We’re fracked!
Remember when mendacious BC politicians spoke of massive wealth from natural gas production? Eight of the last ten monthly sales of petroleum and gas rights rank amongst the worst in…
2020
Citizens’ Assemblies Gaining Favour
Democracy has been producing some perverse results recently. A prime example is our neighbour to the south. In 2016, the American people elected Hillary Clinton, one of the most qualified…
Shut down your ‘anti-Alberta campaigns’ inquiry or the courts will shut it for you, tiny group warns Alberta government
OTTAWA – Well, one thing’s already clear, there’s no way the mighty Kenney Government will shut down its so-called inquiry into “anti-Alberta energy campaigns” on the say so of Progress…
The stark reality Albertans face
One of the biggest pet peeves I have in Canadians is our comfort in “politics”. We love to pride ourselves on our civility, our rule of law and process, but…
Newspaper endorsements don’t matter
But this does. This is worth way more than some dumb @nytimes editorial board endorsement. Way. #uspolitics #Democrat https://t.co/JxDpQBjYLP — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 21, 2020
To be or not to be
Recent inactivity at In-Sights may be a prelude to discontinuation. When I began eleven years ago, neoliberalism had ascended and mainstream public interest journalism had descended. Access to corporate media…
My friend Mike
Someone asked me if I was okay. I said yes. Why, I asked? They said Mike Sloan was gone. Now I’m not okay anymore. I was with him just a…
SFH Kinda Suck
…but we got together to play yesterday anyway. Gig coming up end of February. Stay tuned.
Why The Cons Will Always Be The Religious Bigot Party
It was Andrew Scheer's fatal flaw, the one that more than all the others cost him the election.His religious fanaticism that made it impossible for many women and LGBT Canadians…
Talking Canada-China Relations & the Conservative Leadership Race on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about current state of relations between Canada…
Trump Tells NYC – Try Mops and Buckets
When it comes to sea level rise, New York city, and Donald Trump, it’s a ‘perfect storm.’ As far as the Mango Mussolini is concerned, the burghers of Manhattan can…
NYT Endorses Two Candidates for President in 2020
For the first time, America’s “Grey Lady” has endorsed two candidates for president in the 2020 elections. Not surprisingly, they’re both Democrats. More surprisingly, they’re both women. This year the…
You Broke It, You Bought It – Climate Change and the Pottery Barn Rule
The United Nations has fired a rocket up the arse of the developed world by ruling that climate refugees cannot be sent back to their homelands. Given that the developed…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 20, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 20, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario Warned of a Nuclear ‘Emergency,’ Then Said Never Mind False alert…
Horatio Alger Myths
The Horatio Alger myth is still central to North American politics. Alan Freeman writes that, in the United States, candidates are falling all over themselves to present themselves as 21st…
Tips for Remaining Anonymous in the Surveillance Age
Surveillance capitalism benefits companies who have large datasets about what people do and where they are – without the consent of those being monitored. The pervasive modern surveillance which is…
The gravitas of Justin Trudeau.
You do know that prime minister Justin Trudeau used to teach drama, do you not? Given the holiday time he had with family in the Caribbean over Christmas, he had…
Life and Climate Change
Some personal reflection on why the Earth, climate change and reduction are all so much more important than ever before.
I’m Reading as Fast as I Can
I don’t recall just when I started putting books aside to read, or perhaps just finish, when I retired. I had this naive, romantic idea that upon retirement, at the…