Elephants on Parade
Murchison Falls Uganda I took this photo way back in 2012. Uganda is one of the most difficult places to travel in (unless you want to spend a lot more…
2018
It’s a Start – Maybe
The Trudeau government has directed the (still sketchy) National Energy Board to examine the impacts of dilbit supertankers on British Columbia’s south coast. The NEB has been given 22 weeks…
I Thought I Would Be OK, But I’m Not
My Mom passed away on August 16th at the age of 96. Ninety-six is a big number and a lot of years to live. When Mom reminisced about skiing down…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sam Pizzigati discusses the predictable social consequences of allowing inequality to grow: What sort of unintended consequences ? The British epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson…
Could This Be The End Of The Con War On The Carbon Tax?
As we all know Andrew Scheer is on a creepy crusade to destroy Justin Trudeau.And he was counting on the federal government's carbon tax to help him do that.The plan…
No Guarantee
As Chrystia Freeland tries to hammer out a new NAFTA deal, Paul Krugman writes about Donald Trump’s tariffs: Trump’s tariffs really are a big, bad deal. Their direct economic impact…
“Once more unto the breach, my friends…”
The Hordes are at the gates of Castle Liberal on the Rideau and William Shakespeare, once more has appropriate words at the ready. With a year left of his tattered…
The furious denunciations of Tzeporah Berman in Alberta are unprecedented, hypocritical and dangerous
Orthodoxy means not thinking – not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness. — George Orwell, 1984 + + + The stream of vituperation directed at B.C. environmentalist Tzeporah Berman for…
How to Increase Your Residence’s Resale Value
Everyone loves the idea of having a new house. With a fresh condition and view, it surely sounds like a new beginning in everyone’s life, doesn’t it? Some people even…
Doug Ford Shits The Bed
And its not just the nation as a whole that thinks he's a right douche-bag. It's here in Ontario: In Ontario Doug Ford is 24% positive – 51% negative (-27).…
Doug Ford Shits The Bed
And its not just the nation as a whole that thinks he’s a right douche-bag. It’s here in Ontario: In Ontario Doug Ford is 24% positive – 51% negative (-27).…
Sept. 20: The provincial election? Forget it.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxvzKkmXccmbPBszHRxCGKvJcRXv This first item is a long extract from a new book about journalism in Britain. It’s a long read, but an important one in understanding our own journalism._______________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/surprise-truce-brokered-by-turkey-and-russia-spares-idlib-for-now…
Emperor Pedro II’s 1876 Visit to Canada
Emperor Pedro II Brazil was once an empire. And interms of economic, military, and socialdevelopment it ranks as a golden age ofthat country. Embodying this period ofprogress was Emperor Pedro…
Candice Bergen and the Summer of Failure
Candice Bergen, the Con house leader, is one of the loudest and most vile members of Andrew Scheer's Con Clown Circus.Her hatred for Justin Trudeau is so great it's deeply…
The rebirth of X̱wáy̓x̱way, X̱epx̱páy̓em and Iy̓ál̓mexw as Vancouver place names
The park board will be looking at adding traditional First Nations names to many civic parks and beaches. John Mackie Updated: September 19, 2018 Vancouver Sun Many local landmarks had…
Is Putin about to add to his collection of Americans occupying high office?
Those wise in the ways of the Russian GRU (nee’ KGB) regularly opine that Donald Trump is the exemplar of the person the GRU would target. This exposure is due…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robert Skidelsky warns that having failed to learn crucial lessons from a 2008 economic crash caused by a reckless financial sector exploiting…
New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan Party’s self-induced aversion to responsible climate policy may producing serious political and economic consequences. For further reading…– D.C. Fraser reported on the NDP’s Regina Northeast…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday, September 20, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A last will can leave instructions for who will…