene. While the main opposition parties recognized that they were too…
Cap and Trade in Quebec and Ontario: A Primer
Cap and trade is in the new kid in town as far as carbon pricing goes in Canada. In April, just before the Premiers’ Climate Summit, Ontario made headlines by…
It has come to this…
I have been placed in a very weird position. This week’s election results in Alberta, in which Rachel Notley handed Jim Prentice an historic electoral slapping, has made me agree,…
Wow! How stupid can Ontario PCs be?
As I listened to the Ontario PC official read out the individual riding results minutes ago, with Patrick Brown winning most ridings (and eventually winning the leadership), I was struck…
What Happened, Alberta?
On Tuesday, May 5 2015 Alberta did the unthinkable – it elected an NDP majority government. For most who grew up in the province, this was an almost unimaginable change…
What Happened, Alberta?
On Tuesday, May 5 2015 Alberta did the unthinkable - it elected an NDP majority government. For most who grew up in the province, this was an almost unimaginable change…
What Happened, Alberta?
On Tuesday, May 5 2015 Alberta did the unthinkable – it elected an NDP majority government. For most who grew up in the province, this was an almost unimaginable change…
What happened in Alberta?
So at the end of Tuesday's provincial general election we have ended up with a majority NDP government. This is in line with what the polls had been saying for…
What happened in Alberta?
So at the end of Tuesday’s provincial general election we have ended up with a majority NDP government. This is in line with what the polls had been saying for…
What happened in Alberta?
So at the end of Tuesday's provincial general election we have ended up with a majority NDP government. This is in line with what the polls had been saying for…
What happened in Alberta?
So at the end of Tuesday’s provincial general election we have ended up with a majority NDP government. This is in line with what the polls had been saying for…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – CBC follows up on the connection between childhood poverty and increased health-care costs later in life. And Sunny Freeman points out how the…
Becoming Their Own Targets.
http://what-buddha-said.net/ Chantal Hebert writes that it’s been a rough week for the Harperites. They’re beginning to look long in the tooth and extraordinarily incompetent. Consider Mr. Harper’s “surprise” trip to…
A Very Good Week
H/t The Toronto Star For progressives, it has been a very good week. For Stephen Harper and his adherents, not so much. First, there was the resounding and iconic defeat…
Who, What and Why a Liberal?
If there needs to be one more reason to keep Justin Trudeau from interfering in local party nominations, his choices tell the story. MP Eve Adams? When that woman crossed…
Is Stephen Harper Slowly Cracking Up?
In one of my last posts I wrote about how Stephen Harper had been hit by a perfect storm of bad news. Which had left him badly shaken up, clinging…