My grand-daughter was born December 3, 2018
She will not reach 12, apparently, before life on this planet is doomed to be inhabitable for humanity. I take that very seriously. As soon as I became a father,…
December 2018
My grand-daughter was born December 3, 2018
She will not reach 12, apparently, before life on this planet is doomed to be inhabitable for humanity. I take that very seriously. As soon as I became a father,…
The Day After: Alberta heavy crude prices squirt upward in wake of Rachel Notley’s production cap announcement
It was nice for Alberta’s New Democratic Party Government that the first thing the price of Alberta heavy crude did the morning after Premier Rachel Notley’s announcement her government would…
Maisy was born December 3, 2018
She will not reach 12, apparently, before life on this planet is doomed to be inhabitable for humanity.I take that very seriously. As soon as I became a father, that…
first day of work braindump
I’ve just finished my first day of training and orientation at Vancouver Island Regional Library. I have a lot to report on! Much of this may be of interest only…
A talk that speaks for itself
I don’t often wade into the pipeline debate because (horrors!) I proudly work in the Canadian oil and gas industry but this presentation is very much bringing to the attention…
Ontario Conservatives present a “climate change plan” that has been shown to fail.
A follow-up to my last post: The Ontario Conservative government has finally presented its plan for mitigating climate change. No carbon tax! No cap and trade! Sounds great.. until you…
An Incisive Medical Assessment
This needs no commentary from me. DICTIONARY: Sundowning Verb Psychiatry: To experience confusion or hallucinations at night as a result of dementia, strange surroundings, drug effects, or reduction of oxygen…
Conservatives’ Climate Plan Takes Ontario Back to the Past
At this critical moment in history, when we’re being warned by the best and the brightest that we have just 12 years to get our act together if we’re going…
It Could Be a Busy Week for Trump’s Handlers
George H.W. Bush couldn’t have died at a better time for Team Trump. What better distraction could they have to disrupt the week’s news cycle. There are two problems tomorrow.…
Trump’s Labor Secretary, a Multimillionaire Sexual Deviant and even Mar-a-Lago
This video is followed by a second that is also very graphic.
Will Donald Trump, Like Napoleon, Come a Cropper in Moscow?
Was Donald Trump’s Moscow Trump Tower tied to lifting US sanctions on Russia? Is that why Robert Mueller had Michael Cohen plead guilty to the felony of lying to Congress…
George HW Bush
After a long life, George Bush, Sr. has passed. What are your thoughts on his legacy?
Brace Yourself for Two Weeks of the Most Sincere, Heartfelt Bullshit You’ve Ever Heard.
Give ’em credit, they got off to a rip-roaring start. They even used that awesome line about how “this is the last generation that can stop climate change.” As if.…
So Much for "America First"
General Motors has taken Donald Trump to the woodshed. Robert Reich writes that GM has shown Trump that ‘America First’ never trumps ‘shareholders first.’ In 2010, when GM emerged from…
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated at Queen’s Park on Dec. 3, 2018. The event was hosted by March of Dimes and Spinal Cord Injury…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 3, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 3, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: John Paul Stevens says he retired after ‘mini-stroke’ during Citizens United dissent…
Shareholder First Global Capitalism
Writing in this morning’s Guardian, Robert Reich explains what is behind GM’s decision to close plants in Canada and the United States. But, first, he takes a trip down memory…
Allende and Venezuela Today
Forty-five years after the death of Salvador Allende, Latin America faces great challenges and obstacles crucial for its advance toward true democracy and socialism. In our continent, transcendental and defining…