My latest: leadership in tough times
Leadership in good times means little. Leadership in bad times means everything. And these times, they are indisputably bad. Grim, grinding, grotesque. For the rest of our lives, we will…
April 2020
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jeet Heer writes about the class war already emerging in competing responses to the coronavirus epidemic. Ricardo Tranjan makes the case for…
five reasons streaming is still better than cable, even if the price tag is the same (plus a long story mostly for myself)
If you stream movies and TV series, you know that the proliferation of streaming channels has had mixed results for consumers. Many shows that were formerly on Netflix have been…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Central Facts
This was the letter I just sent to a friend who, to his credit, was very calm and respectful as he stated that he felt I was misunderstanding the current…
With Allies Like These….
Over the past many years, we’ve seen a lot of stress and strain put on institutions and alliances that have helped create stability for so many western nations. Frankly a…
Covid Journal, April 2, 2020 (Britney Edition)
More people are looking for honesty with respect to how long this will last.
Back To The Centre
For the past thirty years, Canada has been decentralizing. The coronavirus has halted that trend. Our central government is now where the action is. John Ibbitson writes: Decades of decentralization…
Listen to this Song to Reduce Your Anxiety
Marconi Union – Weightless (Official Video) from Optical Vitamins on Vimeo. The song Weightless by the Marconi Union has been proven by neuroscientists to reduce people’s anxiety, and in times…
It’s the Tory party that is self-destructing.
Last weekend, Chantal Hébert wrote her regular opinion piece for the Toronto Star. She was ruminating on the idea that presumed front-runner Peter MacKay’s campaign for the conservative leadership might…
Bollocks #nlpoli
Kill the wabbit? Moody’s has changed its outlook on the provincial government’s debt from stable to negative while sustaining the A1 rating it gave the province in July 2019. That,…
BC Hydro, provider of social and corporate welfare
The $12 billion utility delivered more power to its BC residential and business consumers in calendar year 2005 than the now $38 billion utility delivered in 2019…
April Fool aftermath: UCP says it’s broke, AUPE job protections back on, spill reporting suspended, Greens choose leader, and more
Whether or not Bob Buckle meant it to be an early April Fool’s joke when he posted his deep thoughts on public education on social media, opining that “perhaps it’s…
Imagine Alberta Without Kenney
Imagine an Alberta government not under investigation for election fraud? One that doesn’t fire tens of thousands during a pandemic so Ottawa can pay them instead? A provincial government which…
When Power Speaks Truth to the Public, We All Win.
The Globe has high praise for British Columbia’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last Friday, British Columbia Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix gave a master…
Premier Horgan-The man camps function in opposition to everything you are calling for in our efforts to curb the pandemic.
Dear Mr. Horgan, I listened this morning while you laid out the province’s next actions to take care of renters, workers, mortgage holders, etc. Thank you. Many of us are…
While You’re Waiting for that Cheque from Ottawa
While you’re waiting for that relief cheque from Ottawa, here’s a word to keep in mind, “Phoenix.” Phoenix is the system the Harper government introduced in 2011 to streamline paycheque…
Eating off the Hill: Spicy Big Mary Sandwich at Mary Brown’s
I like me a spicy chicken sammy. I remember back in the day, when KFC didn’t suck (or maybe my standards were just lower) I was all about the spicy…
The year so far
Get put in charge of government. Yay. No more Libtards. Implement laws making face masks illegal. Damned rioters. Refuse Carbon Tax income distribution schemes that put money into your budget.…