When Governments Can No Longer Handle the Truth
Gwynne Dyer has interesting views on climate change from the military perspective. In his book, “Climate Wars,” he argues that we won’t die from climate change but from the wars…
October 2018
Creating Jobs for Americans. Melania’s All For It.
What do Ivana and Melania Trump have in common? Well, they both hail from Eastern Europe and, from time to time, both had to bed the man with the sexual…
Coming Soon (Probably Not) to a Theatre Near You.
It’s scheduled to open today in theatres somewhere. It’s a feel-good (just kidding) documentary, “Anthropocene,” which curiously deals with this new geological epoch we, mankind, have imposed on our planet,…
A Window into Calamity
What, in this age of severe climate change, will “calamity” mean? A Washington State University climate scientist, Deepti Singh, shows what happened during the Great Drought that brought massive crop…
Separated at birth
Mr. Weiner and Mr. Brown. Birds of a selfie feather, etc. Ew.
Summer is Over, So Where Is the Return of the Sea Ice?
In today’s Freak Weather News, scientists are scrambling to figure out why Arctic sea ice isn’t regrowing as expected now that summer is over. The air over the high Arctic…
Tory endorses Mihevc!
Some folks here in the centre of the universe were surprised, this afternoon, when John Tory endorsed Councillor Joe Mihevc. Yours truly was not one of them. Joe may be…
Next Year You Really Should Vote Green
The 2019 election isn’t far off but the outcome seems preordained. Barring some disaster the Trudeau Liberals are expected to win another false majority. That will make Justin the prime…
Harper’s Selling A Lie
Stephen Harper has written a new book in which he dons the mantle of populism. Andrew Coyne is not impressed: Well now we have it from the proverbial horse’s mouth.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Michael Harris writes that we shouldn’t expect politicians to lead the way toward the action we need to combat climate change. Katie Dangerfield…
Garmin Vector 3 pedals: the achilles screw
A really small screw went missing on my Garmin Vector 3 pedals a month or two ago. A tiny, rare screw. But not so tiny that you don’t miss it…
Politics And Climate Change
Sad to say, climate change and politics in the worst possible sense are inextricably linked. Even as we face the defining crisis of human existence, the question remains one of…
The Real Reason Andrew Scheer Is In India
In my last post I took a look at Andrew Scheer's Great Tour of India, and as you can imagine, I was not impressed.I thought it looked like an elaborate…
Kanye West
Look, I loathe his music with an intensity that is brighter than a hundred suns. But he’s impossible to ignore, today, because of this. I am not a psychiatrist, and…
Dumb ideas for publicity.
The toughest challenge for municipal candidates is the problem of getting some decent publicity during the campaign. You sometimes get the feeling that all reporters hate you and you are…
Natural resource giveaway
British Columbia sees itself in competition with Alberta to attract gas exploration and production companies. As a result, both provinces have been in a race to the bottom. By giving…
United Conservative Party Boots Member Who Knew Who The Soldiers of Odin Were
Been busy all day and didn’t have time to write a proper article, however these folks provide a clear overview of the latest in the United Conservative Party’s SoO problem:…
UCP finally – after an ever-so-excruciating wait – shows rogue nomination candidate Lance Coulter the door
Give Lance Coulter credit: The guy seems to be a very hard worker. Leastways, the United Conservative Party nomination candidate in the Edmonton-Henday West Riding certainly had to work extremely…
Polar Jet Brings Sahara to the Arctic
In today’s freak weather news, scientists have discovered a new “atmospheric mechanism” whereby the polar jet drags hot dusty air from the Sahara to the eastern side of the North…