A Spark Of Integrity
If one follows politics closely, it is easy to become quite jaded. On almost daily display are scenes of arrogance, condescension and the corrupting influence of power. We are reminded…
2018
We’re Setting New Records
Records aplenty are being broken. Unfortunately they’re for atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide. The World Meteorological Organization reports there’s no sign of a reversal of this trend…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kathleen Harris reports on a federal budget update designed to have Canada borrow to shovel money into the pockets of big business.…
New column day
Here, on the yawning gap between talk and action when it comes to building up Regina’s downtown with more focused residential development. For further reading…– The Underutilized Land Study referenced…
Ford Is A Gift –To Trudeau
Many of us in Ontario feel nothing but contempt — visceral contempt — for Doug Ford. But Tom Walkom writes that, for Justin Trudeau, Ford is a gift that will…
The Bitumen Business: Not for the timid.
As much as we try to keep up to date on the business of bitumen, it is not because we want to report every dip and dive in the industry.…
To Change Politics for the Better we Need to Change Suburbia
The Canadian province of Ontario just elected a new government that’s focussed on making Ontario worse. In a few short months they’ve done a lot of damage including messing with…
Storytelling cubes
You don’t expect Wal Mart to be the source for literary tools, but if you amble into the section crammed with toys, you can pick up a set of Rory’s…
the move west: day three: wawa to ignace
Yesterday was notable for several reasons. We’ve made it to the Central time zone. We’ve never been here before — once we passed Kakabeka Falls, we’re further west than we’ve…
Alberta’s Bill 27 may not take the politics out of pensions, but it will certainly help
Tabling on Tuesday of Bill 27, Alberta legislation that will wrest control of public service pensions from the sole hands of the minister of finance and hand it to joint…
Nov. 21: extra
I had not intended to write a blog today because I’m up to my ears in packing. So this will be short. Trump has forgiven the prince of Saudi Arabia…
When It Comes to Climate Change Fixes, Remember This
There are two faces to the climate change issue. One is science. The other is politics. Rarely does the second comport with the first, especially on the thorny problem of…
Tall Tales From the Oil Patch
Even out here on the Pacific it’s not hard to hear the squeals emanating from Athabasca and the Calgary Petroleum Club. The Tar Sands are in trouble. Actually the Tar…
The Brexit Disaster and the Hidden Face of Andrew Scheer
If you've been following the Brexit nightmare, you know what trouble Theresa May's Con Britain is in.With a new last chance deal, May herself, and the British economy in danger…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday November 21, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday November 20, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
An Amoral Chump
Donald Trump is a con man. But the truth is that he himself is easily conned. Tom Friedman writes in The New York Times: I really wrestle with this question:…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports that the Ford government’s move to strip sick days away from workers was made without any attempt to consider the…
And a possum shall lead them.
Are you old enough to remember American Walt Kelly’s sage words: “We have met the enemy and he is us.”? And if you knew what those words meant, there is…
People Who Trust News Sources More Likely to Identify Fake News
Figure 1 from Cook, Ellerton, and Kinkead 2018. CC BY 3.0 A recent survey to find out who is susceptible to “fake news” found that people who hate the media…