The Next Ontario Liberal Leader
Kathleen Wynne’s days as Ontario’s Liberal leader were always numbered. She came at the end of a long Liberal run. And familiarity breeds contempt. Wynne had an ambitious agenda. Martin…
March 2020
Climate Crisis Expanding
We need urgent action from governments on the climate crisis. The delay we know will cost lives. "We need to see emissions declining fast, by almost half by 2030, in…
Saturday Photo: Heading for a Little Escapade Closer to Home
This photo was taken a couple of years ago when we made a quick trip to Quebec City. The tourists were having a great time posing in the snow. We’re…
Elections Canada Should Investigate Voter Manipulation
Many Conservatives – including the current candidates for the national leadership – have been shown to purchasing ads that resist the rights of First Nations people across the country as…
Riding the bubble.
It helps if you think of the main aspirants for the federal conservative party leadership as Bland, Blander and Who(?) This perception was highlighted the other day. It seems one…
BC Hydro’s long-standing culture of deception
Serious storm clouds lie ahead. The only customers that create positive cash flow for BC Hydro are the residential, light industrial and commercial consumers. Political commitments have been made to…
The Marrow Thieves, young adult fiction by Canadian Metis author Cherie Dimaline, leads Alberta independent bookstore sales
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 1, 2020. The lists are compiled…
COVID-19 Spreading Unchecked
The latest viral plague sweeping the world has a mortality rate in the range of 1 to 3%, from the numbers I’ve seen. This would put it in the realm…
Musical interlude
Tanika Charles – First & Last
Covid-19’s Latest Victim – Jim Bakker
Greaseball ex-con Televangelist, Jim Bakker, just loves to monetize his faith because Jim truly believes in the divinity of money. It came as no surprise then when Jimbo was quick…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report
Data as reported by national authorities by 10AM CET 05 March 2020 Figure 1. Countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, 05 March 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Five…
March 06: I’m sorry. I’m even sorry I’m sorry……
This blog is late because I had a visit from my sister whom I haven’t seen for several years. It’s also short because, on the side, I like to have…
Wash Your Hands, Dammit!
Wash early, wash often. That’s said to be the best way to minimize your chance of contracting Covid-19. But how much is enough? Ask Round Rock: I think that’s pretty…
A Missing Sense Of Urgency
After taking it out of the library twice, I have finally mustered the psychic strength to begin reading Bill McKibben’s Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Owen Jones asks why we’re not treating the existential threat of a climate breakdown with anything close to the urgency applied to the…
Failure-ology
Why did Justin Trudeau lose a million votes in the 2019 election? Why did he lose his majority? Why did he lose his standing in the world, and with Canadians?…
Net Zero plus Net Zero is still Zero.
This is a time to be a sceptic. When somebody tells you Canada will be net zero in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 30 years, give them the raspberry. Do…
Coronavirus discovered in Alberta just as politics trumps science in supervised drug clinic report
COVID-19 has arrived in Alberta. But first, we need to talk about how the United Conservative Party Government has found a nearly perfect formula for dealing with science when it…
Epidemic Podcast
This is from the US but still relevant information in Canada. RH 2 episodes EPIDEMIC is a new, weekly podcast on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19). Hear from some…