the north island report: update on us
Things continue to fall into place here, a little at a time. I’m enjoying our quiet weekends. Allan is off every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; I work Saturdays until 5:00,…
2019
UPDATED: A Breath Of Fresh Air
Newly-elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez articulates the kind of values that progressives pine for in their political leaders. Given the gladiatorial nature of American politics, the chances of her vision coming…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday January 7, 2019. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
Recipe For Hate: a look at the crime scene
My first book in the X Gang series, Recipe For Hate, is up for another award this year – the White Pine Award – and I’m honoured to be considered…
Rachel Notley is a credible advocate for Alberta oil, Jason Kenney would divide Canadians even more…
Far right Alberta Conservative Jason Kenney Watching the Golden Globes on Sunday live, I saw at least three Government of Alberta TV ads extolling the virtues of the proposed Transmountain…
End of year Globe and Mail oped
Some year end reflections and thoughts on the year to come for the Globe and Mail: Big Tech’s net loss: How governments can turn anger into action It has been…
Jason Kenney would rather fight.
The last thing Canada needs is another provincial leader spoiling for a fight. Alberta opposition leader Jason Kenney was on Global Television’s West Block last Sunday laying out his battle…
Sick Days are Worth it
Showing up to your workplace sick isn’t good for anyone, yet people do it anyway. Obviously, the sick person would rather stay home to heal and feel better (nobody plans…
Death of Gene Zwozdesky, the mellifluous smoothie of Alberta politics, an apt symbol of the end of the Progressive Conservative Era
The death Sunday of Gene Zwozdesky – first elected as a Liberal but for many years afterward a Conservative, a cabinet minister who could be counted on to smooth over…
Update on Faith Goldy’s Seemingly Illegal Fundraiser and Status of the Blog and the New Patreon Account
This article is all about crowd funding, beginning with Faith Goldy’s attempt to raise money for her substantial legal bill. When I published on this issue, she had managed the…
Trump’s shiny silver ball
From my newest, New Dark Ages, from Dundurn Press. The media may seem to detest Donald Trump – but they remain utterly captivated by him.
Energy Conservation in the Home: I’ll Show You Mine…
I know this is just one tiny piece of the puzzle, but there IS an effective way to get people to reduce their energy usage in their homes: publicize how…
The Invasion of the Con Hate Mongers
It's the nightmare that should be keeping us awake at night. The real nightmare at the border.Not the asylum seekers who are harmless, but the sinister right-wingers of America, whose…
Goodbye, Information Age
“Say goodbye to the information age: it’s all about reputation now,” is the headline of an article by Italian philosopher and professor Gloria Origgi, published recently on Aeon Magazine’s website.…
The F-35. What Use Will It Be in the Next War?
When the next big scrap comes, as eventually it must, all the high-tech wizardry that we find so beguiling may turn out to be useless. Our last peer-on-peer war ended…
Your Ward News update
Getting ready to launch another legal action against the extremists behind that neo-Nazi rag. (Oh, and here’s a useful article I just spotted about James Sears – who Judge Dan…
Terraform Mars, What Then?
Ever wonder if you’re a pessimist? I spotted this on the innerwebs the other day. To hear Elon Musk tell it, he might even be among the first to emigrate…
“If Bernie Runs?” Wrong Question
Photo by Max Goldberg Remembering Bernie Sanders at Prairie Lights In late 2014 Bernie Sanders came out to Iowa City to speak before a large and enthusiastic crowd at that…
Time to Launch a BDS Campaign Against Brazil?
Brazil’s Bolsonaro has stripped indigenous peoples of their right to exist. The Amazon and the people of Earth will come next.