Climate of Promises.
Did you know there is going to be an official plan on how Canada will achieve its climate target for 2030? We would probably feel more encouraged by this if…
December 2021
Despite a few dissenting voices, unsettling new nomination-stacking law shows Jason Kenney firmly in control of party and caucus
Presumably the risk remains small that deep-pocketed United Conservative Party activists will ever buy party memberships in the names of hundreds of random Albertans, funnel the funds to the party,…
Liar, liar, pants on fire….
Okay. What happened today in Ottawa is something I thought was going to happen. And it's disgrace for all Canadians. Americans have been told that China is evil because a…
My latest: how to know who Justin Trudeau really is, in the place where his soul is supposed to reside
Pretend, for a moment, that you are a big wheel in the federal government. Prime Minister, even. Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, too. Pretend you are running a…
Liar, liar, pants on fire….
Okay. What happened today in Ottawa is something I thought was going to happen. And it’s disgrace for all Canadians. Americans have been told that China is evil because a…
It’s the Latest Thing. Let’s Just Call It "Reality." The Era of Growth Ends in Ten Years.
Flashback 50 years. 1972. Boston. MIT. A study is released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that concludes industrialized civilization will end around the middle of this century. But that…
Erin O’Toole and the Moral Corruption of the Cons
It was an amazing sight. Erin O'Toole shaking hand with Justin Trudeau, after the Bill to ban conversion therapy received unanimous approval in the House of Commons. Staring into the…
Conversion Therapy Ban Enacted
It’s now the law of Canada. The ban on conversion therapy received royal assent today. It’s done. At last.
If You Missed It Two Weeks Ago, You Can Watch It Here. Nikiforuk on Breaking the Technosphere’s Ruinous Grip.
Author and columnist, Andrew Nikiforuk, presented this year’s Southam Lecture at U Vic on November 17th. Among other things it was a survey of events and practices that have left…
Not Guy Fawkes Exactly but the Case For Blowing Up Canada’s Political Parties
It’s a sad truth but today political parties vie for power for the sake of holding power, not for the chance to serve the country. It’s been that way for…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Miquel Oliu-Barton et al. study the effects of different government approaches to COVID-19 – and find that elimination strategies have produced far superior…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 8, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: In potentially groundbreaking decision, B.C. judge says jail no answer for addicts who traffic fentanyl via @CBCNews #law #legal #lawtwitter – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Chain Of Fools
As I have said before, people who read this blog will know I have zero patience for the idiot brigades known as anti-vaxxers. Convinced of the ‘righteousness’ of their cause,…
Unprepared, ill-equipped
Despite massive disruption to the entire province, John Horgan’s government has made no change to its policies of promoting fossil fuels with lax regulation and multi-billion dollar industry supports. It…
This is "Not Necessarily" the End of Life As You Know It.
It seems there’s been a cluster of some 40 earthquakes off the coast of Oregon. Seismic activity does get noticed out here where the locals are warned of a 9+…
The Rich Are Massively Richer
Here’s some depressing news this Christmas. A new report documents that the rich are getting massively richer. Jake Johnson reports that: In the nearly three decades since 1995, members of…
The End of Time
This is a late post because I have run into a crisis of time. On Dec. 13, I shall be moving from my home in Ottawa down to Kingston, some…
Don’t Bother Biden.
U.S. president Joe Biden is not Canada’s friend. It is not all that likely that Joe Biden would have time to find Canada on a world map. This poor guy…
The End of Time
This is a late post because I have run into a crisis of time. On Dec. 13, I shall be moving from my home in Ottawa down to Kingston, some…
We still don’t know who was in charge of Alberta while Premier Jason Kenney vacationed last summer – maybe no one
So who was in command of the good ship Alberta during those troubling weeks last summer when it became apparent the fourth wave of COVID-19 was raging and the premier…