Let’s Mine Landfills for Profit
Extracting resources from under the ground is an expensive and environmentally harmful thing to do. It’s also political challenging in many places to open (or expand) new mining operations, the…
2023
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
BC ignoring public sector accounting standards
Auditor General Michael Pickup submitted a report to the BC Legislature titled Summary Financial Statements Audit: Supporting the Role of MLAs. It is to assist understanding of the province’s annual…
The System Isn’t the Problem
See Lecce’s announcement on a mandatory anti-communism curriculum coming to schools: But then also check out Frank Domenic’s take on it and how similar our current provincial government is to…
The Tiring Trail of Trump.
As a political commentator, I am tired of Donald Trump. He is no longer a mystery. He bores us. He barely holds the draw of Pierre Poilievre in Canada. Even…
The last thing Alberta New Democrats need is a dumb fight over their name, which is just fine as it is
It would be a pity if the coming NDP leadership race got sidetracked into a silly fight about whether Alberta Opposition party should change its name. Former Calgary-Currie NDP MLA…
Today’s News: From Trudeau v. Poilievre, to "effective altruism"
Well, well, well — so Trudeau was right about India’s responsibility for the murder of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In his National Intelligence and Security Newsletter, Wesley Wark brings us…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2023-11-29 22:45:00
20 Days in Mariupol.Frontline Terrifying…
Confessions of a hatemonger
Pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne, Australia, May 22, 2021. Photo by Matt Hrkac/Flickr. The recently deposed British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has claimed that those participating in the massive protests taking…
Reading the Iliad
There was a moment when I was reading The Iliad that I thought to myself, “This is it. This is what the epic is really all about.” Somehow it all…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The Canadian Press reports on Statistics Canada’s findings that Canadian life spans have fallen for three years in a row – with Saskatchewan…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ex-Ontario teacher silenced for views on books gets court OK to proceed with lawsuit against school board #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/6UMzYQD3Nj – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2023-11-29 10:39:00
Following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California. To succeed,…
We Will Triple Renewable Power Global by 2030
With renewables already cheaper than fossil fuels it’s not surprising that uptake in renewable energy is increasing. The benefits of renewable aren’t just a clean source of energy but also…
On being a Jewish MP
The first time I rose in the House of Commons in December 2015, it was to mark the start of Chanukah. Given the short sitting calendar in the weeks following…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
Hidden fossil fuel subsidies
More than a year and a half ago, the BC Government promised to end fossil fuel subsidies. But the second quarter report just issued estimates that royalty credits and infrastructure…
New Covid: It’s the Real Thing
This might be just what we need to change the script. An Australian publication briefly had this headline: Why you don’t want to catch new Covid: Which was unceremoniously changed…