Taxing and subsidizing carbon
While BC consumers of carbon pay an ever increasing tax — $10 billion since 2009 — carbon producers are enjoying billions of dollars in subsidies. In the fiscal years 2007…
February 2018
Good Riddance. You Too, Harvey.
The House that Harvey Built, the Weinstein Company, is going under, filing for bankruptcy. Maria Contreras-Sweet had been angling to buy the company, planning to transform it into a company…
Federal Government Report Says Canada Falling Ever Further Behind on GHG Emissions Target
Well, we’ve finally got our prime minister home so maybe he can get out of his Indian party costume, throw on his dad’s buckskins and run that “bitumen = a…
How Democracies Die. It Begins At the Ballot Box.
One thing we’ve learned about modern despots is that they almost always begin by winning elected office. Hitler did. Mussolini did too. Ditto for Viktor Orban, Recep Erdogan, Hugo Chavez…
Okay. Well, He’s the General. I Suppose He Knows What He’s Talking About.
David L. Goldfein predicts it will only be a few years before the United States finds itself “fighting from space.” The four star general and Chief of Staff of the…
Parental Leave and Pay Equity
Budget 2018 is being advertised as a truly comprehensive gender budget, with two key pieces of that being use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave, and action on pay equity. Last year’s gender budget…
The Patrick Clown Show comes to an end
Confirming: The Chief Electoral Officer, @OntarioPCParty President and I received a letter a short while ago from @brownbarrie announcing his withdrawal from the #PCPOLdr race. The next Leader of the…
No, Not This Guy. Not Bolton. Even Trump Isn’t That Crazy, Is He?
What sick bastard came up with the idea that uber-hawk John Bolton may be in line to replace General H.R. McMaster as Trump’s next National Security Adviser? Yet, there it…
Don’t Make It Sound Like There’s More Than One Thing
“recognize its own climate change efforts, such as carbon capture and storage. ” Effort, not “efforts”. There’s only been one effort made, and arguably the CCS project increases emissions since…
We’ve Still Got Ten Months to Get Through
Here we are, two months into the year. There are plenty of signs that 2018 will be a tumultuous year. I can’t imagine Canada not remaining a civil society into…
Brown being investigated for ethics breaches
Story here: Ontario’s integrity commissioner confirmed Monday he is investigating a complaint against former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown. Integrity commissioner J. David Wake confirmed the probe in a statement…
Celebrate Silence for a Clear Mind
For a healthy body and mind one ought to embrace silence. It turns out that silence is really helpful for our minds and can bring health benefits. The research into…
A Colourful Scar
Grand Canyon South Rim at Sunset
Patrick Brown: “get me the result I want”
And guess what? They apparently did. Patrick Brown personally directed his top party officials to “get me the result I want” in a Tory nomination that has been the subject…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of February 26, 2018
140Law: Here are our Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of February 26, 2018. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
Who Speaks For The People?
The NRA’s Dana Loesch? Or Parkland student Delaney Tarr? You decide. Recommend this Post
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 26, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 26, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Lawyer Accused of Making False Statements in Russia Investigation Quebec judge should…
From Farce To Tragedy
I came upon this clip by pure happenstance. And then it hit me. In 1970, Americans turned on their televisions to laugh at the foolishness Archie spouted. Nearly fifty years…
Column: the Ontario election is in 73 days. Who’s gonna win it?
The Patrick Clown Show continues to be the biggest political story in Canada – but the biggest provincial conservative party, the Ontario PCs, are still competitive. How come? The papers…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – J.W. Mason reviews Yanis Varoufakis’ Adults in the Room with a focus on how damaging austerity was forced on Greece by other governments.…