Oh for crying out loud! Preston Manning, 84, the superannuated Godfather of the Canadian right, has teamed up with another tiresome has-been from conservative Western Canadian politics to try to…
About the trade deal negotiations View on Threads Wesley Wark writes Get a trade deal, get ready to give away our sovereignty? Or, what’s with the leaks? ...As always with…
Barney Bentall - I'm Shattered
Addressing Mike Dunn (who digs coal), as he rants on Carla Beck‘s NDP page: Mike Dunn (in quotations) “However the data centers pretty much ensure that coal will be in…
Throughout these past many months, I have been a frequent critic of Mark Carney's policy of appeasement toward the Americans. Concession after concession, as I have written in this blog,…
I was asked, again, if I'd consider using exposure therapy to help me cope with potential viruses inside buildings. The first time was from a therapist who suggested I could…
I'm reading some interesting comments today:Talking about Carney View on Threads Tom Mulcair writes Stop the handwringing. PM Carney is outmanoeuvering Trump on trade Prime Minister Mark Carney has been…
Gas production in BC increased by 264% between 2025 and 2000. We might expect that government revenues would rise by roughly the same amount. However, that has not happened. Under…
What are we to make of that “mysterious cash surge” in donations to the Republican Party of Alberta just before the June by-election in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding in June…
Charge Across America in the late 1990s was a forerunner to Sun Country Highway’s cross-continental EV trip with a Tesla Roadster at charging stops it set up all across Canada…
Accountability is a strange thing these days. People "take responsibility" when the public finds out they did something wrong, but very rarely do any consequences ensue. Errant public officials keep…
When humans build into areas where animals thrive there is inevitably an increase in harm done to the local population, but this harm can be managed and reduced in multiple…
First, an update on those tariff negotiations I think Canada is getting angry. You won't like us when we're angry... View on Threads Here is Ralph Goodale on the consequences…
Sorry folks, but encouraging Calgary lawyers to dress up in cowboy hats and Cuban heels like extras on the set of Yellowstone for 10 days every July does not a…
At the end of July, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling in Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General). This ruling has enormous implications for governments across Canada.One of…
Welcome to the PyroceneFive years ago, I wrote an essay about a succession of catastrophes that had struck British Columbia. First came the heat. In June 2021, a heat dome…
And you probably aren’t either, yet a huge proportion of our society believe themselves to be.
Wildcard Dreams It has been done before, so maybe our Jays can do it again! CBC's Geoff Nixon writes From last place to the post-season? Here's how the 2026 Blue…
Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic
Mark discusses the rebrand of his newsletter to "Pirate Ontology" and the aesthetic that Diogenes exemplifies for it. The post Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic appeared first on mark…