Omission of truth becomes a lie
In real terms, the BC government’s natural resource revenues in 2018 were 37% of the level in 2001, despite material increases in output.
2018
The New Language of Resource Exploitation: From Staples Dependency to Extraction Empire
“Staples dependency” we know from Innis onwards. It can mean reliant upon, dependent on, the export of staples, and permits of a staple theory of linkages as economic theory. It…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 3: Valid Appeals and Municipal Contempt for a Public Process
I’ve been overdue with my updates on my experiences with the LPAT. After a summer of inaction, a lot has been going on lately, so I’m hoping to add my…
Sept.25: A bad, bad, bad, bad day.
Not a good blog today. I guess I’m out of sorts because of our Mickey Mouse provincial election here in New Brunswick.___________________________________________________________ http://www.voltairenet.org/article202998.html This is a much bigger story than…
How Australia can Make Roads Safer
Since roughly WWII we’ve been designing roads and streets for only one purpose: the automobile. Before the 20th century roads were designed to move people around efficiently, today roads are…
Where Michael Moore Dares to Venture
Like many, I have snapped up Trump tell-all books such as Michael Wolffe’s “Fire and Fury,” Isikoff and Corn’s “Russian Roulette,” and Bob Woodward’s “Fear: Trump in the White House.”…
Another Climate Change Victim – America’s National Parks
East of Los Angeles, about a third of the way between LA and Phoenix, Arizona within the Mohave Desert lies the iconic Joshua Tree National Park. It is named for…
Designing E-Learning 3.0 in gRSShopper – 1
One of the fun things about working with software I wrote myself is that I get to try new things. For example, instead of creating a course simply by filling…
Conveniently Ignoring History
While I am sure there are some interests within Canada who will applaud Justin Trudeau’s latest effort at placating Donald Trump, I am not one of them. As history well…
Can Washington Get the Answers Ottawa Won’t Give British Columbia?
It’s not just coastal British Columbians who are fed up with being stonewalled by the federal government over the hazards of dilbit spills. So is the neighbouring state of Washington…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday September 25, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
The limits of renewable energy and the case for degrowth
Photo from Pixabay The energy transition is the focus of much discussion. To read the accounts in the mainstream media, one gets the impression that renewable energy is being rolled…
The Donald in Wonderland: Down the Financial Rabbit Hole With Trump
Photo from Public Domain Once upon a time, there was a little-known energy company called Enron. In its 16-year life, it went from being dubbed America’s most innovative company by…
He Doesn’t Know Much At All
Over the weekend, Faith Goldy attended Ford Fest for the sixth time. She gained notoriety by appearing on the Neo-Nazi website Storm Trooper and Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media. After supporting…
No, Dougie isn’t done.
One of the Toronto Star’s better political writers wrote last week that Doug Ford’s motive (for interfering in Toronto’s civic election) might not be pique. That could be right. Doug…
Jen Keesmaat, limousine leftie
Fundraising at super-super-exclusive clubs that costs thousands and thousands to join: say one thing, do another. That’s @jen_keesmaat #topoli #onpoli pic.twitter.com/gujWNPV2Qa — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 25, 2018
Faith Goldy Display’s Her Understanding of Gun Safety At Roger Stone’s and Milo Yiannopoulos’ Discount "Eyes Wide Shut" Party
So on Monday Doug Ford was forced to comment on his encounter with Faith Goldy and her entourage of neo-fascists…. er…. fine, upstanding, totally having loads of sex with ALL…
This is how it is done
There were many good things about this day, but none so good as seeing a white supremacist banshee ordered removed by a dignified black female MC – and to see…
Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Evelyn Forget discusses the international outrage at the Ford PC’s cancellation of a basic income pilot. And Paul Waldeman writes about Republicans’ shock…