Rafe Mair says goodbye
As we mourn the passing of a legend and dear friend, Rafe Mair’s own word’s in 2011 at his 80th Birthday Roast serve as a fitting goodbye from a man…
October 2017
Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act?
You know, that part about how it’s illegal to campaign before you’re a candidate? Nah. Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act – i.e., it's…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 10, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 10, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Dozens of amicus briefs support Christian bakery owner who refused to make…
Ten reasons I will be voting for John Tory
So, Lisa and me are going to this Liberal-ish thing tonight where John Tory will apparently be present. If and when he runs for Toronto’s mayor again, he’s the guy…
Eco-Friendly Jeans and Denim
Millennials are more interested in ethically produced clothing than previous generations, that’s being proven in the rise of ethical fashion lines. Eco-consious clothing can come in many versions from how…
Ministers of the faith #2
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Coming Soon to the Atwater Library: Road through Time
Hope to see you at 12:30 p.m. Thursday October 12 at the Atwater Library when I’ll be talking about Road through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move (University…
On The Petering Out Of Pipelines
While Andrew Sheer’s Conservatives will undoubtedly wring as much political capital as they can out of the cancellation of the Energy East pipeline, less partisan people will see it as…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Asad Abbasi reviews a new book following up on Thomas Piketty’s work on the causes of inequality. – Peter Goodman and Jonathan…
The dogshit dilemma
We have a problem with dogshit. Well, all municipalities do, of course, but ours is increasingly evident: it’s everywhere. And with the growing popularity of pets and our growing population,…
In Crisis
The United States is in crisis. Eugene Robinson writes in today’s Washington Post: The truth can no longer be ignored: Donald Trump is dangerously unfit to be president and could…
Trudeau, Trump, and the Ghastly Margaret Wente
As you may know, Justin Trudeau is going to meet with Donald Trump this week to fight for the future of NAFTA. And try to hold back a tidal wave…
Why I Started Portraying Donald Trump As A Hog
I must admit I was intrigued, when Donald Trump told reporters that he was not surprised that the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein had been accused of being a sexual predator.…
R.I.P. Rafe Mair
Four years ago, I wrote about Dave Hardon, a former friend and business partner who was an important pioneer in British Columbia’s film and video industry. The article finished with:…
Is Trump Nearing Melt Down?
According to The Washington Post and other US mainstream media, America’s man/baby president is in a very dark emotional state. His legislative agenda (to the extent there ever was one)…
New book tells the story of the rise and fall of (Pierre) Trudeaumania in Alberta
There is perhaps no greater myth in Alberta politics than that the National Energy Program, which all Albertans are told to believe brought untold devastation to the oil sector and…
Tap-to-wake Montana GPS: oh Garmin what have you done?
Someone decided a feature of my beloved Garmin Montana GPS was in fact a bug. And now I’ve got a game-changing disappointment on my hands where before I had a…
Certain Days Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar 2018 — Back from the Printers!
The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is one of the most important and wonderful products that i am lucky enough to be able to distribute — and the…
Creeping Normalcy Meets PermaWar
How well do you remember the world order as it was constituted in the 1980s and the 1990s? How aware are you of the extent it has changed in the…