Treasures handed down
A story about her bush pilot father written by a dear friend of many years. It was read on CBC North by Northwest on Saturday, 13 February 2021.
February 2021
Budget 2021
“…if you don’t mind my sayin’ I can see you’re out of aces. For a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some advice”—Kenney Rogers, The Gambler If there is…
what i’m reading: janis, her life and music
As a teenager and in my early 20s, I was somewhat obsessed with Janis Joplin. I read all the available biographies of her, and took any opportunity to see footage…
Are The Cons Trying To Sabotage Canada’s Vaccine Campaign?
For most pandemic weary Canadians it's something to celebrate. The approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the impending arrival of yet another. On the heels of Health Canada’s authorization of…
Sovereign killers and the “Khashoggi ban”
So, according to U.S. intelligence, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman whacked journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Confirmation of something we already knew. The crown prince is a cold-blooded killer. Regardless…
Historical Bias Is The Norm: An Example – The Real Origins of The Renaissance
In the generally well-made history documentary, 1,000 AD – A Tour of Europe (a History Time, YouTuber video linked below) at just 13 minutes in, there is already one giant,…
This week’s Sparky: The Vaccine Pirate™️
H/T B. Lilley, Esq.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Alex Himelfarb writes about the need to get past obsessing over deficits and taxes when they’re necessary to fund a the society…
Multitasking Taken To An Entirely New Level
Supreme skill, or supreme ego? You decide: Recommend this Post
The March Toward Austerity
Things seem to be moving in Boris Johnson’s direction. John Harris writes: It may be neither fair nor particularly rational, but in the past three weeks or so Boris Johnson…
Kenney opts for debt over taxes.
It seems obvious that premier Jason Kenney of Alberta is a strange sort of conservative. His and previous conservative regimes in Alberta have managed to piss away another fortune in…
University of Alberta faces more than half of budget’s brutal post-secondary cuts – so why does UCP have it in for U of A?
University of Alberta President William Flanagan’s mildly worded protest Friday that nearly half of the massive $126-million cut to post-secondary education in Alberta will be borne by the University of…
Sensible Alberta voice appointed to Net-Zero Advisory Body
I was pleased to hear that the Pembina Institute’s executive-director, Linda Coady, has been appointed to the federal government’s new Net-Zero Advisory Body. The body is an independent group of…
The New Brunswick Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada once again has Vice-Regal Patronage
I mentioned back in October, 2018 that I had been named chairman of the New Brunswick Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada. 2019 was a good year with contacts…
They Call It #1 For a Reason
I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 15. You may have heard the phrase “ride it like you stole it.”I did and I did. That will make this year my…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lauren Krugel reports on a push by Alberta doctors to avoid the further lifting of public health restrictions which will increase the risk…
Musical interlude
Lord Huron – Not Dead Yet
The Inquiry Cost $250,000 More? Were We Lied To?
Former councillor Tim Fryer is back on the agenda this coming week, making another delegation to the Strategic Initiatives Standing Committee about the true costs of the judicial inquiry (aka…
When Your Heroes Show They Aren’t
Sometimes getting older sucks, like really bad. The older we get, we learn more but at the same time the older we get, the way we are forced to view…