The Context for the Trump Phenomenon (David Gilbert, 2/19/17)
The bizarre and dangerous rise of Donald Trump did not just pop up out of the thin air. The very foundation of the U.S. is white supremacy. This country is,…
March 2017
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFacts from Wise Law for Thursday March 16, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills,…
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What Goes Around Comes Around
Yesterday, a judge in Hawaii issued a Temporary Restraining Order against Donald Trump’s second travel ban. Last night, in Nashville, Trump fulminated against the judge’s decision to a chorus of…
Airing the rants of the Right.
Canadians are too politically correct to accept a politician such as right-wing Geert Wilders who has been running in the Netherlands for that country’s parliamentary elections yesterday. At one point…
Volte-face on water
On Tuesday, Simcoe County Council voted to “… begin negotiations with the 16 municipalities regarding a “future role” for the upper tier in water and wastewater operations – a municipal…
Have Oil Majors Changed Their Tune on Climate Change?
“This is the biggest challenge as we have at the moment as a company,” Ben van Beurden, chief executive of oil giant Shell, said recently. “The fact that societal acceptance…
New board chairs appointed at Athabasca University and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
PHOTOS: Ray Martin at the side of NDP Leader Rachel Notley, back in the days before she was premier. He once sat in the Legislature with Premier Notley’s father, Grant…
David Orr’s ‘Encountering Riel’ on Edmonton’s best-selling book list for third straight week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended March 12, 2017, compiled on March 14, 2017, by Audreys Books…
A Man Called Over, fiction by Swedish blogger Fredrik Backman, tops Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended March 12, 2017, compiled on March 14, 2017, by Audreys Books…
BC SPCA supports Park Board decision to prohibit ‘importation and display’ of live cetaceans
March 10, 2017 The BC SPCA applauds the Vancouver Park Board Commission, whose commissioners voted unanimously in favour of a motion to amend bylaws “to prohibit the importation and display”…
On the Philosophy of Mr. Money Moustache
A friend pointed me towards this podcast in which Tim Ferriss interviews Mr. Money Moustache (MMM), a man who retired from work in his 30s to live on the interest…
York Board Sets Georgina Community Consultation For March 23rd, 2017
The York Region District School Board has set its “community consultation” on how to fill the vacant seat in Georgina for March 23rd, 2017. This is remarkably right after March…
Pierre Trudeau, in the words of those who knew him best
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Transit: We’ve Been Here Before
I love public transit when it’s done right, but for most Canadian cities BRT = Big Ridiculous (Transit) Tax.
The climate crisis: It’s not your fault after all
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Many of us feel some pressure, or even guilt, about our environmental footprint and our role in creating climate change. Climate campaigner Anjali Appadurai breaks down…
Four Things You Need to Know About How Coal Affects Human Health
By Benjamin Israël for the Pembina Institute. In November 2016, the Government of Canada announced its intention to phase out coal as a source of power. Since then, many voices…
March 15: Too much news.
A big story has so far been missed by Brunswick News which which effectvely has a monopoly on print news in this province. It’s a response to a complaint against…
It’s Time We Started a Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Our Kids’ Future
Artificial intelligence, robots, automation together ensure that our kids and especially our grandkids will inhabit a world unlike any previously known to humankind. The subject has recently come up in…
Evidence of good faith lacking in Trudeau’s Indigenous agenda
Photo by Jake Wright (The Hill Times) After 10 oppressive years under Stephen Harper Conservatives, the long-awaited change in government brought a collective sigh of relief from most Indigenous peoples…