Dumbing Down with Doug.
If there is one thing Ontario voters can agree on is that Ontario premier Doug Ford is not the brightest star in the sky over Queen’s Park. When he thinks…
If there is one thing Ontario voters can agree on is that Ontario premier Doug Ford is not the brightest star in the sky over Queen’s Park. When he thinks…
The Switchblade drones now on their way to the Ukraine Army will likely be gamechangers for the Ukrainian defense. And offense. U.S. Drones for #Ukraine Will Include Latest Tank Killers.…
The Alberta Teachers Association yesterday accused the Kenney Government of planning “a massive power grab” with Bill 15, legislation to strip the association of its power to discipline members and…
The recent success of employees at Amazons’s New York fulfillment centre in forming a union might be the best example of David defeating Goliath since the biblical incident. The union,…
Not surprised. The principle causes for the problems we’re experiencing, to me, are (a) doctors/experts inability to reach a consensus on what to do (b) social media-based mis/disinformation on vaccines/masks,…
Bagged cats.
Pierre Poilievre has been setting a frantic pace in the Con leadership race, and seems to be easily outpacing the other candidates. As Stephen Harper's former flak Andrew MacDougall recently…
…is as good as none. If you’re impressed by SaskPower’s objective to reduce emissions by only half, by 2030, you’re setting the bar way too low. A big reason Saskatchewan…
I’ve previously noted the danger that the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign – however unnecessary it should have been to begin with – might be particularly damaging to the party if…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Rohan Smith reports on new research showing how little of the coronavirus needs to be passed from one person to another to result…
In this exhaustive research, the folks with Environmental Defence have proven that the unicorn idea of ‘carbon capture’ just doesn’t work. Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) refers to technologies…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario COVID hospitalizations up 27% in a single day #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3DJWlic – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Photo by Frank Busch/Unsplash Fighting inflation is on the public agenda today in a way not seen since the 1970s. The orthodox response—having central banks raise interest rates to slow…
As you’ll see, its very bare-bones here at the moment. That’s partially due to me still figuring out what I want to do on here and how to do it…
As of tomorrow, this site will be no more. I thank all of those who helped me with this over the years. The new site will be at https://scottdiatribes.wordpress.com. You’ll…
Susan Delacourt writes that there are similarities between Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau: There’s something oddly familiar about Pierre Poilievre’s campaign in the early days of the Conservative leadership race.…
I recently contributed an essay to a paper series published by the University of Toronto’s Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance. The focus of my own essay is the role…
We don’t even have to ask. About whether you’ve got friends and family who have gotten COVID, that is. Because we all know the truth: lots and lots of people…
Looking at the actions of oil companies it’s clear they only care about one thing: profit. Everything else, like the planet and human life, is a tertiary concern that is…
New installation, out back. I like crows and ravens. pic.twitter.com/NcZJrXt3V6 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 6, 2022