Unite or Die
Peter Dale Scott said it well, in a recent talk that has now been printed in Salon. In short, we must unite or die. What I’ve been saying since my…
February 2020
The Real Doug Ford
During the federal election, Doug Ford kept his head down and his mouth shut. But, if you really want to know what’s going on inside Ford’s head, Martin Regg Cohn…
A Website Powered by the Sun
The world wide web consumes a lot of energy to keep running as it is. The energy sources we use to power the net can make a big difference in…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac offer a stark look at the plausible worst-case scenario for a climate breakdown over just the next…
The land the law forgot.
We have heard the prime minister say more than a few times that Canada is a country of law. What does not seem clear is the question of applying these…
February 17th marks 50 years since the Monarchist League of Canada was Founded
It is hard to believe it really has been five years since I was writing about the League turning 45. This blog wasn’t even ayear old at that point and…
Talking Ball Resigns, Wet’suwet’en Protests & Conservative Leader with Graham Richardson
Today I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” (who sat in for Kristy Cameron), along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked the…
Ball Out
Here in Ontario, as in some other provinces, today is a holiday. In Ontario, we call it Family Day. In Manitoba, it’s Louis Riel Day. But in Newfoundland & Labrador…
Politicizing water in Chile
Laguna del Maule, a lake in the Andes mountain range, 300 kilometres south of Chile’s capital Santiago. Chile is today in the midst of an unprecedented constituent process 30 years…
Slowing Climate Change Doesn’t Have to be so Confusing!!
Some people insist that we can’t put it on individuals to make the changes necessary to affect climate; we have to change industry and vote differently and all that jazz.…
Who Is Pitching "De-growth"? The Harvard Business Review
At some point, we’ll realize the GDP-Growth Club is about as ridiculous as the Flat Earth Society. The big difference is one is inherently nihilistic, while the other is populated…
Things Look Different From the Salish Sea
I guess it’s a West Coast thing. Maybe it’s the granola. The simple fact is that British Columbia is the best province in Canada. When it comes to health outcomes,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Monika Dutt offers a reminder that some of the best investments we can make in improving public health are aimed at social factors:…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 17, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 17, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Police arrest anti-pipeline protesters at Vancouver port as they enforce court injunction…
An Effective Rebuke To Trumpland Republicans
Filmmaker Matthew Cooke provides much-needed perspective and context as a counter to the far-right rhetoric that relentlessly seeks to undermine faith in government. Well-worth five minutes of our time: H/t…
Dying In Plain Sight
Democracy is dying in the United States. And its death is very much a public death. Max Boot quotes Montesquieu: “The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not…
Meet you on the barricades
Canada has 49,000 km of rail lines. It has 38,000 km of highways. It has 550 port facilities. Anyone who thinks police can go in and shut down a barricade…