Was It Something I Said?
This whole Ryan Lochte business really got under my skin. I haven't paid much attention to the aquatic buffoon until he got into a mess of his own making in…
The Mound of Sound
And Now a Few Words from John Maynard Keynes
As a follow up to my previous post about the futility of defining "normal" in this age of rapid and constant change, here are a few delightful musings from legendary…
Define "Normal"
As I've explored issues from globalism to climate change, one aspect that stands out is our concept of "normal." What is normal?It's curious how quickly and resolutely we embrace ideas…
Oh Look, It’s Prime Minister Showboat !!
I'm sorry, maybe it's just me. I'm a bit irked at how our prime minister, who seems to disappoint on the tough issues, never passes up a photo-op even when…
PTSD For the Masses
Think of it as PTSD for the masses. No war fighting experience necessary. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder mainly delivered to your home free of charge through your television set or those…
Well, There Goes the Neighbourhood
These are exciting times for Vancouver Island as large numbers of marine creatures move into local waters, migrating out of the south.One species that has shown up in strength is…
If You Want to Stop Hearing These Stories, You Have to Act Now
Okay, July was the hottest month on record. Not the hottest July, the hottest month period. 2016 is now virtually guaranteed to be the hottest year ever, just as 2015…
And We’re a Long Way From Done Yet
Here's the problem. When our leaders are debating how little they can get away with doing about climate change, they're looking only at the tip of the iceberg, the part…
And We’re a Long Way From Done Yet
Here's the problem. When our leaders are debating how little they can get away with doing about climate change, they're looking only at the tip of the iceberg. That's their…
"The Way We’ve Been Thinking Can’t Be Right"
It was some 30-years ago that those shameless libertines - Thatcher, Reagan and Mulroney - hopped into bed with the comely whore, neoliberalism, and we've been getting screwed over ever…
Aviation Photo of the Day
What's going through his mind?
Dear Liz and Andy
As leaders of the federal and BC Green Parties respectively you've both slammed the BDS movement repeatedly supported by the Green Party membership.You both complain that BDS is a movement…
The War of the Salish Sea
The waters off the east coast of Vancouver Island are getting busier with the recent arrival of large numbers of marine mammals, especially humpback whales, white sided dolphins and pods…
Justice Minister Jody – a Two-Faced Hack
I was delighted when Trudeau selected Jody Wilson-Raybould to become Canada's justice minister. Like her grandmother and father before her, Wilson-Raybould was a prominent First Nations leader and advocate, a…
A Steady, Unstoppable Wave
It's the Unholy Trinity - climate change, over-consumption and overpopulation. Any of those three is capable of bringing human civilization crashing down. Together, they make it a certainty. We either…
Our Rogue Government. Justin and Jody Are Above the Law.
As the Trudeau government sees it, the per curiam decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Carter case, the one that establishes the framework of the assisted dying…
NYT Magazine – One Issue, One Issue
It's a first for the New York Times magazine. An entire issue devoted to just one story - how the Bush/Cheney/Blair invasion of Iraq proved to be the undoing of…
Dear Elizabeth May
The world is watching Israel's slide into right wing radicalism. The Conservatives and the Liberals look the other way. The Green Party membership won't. Your party, Elizabeth May, passed a…
It’s Justin’s National Energy Board Now and It’s Still Bent – By Choice?
Today's National Energy Board has become synonymous with "dirty pool." New revelations show it's dirtier than anyone imagined.Harper did an excellent job stuffing the NEB with industry shills. Trudeau promised…
It’s Justin’s National Energy Board Now and It’s Still Bent – By Choice?
Today's National Energy Board has become synonymous with "dirty pool." New revelations show it's dirtier than anyone imagined.Harper did an excellent job stuffing the NEB with industry shills. Trudeau promised…