An Update On Stupidity
Just a brief post, but reading The Guardian today, I am reminded that Jesus said, “The poor will always be with you.” He could just as easily have said the…
Why Brian Mulroney looks so good today
Have I ever told you about the time I met Brian Mulroney? It was 1984, and Mulroney was running to replace the exhausted and deeply unpopular Pierre Trudeau/John Turner government.…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss why the world can’t afford the rich. And Cory Doctorow points out that class-based advocacy for…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have a co-signed on changes to the investment, does that investment belong to you?
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it…
When the Rain Comes
A good rain metaphor from tern: Some people just can’t wrap their heads around the multiple dangers caused by covid infection. Speaking to a colleague yesterday, I tried to describe…
Accuracy of information act?
An article by Ben Parfitt was published in Policy Note, a blog by the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Parfitt reports that while the BC…
Trending tonight: #ScrapTheCrap and #22Minutes
So today Pierre Poilievre was getting lots of media attention due to his ridiculous “threat” of a non-confidence motion — did he think the NDP would actually want to fight…
NDP leadership candidate Sarah Hoffman takes a page from the book of FDR with Youth Climate Corps idea
Sarah Hoffman, one of the candidates to lead the Alberta NDP, boldly announced a climate change policy yesterday that tore a page right from the book of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jess Davis reports on the World Meteorological Organization’s conclusion that 2023 saw the worst-ever level of climate breakdown under every key indicator. And…
My latest: the Jew-hating Wizard of Oz
Who’s the Wizard of Oz? Everyone remembers the Wizard of Oz. In the epic 1939 film, Dorothy – played by Judy Garland – awakens in the magical land of Oz,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 20, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario asks retired teachers to work more. Teachers’ federation says this has to stop #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/39j9amy7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Batteries…
Large reductions in the cost of renewable technologies such as solar and wind have made them cost-competitive with fossil fuels. But to balance these intermittent sources and electrify our transport…
BC Hydro sales flat, spending not
After forecasting 40 percent growth over 20 years, BC Hydro has been spending billions of dollars. But the utility’s sales to residential, commercial and industrial customers in calendar year 2023…
Is it finally time for a federal Liberal leadership race?
Is it time for a federal Liberal leadership change? I think so … and it had better happen soon. The post Is it finally time for a federal Liberal leadership…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 19, 2024
NOTE: If you regularly send packets to Daniel Hale, please stop as he has been released (halfway house)! Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
Palestine Motion Amendment: Stately Compromise or Compromised State?
Monday, the House of Commons spent the day debating a lengthy NDP opposition day motion to call on the government to “officially recognize the State of Palestine”. Barely 20 minutes…
The Carbon Tax: In Memorium
Max Fawcett writes that the carbon tax is dead: How did the Trudeau government’s signature climate policy turn into a political albatross? As Ernest Hemingway might say: gradually, then suddenly.…
Today’s wakeup call: “Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows”
"Report finds falling happiness among youth of North America and western Europe, but rise in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Europe, says the Guardian. "Young people are becoming less happy than…
Today’s wakeup call: “Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows”
“Report finds falling happiness among youth of North America and western Europe, but rise in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Europe, says the Guardian. “Young people are becoming less happy than…