The Dinah Project
There are still those – including a @UofT professor I tweeted about yesterday – who deny or minimize or are indifferent to the extreme sexual violence of October 7. This…
July 2025
Fig Trees Figured Out Carbon Storage
The humble fig tree can help us in extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by converting it in into stone. All trees remove CO2 from the air and store it…
Today’s News: Canadian hostages in ICE custody; ICE plays soldier in LA; plus Canada’s right to clean water and What’s Opera, Doc?
Apparently there are about 55 Canadians in ICE-Gestapo jails. Here's one of them:Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a…
If unicorn farts smelled like perfume, the Republic of Alberta would be the sweetest place on earth!
If unicorn farts smelled like expensive French perfume, the Alberta Republic as imagined by the so-called “Alberta Prosperity Project” would be the sweetest smelling place on earth! Alas, there are…
Panama’s revolutionary youth are confronting imperialism and dictatorship
Formed in 2019, Juventudes Revolucionarias (Revolutionary Youth) has become a leading voice of youth resistance against foreign intervention, authoritarianism, and neoliberal policy in Panama. Photo courtesy JR-16/Instagram. ...
Geothermal, ever present energy
Months ago, I wrote Geothermal — clean, non-destructive renewable energy. It was about Calgary-based Eavor and the company's use of unique drilling technology to realize geothermal energy. I have followed…
July update
After being focused on personal issues for a while, I will resume publishing a few pieces each week. Thank you to the people who have continued to support IN-SIGHTS. Please…
I still have hopes for our southern neighbours
Quite a few years ago I spent three years working for a major oil company... The post I still have hopes for our southern neighbours first appeared on Views from…
Doug Drift
#DougFord, #school, #safety
Legal News Post of the Day: July 7, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/h78jHTCqqn - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
What she said…
Mother Nature has some advice
Please Be Advised
Those who have a reflexive aversion to criticism of Prime Minister Mark Carney might wish to skip over to another blog, as this one contains yet more criticisms of his…
How the Liberals are eroding workers’ Charter-protected rights
Victoria Canada Post workers on strike in November, 2024. Photo courtesy CUPW. In mid-June, Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hadju asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to conduc...
Alberta Next?
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of her Alberta Next panel, which would... The post Alberta Next? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
What Would You Have Done In 1941?
The American descent into fascism is so rapid and comprehensive as to suggest its architects are indeed students of history.
Sunday Funday: It’s all hat and no cattle for Stampede Week!
Prime Ministers and PM wannabees always go to the Calgary Stampede. And the Conservative ones always seem to figure out some way to embarrass themselves -- usually, its something to…
A plan to revive Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives has created plenty of buzz … but does it mean anything?
The plan to resurrect the Progressive Conservative Party by former UCP MLAs Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair has the potential to have a dramatic impact on Alberta politics. The key…
Rebuilding Canadian post-secondary education
University of Toronto. Photo by Bill Badzo/Flickr. In the United States, the Trump administration has launched an assault on colleges and universities. In addition to cutting billions in federal...