Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jonathan Amos and Victoria Gill report on Antarctica’s alarming rate of melting – with three trillion tons of ice lost in the…
June 2018
Corruption, Saunderson and the CBC
It’s a seven-year old story about the abuse of power, of corruption, of personal ambition thwarted, of an insatiable sense of entitlement, a craving for attention, and a clique of…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 14, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For an Ontario will to be valid, it must…
New column day
Here, on how NAFTA has proven wholly ineffective in deterring a destructive U.S. president from starting a gratuitous trade war – and how Canada should respond in charting a new…
Short-Term Gain For Long, Long-Term Pain
I will readily admit to readers that I am not by nature one who sees the glass as half-full; however, since the June 7th provincial election of Doug Ford, which…
When in Rome – Call the Emperor a "Demagogue"?
It’s one thing to know Donald Trump is a demagogue. It’s another thing to say he’s a demagogue. It’s something altogether different to go into the American capital and say:…
Improving Your Fitness Through Incidental Movement
Do you find it hard to fit the gym into your schedule and you just can’t seem to find any time to workout? Don’t worry about it! Instead of stressing…
It’s About Me And The Money, Stupid !
If you thought Donald Trump wasn’t in the presidency for the money, think again. He and his family are rolling in a tsunami of profits. Jill Abramson writes: This week,…
Some thoughts on the liberal rout.
The hardest thing to digest from the recent election in Ontario was the anger that fueled the liberal downfall. It was similar to a situation with a child who feels…
vancouver island day five: sooke
Breakfast at the Arbutus Guesthouse was a bit strange, but the lakeside view more than compensated. We went for a walk on a spit with great views of an inlet…
How Doug Ford won and how to challenge him
Last Thursday was a dark day in Ontario as the Conservative Party led by businessman-bully-bullshitter Doug Ford won a majority in the provincial election. Two guests assess the factors behind…
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer boots Maxime Bernier, self-appointed chief party ideologue, from Opposition front bench
It’s hard not to feel some sympathy for federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, what with right-wing purists jumping all over him for canning Maxime Bernier from the Opposition party’s front…
The Far Right Continues to Embrace Anti-Democratic Ethnic Nationalism and Authoritarianism (With Northern Alliance Cameo)
It has been an interesting week in the news. Donald Trump attacks traditional allies including Canada (specifically the Canadian prime minister) and his supporters in this country eat it up.…
Government review of BC Hydro is specious
Some may be able to moderate use of electricity from the provincial grid but almost no individual can stop being a BC Hydro consumer. That fact obliges politicians to ensure…
Garmin Vector 3 pedals kept going with baby oil and electrical tape
When my old power meter gave up the ghost, Garmin’s Vector 3 pedals seemed to be the perfect replacement. Little did I know they would be kept working with electrical…
Trump’s Fixer in a Jam
Time for a bit of juicy gossip. Recent reports claim Trump is scared sh_tless that his personal fixer, the guy who knows where the bodies are buried, is about to…
Thrashing Colonialism: Skateboarding, History, and the Power of Education
Micheal Langan, owner of Colonialism Skateboards • Photo by Troy Fleece Most skateboarders have a least one good story about a security guard. Micheal Langan, who is of Cree and…
Jeremy Grantham – "Capitalism Is Killing the Planet"
Billionaire investor, Jeremy Grantham, knows a lot about capitalism, how it works and when it doesn’t. He’s known for calling the last two major market bubbles. Now he sees a…
June 13: Thanks re scams.
I cut yesterday’s blog short to get it posted right away – just in case the story from Revenue Canada was real. If it was rigged by a political enemy,…