Enough with the astrology claptrap already
“No,” wrote Phil Plait on Slate, “NASA Didn’t Change Your Astrological Sign.” Which it didn’t. But that hasn’t stopped the wingnuts from wailing over the recent announcement from NASA allegedly…
2016
Show Me The Money
"Alberta doesn't have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem!" - Economist A "Alberta doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem!" - Economist B "Stop oversimplifying…
Show Me The Money
“Alberta doesn’t have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem!” – Economist A “Alberta doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem!” – Economist B “Stop oversimplifying…
Show Me The Money
“Alberta doesn’t have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem!” – Economist A “Alberta doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem!” – Economist B “Stop oversimplifying…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – In The Public Interest studies how the privatization of services leads to increased inequality: In the Public Interest’s analysis of recent government contracting…
Show Me The Money
“Alberta doesn’t have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem!” – Economist A “Alberta doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem!” – Economist B “Stop oversimplifying…
Our Era; enlightenment in reverse . .
Mr. Britling, the title character of H.G. Wells’ 1916 novel Mr. Britling Sees it Through, is haunted by the reality of the First World War, a conflict that had been…
Our Era; enlightenment in reverse . .
Mr. Britling, the title character of H.G. Wells’ 1916 novel Mr. Britling Sees it Through, is haunted by the reality of the First World War, a conflict that had been…
Our Era; enlightenment in reverse . .
Mr. Britling, the title character of H.G. Wells’ 1916 novel Mr. Britling Sees it Through, is haunted by the reality of the First World War, a conflict that had been…
Eating up the Hill: The Cattleman bring beef for lunch
While all the evening receptions on the Hill sound fun and glamorous, I’m an old man who, more often than not, would rather just go home, sit on the couch,…
Eating up the Hill: The Cattleman bring beef for lunch
While all the evening receptions on the Hill sound fun and glamorous, I’m an old man who, more often than not, would rather just go home, sit on the couch,…
The Con Leadership Race Is Getting Ugly
I knew the Con leadership race was a total bust. With the desperate search for a good leader continuing, but getting nowhere.But at least it's been peaceful, and incredibly dull……
The Canadian Judicial Council Responds To My Complaint
Regular readers of this blog may recall a post I wrote this past June about an unsettling experience I had at a local grocery story. It was there that my…
How green is my gas?
There has been another example of how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can suck and blow at the same time. It took three federal cabinet members to burst the environmental bubble…
Could They Have Been Wrong?
The smart folks who sold us on Neoliberalism are having second thoughts. Murray Dobbin writes: If recent mainstream economic reports are to be taken seriously, some of the big brains…
Donald Trump’s Monstrous Night of Moral Depravity
We already knew that Donald Trump was a bloated demagogue who acts like a spoiled and cruel child, and likes to hurt and humiliate others.We knew he's a bully, a…
Musical interlude
Massive Attack – Safe From Harm (Rebuilt)
Did Trudeau Race to Approve the LNG Project that Petronas Wants to Sell?
The Trudeau government’s rushed approval of the Petronas-led Pacific Northwest LNG project Tuesday — during sunset at a gated Coast Guard station near the Vancouver airport — struck some opposition…
Guaranteed Annual Income
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I’ve written a blog post titled “Ten things to know about Canada’s guaranteed annual income debate.” Points raised in the…
Saskatchewan Leads World in Carbon Pollution
This isn’t breaking news, I brought it to you years ago, but a new report reconfirms the problem. Is it any wonder when the Premier has people defending our pollution:…