Whaaaat? More than Half of Food Produced in Canada is Wasted.
It seems that Canadians are doing something seriously wrong when it comes to food. More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out…
2019
Another Door Closes on Bitumen
A body blow to heavy oil comes into effect in 2020 when the International Maritime Organization will mandate deep cuts to sulphur emissions. That’s for starters. By 2050, shipping giants…
Crisis, Crisis. No End of Crises.
I was shaken by the story last week about how 60 per cent of Canadians consider the lack of a new pipeline to the west coast a “crisis.” It was…
New Issues for OERs
This is based on my contribution to the new Creative Commons ‘Education Platform’ discussion of issues related to open educational resources (OERs). This is the next step following the development…
Are The Scheer Cons Trying To Soften Their Ugly Image?
Ever since Andrew Scheer and his ex-Rebel campaign manager Hamish Marshall set out to destroy Justin Trudeau, they have been pumping out a steady stream of the most disgusting attack…
Jan. 17: The Human Flaw
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/15/trump-replacement-obama-climate-plan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/18/australia-heatwave-sydneys-west-to-hit-45c-after-week-of-extreme-weather Hey. Don’t mean nuthin’. Happens all the time in them faraway places._______________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/16/china-has-some-of-worlds-most-advanced-weapon-systems-pentagon-warns China – that was a nation in chaos for a couple of centuries – is…
Skunk In The Stinky FP
The FP published a ridiculous op-ed by Brad Wall. business.financialpost .com/opinion/ brad-wall-canada-could-impact-emissions-were-ottawa-not-so-obsessed-with-carbon-taxes “So, in Paris we were — without intention — a few prairie skunks at this low-carbon garden party.”…
Leaving WordPress?
… Maybe I am looking for recommendations on a good WordPress replacement. I am not thrilled with the new post editor and this seems like a good opportunity to learn…
Still Here
I haven’t been posting much lately, and will probably do so sparingly for the next little while. The problem is that I can think of very little that is in…
What to do when money wins?
The cynic tells us that everyone has a price. And when you are dealing in billions, what is a million here or there? I have often wondered when the companies…
Former UCP MLA warns more scandals are coming for party as election nears … but don’t count on it unravelling fast enough!
It would be a huge mistake to count on the United Conservative Party unravelling fast enough to blow its big lead in public opinion polls by the time the next…
Wilbur Schramm and Noam Chomsky Meet Harold Innis
That’s the actual title of a recent book (2015) by Robert E. Babe, who has a doctorate in economics and is professor of Information and Media Studies at the University…
Roadkill, Kale and the Humble Iguana. Dining in an Overpopulated Planet.
Think of it as just another lesson in Lifeboat Earth. Like the occupants of a lifeboat, we’re scrambling around to keep us all going just a little bit longer. Everyone…
Collingwood and cannabis stores
Credit where credit is due: Collingwood council this week voted unanimously to allow a cannabis store to open here. That came as somewhat of a surprise given earlier negative comments…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estate
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday January 17, 2019. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
a reading plan for 2019: the year of the biography?
A new biography of Frederick Douglass has gotten glowing reviews, and as Douglass is one of my great heroes — one of the greatest Americans — I definitely want to…
Statistics Canada’s Ongoing Consultation about the Market Basket Measure Needs Recalibration
Things are moving quite fast, even too fast, since the federal government’s first poverty reduction strategy was published in August, at least for the aspects of this strategy which are…
GDPR Forces NYT to Serve Better Ads
Online media companies were forced to rethink their advertiser policies last year because of the introduction of the GDPR. The New York Times decided to stop using ad services that…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Simon Ducatel discusses how wealth inequality is at the root of continued poverty and deprivation, while Charles Plante notes that anti-poverty strategies…
On the road to Oz, the Lion starts strong.
Dorothy has already clicked her heels and the Cowardly Lion has been the first to put a paw on the Yellow Brick Road. It is very early in the trip…