Outside The Box
Heather Scoffield writes that some people are beginning to think outside the box: B.C. is paying the provocative Mariana Mazzucato and her institute at University College London about $350,000 to…
June 2021
This Company Makes Products Out of Thin Air by Capturing co2
A materials company in Berlin wants to build the world using carbon taken our of the air – making it the first carbon-negative materials manufacture. Made of Air has sunglasses…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: stress reduction one of the top 10 benefits of reading
A regular reader of this column asked me, “I spend a lot of time reading, then I feel guilty because I’m wasting time. ….” Reading is many things, but it…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: celebrate asian heritage at your library
As I mentioned here, I’m posting three of these columns each week until I’m caught up. May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL)…
You Want Better?
Reading a new democratic party version of ‘building back better’, the other day, it was surprising that there was no new thinking involved. It is something we are not getting…
Three Consecutive Days. Three All-Time Canadian Heat Records
Lytton, B.C., a town on the Fraser Canyon, went into the record books on Sunday when it hit 46.6 degrees Celsius. Lytton went into the record books again on Monday…
Will Canada issue a Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022?
2002 Gold Jubilee Medal The year 2022 will mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne of Canada. It is customary for medals marking a jubilee to be given out…
O tempora! O mores! Isn’t it time for Alberta to publish just a single, ungendered, annual Top Ten list of baby names?
It’s been a long run of bad news for Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government, so it must have seemed like a nice change of pace for those who toil in…
Musician Bryan Adams calls for B.C. government’s ouster over old-growth logging
The House Provincial forestry minister says government listening to Indigenous groups Christian Paas-Lang · CBC News · Posted: Jun 26, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 26…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat ascension.
The Decarie Report 2021-06-29 22:46:00
Israel is the homeland for Jews. —- well not really. My name is Decarie, a name that appeared in Quebec about 1650. Well, no, it actually came from France long…
Talking Teaching Residential Schools in Ontario with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Kate Harrison for “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s comments on the…
Hypocrisy
on at the centre of national policy making chooses to leave government to work on the climate crisis. She is silent about her government dedication to expanding fossil fuel production,…
COVID-19 mortality burden may be 2x times higher than reported
Analysis suggests that COVID-19 was associated with many deaths in Canada that were not classified as such…
A Fresh Take On Sustainability In The Meal Kit Industry
Meal kits have found a place in the marketplace because they make home cooking easy and convenient. But they have a higher environmental footprint than traditional grocery shopping. A new…
Cancelling Canada Day is a move towards truth, justice and reconciliation
Group of students posing in front of the Brandon Indian Residential School, Brandon, Manitoba, 1946. Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board of Canada. Content warning: This article includes…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 29, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: ‘We’ve got to do better’: Toronto readies to launch non-police crisis response pilot via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06292021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
The connection between clearcut logging and Canada’s hottest day on record
OPINION The connection between clearcut logging and Canada’s hottest day on record With temperatures set to soar to 47 C in B.C., forests provide a cool, wet place for animals…
Who Appointed This Guy?
A Canadian senator says Canada should stop criticizing China for its persecution of its Uyghur minority. Independent Senators Group (ISG) Leader Sen. Yuen Pau Woo said Canada should avoid criticizing…
What really happened at a public meeting in Winnipeg labeled ‘anti-Semitic’?
If the IHRA definition succeeds in becoming the benchmark, and many future meetings fall afoul of its criteria, then we are in deep trouble and can kiss reasoned debate and…