2025: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
Dickens opening to his historical novel A Tale of Two Cities describing the jumbled era... The post 2025: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”…
Did anyone tell Premier Smith that the world is awash in oil today; and maybe for the next five years?
Sadiq S. Adatia CFA, FSA, FCIA is a bright man. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for BMO Global Asset Management , and he’s responsible for overall investment…
The Pluribus Utopia
The recent show Pluribus has got me thinking differently about the kind of ideal state that might be a laudable direction and how to get there. The show is overtly…
It’s finally here! My predictions for 2026!
For 2025, I got some things right: Justin Trudeau would leave (Adrienne Batra and Brian Lilley still owe me lunch for that bet). The Liberals would have a leadership race…
2025: The Year Of The Grift
As a wild 2025 comes to a crashing halt, what have we learned?
What was the NDP Opposition doing in 2025? Where are the ‘good Conservatives’ of the UCP?
Happy New Year! Well, here we are, living through the final day of 2025, and most readers of this blog would agree that this has not been the most fabulous…
2025 roundup, Part Two
Hey gang, I threatened to post another 2025 round up if I found more posts... and here they are!For the life of me I can't comprehend the demand for so…
Unusual calls to 911
E-Comm releases its annual top ten list reminding the public to keep 9-1-1 lines free for emergencies only:
Watershed Watch Salmon Society
Watershed Watch Salmon Society is a small non-profit organization working hard to protect fish habitat in BC's rivers, lakes, wetlands, and the Pacific Ocean. This five-minute video explains their recent…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Aquatic cat.
Party control of municipal councils?
Ken Boon, a respected citizen of northeastern BC, is a regular contributor to the newspaper based in Fort St. John. He is concerned about provincial political parties dictating local government…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Yanis Varoufakis rightly argues that the EU (and the international community generally) should be treating the U.S.' draconian sanctions against ICC judges as…
2025 roundup: a dumpster fire of a year, really
I'm starting to see some of the "2025 in review" posts here and there, so I thought I would begin a round-up of the most interesting ones. If I find…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Seva Gunitsky discusses how the U.S. is committing hegemonic suicide. Simon Tisdall is about as optimistic as one can be about the Trump regime…
Agency Without Control
Rethinking the Self in an Age of Distributed IntelligenceMost people I speak with...
Remembering Trump
I'm still on a break from this blog, but I came across something too good not to share.Gee, I hope I'm not accused of having TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).Recommend this…
With a new year almost upon us, everyone paying attention now understands Danielle Smith is a separatist
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is a separatist. Well, not quite universally acknowledged, as we shall see. And only recently. But still, this recognition…