10 Things Albertans Might Actually Like About Their Carbon Tax
It’s been a full six months since Alberta introduced its economy-wide carbon levy and the sky has not fallen. In fact, unlike what many politicians and pundits were predicting ahead…
2017
Trump Readies for War
Where will Trump attack this fall? That’s a question that’s been bandied about for some time in foreign policy circles. Iran has been one of the designated front runners. Vying…
Was Scaramucci Goaded Into How Own Demise?
In a word, the White House got punked. Some Brit managed to infiltrate the email system, firing off incendiary emails while posing as Jared Kushner, Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon.…
Must We Really Befoul Our Water? Can’t We Leave Something Alone?
A huge dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Said to be the largest ever. Fish dying in countless millions. Industrial agriculture to blame. Algae blooms caused by the discharge…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily Law Fact from Wise Law for Tuesday August 1st, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with…
Parsing Conservative Lies
Recently, newly-selected Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer wrote a column condemning the compensation awarded to Omar Khadr for the violation of his rights as a Canadian citizen. Not only did…
5% – How Do You Like Them Odds?
Five percent. One in 20. Two new studies suggest that we’ve left climate change unanswered for so long that we have the slimmest of odds of avoiding dangerous levels of…
Use Happiness Research to Maximize Vacations
Regular readers already know that going on vacation is good for one’s happiness and there are ways to travel while keeping a small carbon footprint. It can be hard to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Cathy Crowe writes that there’s no excuse for putting off action to provide housing to people who need it – not only…
This Just In: Full Page, Back Cover Ad for Road through Tiime in the NYReview of Books!
It was a quiet evening yesterday until my husband shouted from upstairs that I had to take a look at the new New York Review of Books. So I scurried…
Another Trudeau Hater Trashes Canada in the United States
You might think that the Cons would know better to keep trashing our country and our government in the United States. Especially after polls showed that their treasonous behaviour wasn't…
Brazeau wins by TKO
So, there’s this quote in the Rolling Stone paean to Justin Trudeau: “I wanted someone who would be a good foil, and we stumbled upon the scrappy tough-guy senator from…
Donald Trump: Will Chaos Lead to War?
It was the front page of the New York Post on Friday, which had to be updated in a hurry yesterday… And it's a pro-Trump paper. So you know the…
No One Left To Sacrifice
Scaramucci’s gone — after ten days. Lucia Graves writes, “Who would want his job?” Consider what he was willing to give up to get it: His wife reportedly left him…
It’s the wrong argument on minimum wage.
Arguing about how many in Ontario work for a minimum wage is silly. Governments always seem to be trailing the curve on this problem. It is the people who are…
Not-Net-zero, on steroids
In 2016, the BC Liberal Government boasted that its four year program of executive salary restraint “demonstrates the effectiveness of ongoing measures to increase affordability, transparency and accountability in public…
Having raised the issue, St. Albert mayoral candidate needs to explain what he planned to do if judge ruled in court case
PHOTOS: St. Albert City Councillor Cam MacKay, who is running for mayor of the municipality northwest of Edmonton. Below: St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse and mayoral candidate Cathy Heron, also…
Adrift
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OLP end times?
Holy shit la merde. Roughly half of voters in Toronto — a traditional Liberal stronghold – would cast ballots for the Tories with less than a year to go before…
The Needle and Damage Done
The opioid crisis that was manufactured by pharmaceuticals is just another reason why ‘science’ doesn’t mix well with ‘business’.