Are EVs The Solution?
Electric vehicles are having a good run. But are they the solution to our energy problems? Andrew Nikiforuk is skeptical: I reject the optimistic narrative for electric vehicles. Instead, here’s…
2022
Russia doesn’t count
The Savur-Mohyla Memorial, a Second World War monument near the city of Snizhne, Ukraine damaged during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the Donbas in 2014. Photo by…
Remembering Fraser Kelly.
Fraser Kelly died last week. Our friendship was never that close, but our paths crisscrossed over the years. He was chasing politics as a reporter and editor for the old…
Maverick Party obviously has no problem with its party secretary’s role in anti-vaccine-mandate truck convoy protest
The Medicine Hat woman who is the public face of the GoFundMe campaign that has now theoretically raised more than $5 million to support the “Freedom Convoy 2022” motorcade protest…
Co-Management of Vancouver Parklands with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations
Last night, in a 5-2 vote, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation voted to "to explore opportunities with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (“the three Nations”) for co-management…
Co-Management of Vancouver Parklands with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations
Last night, in a 5-2 vote, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation voted to "to explore opportunities with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (“the three Nations”) for co-management…
Co-Management of Vancouver Parklands with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations
Last night, in a 5-2 vote, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation voted to “to explore opportunities with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (“the three Nations”) for co-management…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Puzzled cats.
Let Freedumb reign (and send me all your money)!
Well, now this was inevitable: gofundme withholding $4.5 million in "protest convoy" funds raised through site until plan presentedFrom the story:"We require that fundraisers be transparent about the flow of…
Let Freedumb reign (and send me all your money)!
Well, now this was inevitable: gofundme withholding $4.5 million in “protest convoy” funds raised through site until plan presented From the story: “We require that fundraisers be transparent about the…
On Ukraine-Russia, don’t let war fever consume us
Ukrainian military unit stands guard, May 2016. Photo courtesy the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Flickr. War is in the air. As most everybody knows by now, Russia has assembled a…
Africa’s Population Bomb
The climate emergency grabs all the headlines, obscuring the threats posed by our rapacious over-consumption of dwindling resources and our overpopulation problem. On population growth, Africa is the great unknown…
So Much for Unbridled Optimism
In fairness, I did say it seemed counterintuitive when, yesterday, I wrote a piece on good news about how some were prediciting that the Omicron variant would transform Covid-19 from…
Evil
Winston Churchill was a hero for just about everyone I knew that when I was a kid in world war Two. Alas! Never was there a hero who was less…
The Ugly Cons and the Monstrous Convoy From Hell
They are roaring down the highway, hundreds of them, heading for the heart of democracy. Some of them are vowing to bring down the government, and arrest Justin Trudeau. They…
Evil
Winston Churchill was a hero for just about everyone I knew that when I was a kid in world war Two. Alas! Never was there a hero who was less…
Morally and Ethically Bankrupt
It’s official: our council is morally and ethically bankrupt. You may have felt that from their past behaviour, but Monday night they confirmed it for everyone. There is not a…
ANALYSIS: Who’s Fuelling the Truckers Protesting Vaccine Mandates?
ANALYSIS Who’s Fuelling the Truckers Protesting Vaccine Mandates? When the convoy left BC Sunday a fundraiser had pulled in $2 million. A key organizer is tied to the Alberta separatist…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 25, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Four US attorneys general sue Google for ‘deceptive’ location tracking #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andre Picard recognizes that stoking sentiment about being “done with COVID” only increases the likelihood of further transmission and mutation, while Gail…