Milton Was Wrong
In 1644, the English poet and pamphleteer John Milton wrote an impassioned defence of free speech (or, more factually, against censorship of print and in favour of restriction-free publication) called…
2022
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
Carbon tax for thee, big fat raise for me
Kelowna gas, this week. Trudeau’s regime raising the carbon tax on the same day they gave themselves a big, big raise was a big, big political mistake. #cdnpoli #lpc pic.twitter.com/roU9toCPpU…
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…
Today’s News: Maybe a gamechanger
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.…
ATA calls UCP bill to strip it of disciplinary role ‘vindictive attack’ and ‘sad effort’ to distract from premier’s failures
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…
Smalls vs. Amazon as David vs. Goliath
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,…
Why this is happening
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,…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Bagged cats.
The Disturbing Gospel of Pierre Poilievre
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…
SaskPower: A Job Half Done
…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…
#SKNDPLDR22 – The Race is On
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…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
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…
Carbon Capture Doesn’t Work
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…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 6, 2022
#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…
Inflation: Reframing the narrative
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…
Welcome to my moved blog!
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…
Blog Move is official as of April 7th.
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…
Cousins?
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.…
What can municipalities do about homelessness?
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…