Faster Than Oil, Clean Energy on the Rise
Economists are really bad at predictions, but their views carry sway over large amounts of capital. Their most recent inaccuracies have been in the energy sector. Clean, renewable, energy is…
2015
Solar Install
I’ve been installing solar panels (or more accurately watching them being installed) this week. Photos and details to come soon. .@SaskWind I just added 2.1KW of #solar to garage roof.…
WRP, The ISS Just Saw Your Reality Cheque Bounce Past Them
When newly minted WildRose leader Brian Jean spoke on the party's budget plank, he demonstrated just how unrealistic the neoliberal model of government is. "We believe that any Albertan that…
WRP, The ISS Just Saw Your Reality Cheque Bounce Past Them
When newly minted WildRose leader Brian Jean spoke on the party’s budget plank, he demonstrated just how unrealistic the neoliberal model of government is. “We believe that any Albertan that…
A time and place for political deals
Election day in Ontario in 1985. On the way into a candidate’s campaign headquarters, Liberal Leader David Peterson’s executive assistant was leaving and we stopped to chat. There was no…
The Biggest Thorn
http://www.lowestrates.ca/ Joe Oliver announced yesterday that he would be introducing balanced budget legislation. Asked to comment on CBC’s Power and Politics, former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said: “Do we
Always Join a Club of Which You Weren’t a Member: Mike Duffy and the Senate
Abstract: Whatever happens in the Mike Duffy trial, let’s not forget one thing: Duffy watched the Senate for decades, and he wanted a part of it. Whatever might be said…
Always Join a Club of Which You Weren’t a Member: Mike Duffy and the Senate
Abstract: Whatever happens in the Mike Duffy trial, let’s not forget one thing: Duffy watched the Senate for decades, and he wanted a part of it. Whatever might be said…
Always Join a Club of Which You Weren’t a Member: Mike Duffy and the Senate
Abstract: Whatever happens in the Mike Duffy trial, let’s not forget one thing: Duffy watched the Senate for decades, and he wanted a part of it. Whatever might be said…
Always Join a Club of Which You Weren’t a Member: Mike Duffy and the Senate
Abstract: Whatever happens in the Mike Duffy trial, let’s not forget one thing: Duffy watched the Senate for decades, and he wanted a part of it. Whatever might be said…
Is A Carbon Tax More Effective Than Cap And Trade?
Truthfully, I don’t know the answer to that question, although some might say that any action is better than none on the climate-change file. In any event, a Star reader…
Jim Prentice is in third place
So says one poll, here. So here’s what I say about why that may be so. From my speech to Alberta Liberals, this weekend, and the Hill Times, next week:…
Ontario’s Assault on Health Care
Earlier this month, the Ontario government took a shot at real medicine when it became the first province in Canada to regulate homeopathy. What the government should have done, if…
Daring to Struggle, @ UQAM
RESPECT to the strike defenders at UQAM and their allies. It was a full-day battle today (April 8), from early morning till late night. I only observed first-hand the crescendo…
The Duffy Diary and the Panic in the PMO
Lordy. The Duffy trial is just beginning, and I don't think I've ever seen the fanatics in the PMO looking so frightened, or their Great Leader in a such a…
Sketchy Thoughts 2015-04-09 08:24:00
RESPECT to the strike defenders at UQAM and their allies. It was a full-day battle today (April 8), from early morning till late night. I only observed first-hand the crescendo…
How to Convince Cons That Bill C-51 is Dangerous
When Stephen Harper introduced Bill C-51, the anti-terrorist bill that every sane person in Canada believes will turn us into a police state, I was sure that even some Cons…
The irresponsible rush to judgment #nlpoli
For those not involved but deeply concerned about the events in Mitchell’s Brook on Easter Sunday, one of the more disturbing aspects of the Dunphy shooting has been the ease…
1 Alberta Votes, Google Surveys River-Sampling, and the Weird World of #ABVote Polling
The weird world of Alberta polling just got weirder. While I sit here waiting for ThinkHQ to release its official numbers for the recent poll it put out showing the…
Premiers Headed in Wrong Direction on Energy, Climate
Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers are gathering in Quebec City on April 14th to discuss a co-ordinated approach to take action on climate change. For those concerned about the…