Zoning deregulation won’t fix the housing crisis
View over Toronto toward downtown. Photo by Michael Monastyrskyj. A garden once thrived at the corner of 89th Street and 92nd Avenue in Edmonton. Every spring residents of the city’s…
Alberta cabinet ministers Mikey Amery and Mike Ellis to ‘strengthen cross-border collaboration’ on Lone Star State junket
Give the United Conservative Party Government its due – it didn’t publish a really embarrassing news release insulting the intelligence of Albertans until the second day of 2025. Granted, Premier…
Writing I love: "We’re All Made of Horrible, Beautiful Scars"
I found this piece of great writing last summer, when we were in the midst of our own heartbreak, and it was just so thoughtful and meaningful: Cole Haddon /…
A good man gone
On December 29th, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter died in Plains, Georgia at the ripe... The post A good man gone first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
what not to do in a job interview
As a library manager, I regularly hire new library workers in entry-level positions -- library assistants who work on a casual, on-call basis. When permanent positions open up, casuals are…
Thursday Night Cat Blogging
Hosting cat.
KINSELLCAST MUSIC – Volume 11
It’s a big, big one. I went over the whole year (three times – thanks, Apple elf lords) and assembled some of the best stuff for you. Click here or…
2025 so far
Doom scrolling for any good news
Anomy: A Disturbance of the Collective Order
A few articles have come out recently concerned with the trajectory we're taking, particularly choices being made by young adults. But we need to acknowledge the upheaval we're currently living…
Geothermal energy now!
The International Energy Agency involves 32 member nations and 17 other associates. Together, these countries are responsible for about three-quarters of global energy consumption and almost 90 percent of clean…
Legal News Post of the Day: January 2, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dead at 100 #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/XjZQUOiXkI - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
“Archbishop Bannon” versus “Unelected President Musk”
If you had any illusions about MAGA having taken on cult-like traits, you only need to read some of Bannon’s statements in this article.He instructed Musk to “sit back and…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- David Macdonald offers this year's report on CEO compensation in Canada - showing how company men are being handed obscene pay packages while…
Why be a doormat?
Political cartoon published in July 1870 depicts Canada as a child, with Great Britain, represented as Mother Britannia, holding out her protective arms. Uncle Sam, representing the United States, stands…
“Archbishop Bannon” versus “Unelected President Musk”
If you had any illusions about MAGA having taken on cult-like traits, you only need to read some of Bannon’s statements in this article.He instructed Musk to “sit back and…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: How Does Marriage Affect Your Existing Will?
When a person is married in Ontario, the marriage automatically revokes a prior Last Will made by that person.The sole exception to this rule is a Last Will that is…
"Good Luck Trudeau"
Well, I don't know whether Trudeau will leave or not, but I for one would really miss him: Genuinely one the funniest jokes I’ve seen played on Trudeau.— Steve Boots…
BC Hydro second quarter report, fiscal year 2025
BC Hydro waited until the last days allowed by law to release the utility's second-quarter report for the fiscal year ending March 2025. The utility's financial reports show politicians consciously…
My latest: the enemy within
Texas born and raised. All-American. U.S. Army veteran, too, and a member of the Army Reserve. Senior Information Management Officer in the Army. Army team leader and human resources supervisor.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your new year.- Michael Mann and Peter Hotez write about the combined threat posed by climate change, pandemics and an anti-science message which makes it far…