Don’t axe the tax; fix the tax
In theory, governments use carbon taxes to shift the costs of climate degradation from the public to those responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. However, contaminators can avoid paying carbon tax.…
October 2024
My take on the only race that matters
Trump’s hidden advantage is an electoral college that always tilts towards the GOP. Harris’ hidden advantage is a GOTV effort that will decimate whatever the GOP has. Why does the…
Wrapping up the week with some great news for the Sask NDP and Carla Beck
Carla Beck may well be Saskatchewan's new premier, according to today's Mainstreet poll:This is such great news:Final Mainstreet poll predicts Sask NDP will win the popular vote in a close…
New Brunswick and BC’s promising election results
In less than two weeks the world’s most important election will take place, and the... The post New Brunswick and BC’s promising election results first appeared on Views from the…
Musical interlude
Phantogram - Running Through Colors
Sun Media Panel: yes to bike lanes – but not everywhere
Sun Media Panel on bike lanes – with me in a Black Flag shirt on a bike hike!
At the bridge
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Science denial, evil or stupid?
Sophisticated weaponry used in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and several other regions is causing acute suffering, death, and destruction. Some of the killing technologies are directly controlled by humans,…
Massive gap between rhetoric and reality
According to the latest UN’s Emissions Gap Report, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reached a level unprecedented in modern times, rising 1.3 percent above the preceding year. The increase…
October really sucks, historically
October is the worst month of the year. Sure, it can be pretty, with the change of seasons turning green leaves to gold. But in Alberta, that beautiful period lasts…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Gloria Dickie reports on the UN's latest Emissions Gap report which shows that we're headed for a climate disturbance of 3.1 degrees Celsius by…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 25, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Toronto landlords who evict tenants to renovate could require renovation licence as early as next summer #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/4C5WwgGscK - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Bridlewood Hydro Lines Pathways Update
I have been reporting for a number of years on the deterioration of the pathways through Bridlewood, particularly the pathway along the smaller hydro line through Bridlewood, the latest being…
The Corrupt Use Of Political Language
I hardly know what to write these days. With the world engulfed in darkness, everything seems too big to address. Perhaps sticking closer to home, dealing with smaller issues that…
Break the Chain of Transmission!
BC's deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, actually announced to the public, "If you've had Covid recently, you've had a boost to your immunity. So that's a good thing."…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from November 10, 2005 via Wise Law Blog
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from November 10, 2005 via Wise Law Blog: Child Support in Canada - "Days do Not Equal Dollars" https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2005/11/child-support-in-canada-days-do-not.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Do you condemn Hamas?
A banner featuring the late leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasrallah, in Tel Aviv. The inscription reads, “Unity now. Think carefully about who benefits from division…
Today’s News: "Get the clearance, take the briefing, protect the country"
A week ago, when Poilievre's lack of a security clearance first hit the fan, because of Trudeau's testimony to the foreign interference inquiry, reporter Stephen Chase tweeted a statement from…
Collectibles that may no longer be collectible
Possessions we once thought valuable and worth preserving sometimes end up in boxes that are ignored for years. I tell my wife that our kids will probably use a giant…