Economics of biodiversity
The UK commissioned a study published in 2021 that was to help the government establish environmental policies for 25-years. Project leader Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta of Cambridge University was assisted…
UCP plans to let private medical corporations provide some surgeries without qualified anesthesiologists in the Operating Room
I bet you didn’t know the United Conservative Party Government plans to let private medical corporations operating their own facilities perform surgeries even if the person delivering the anesthesia is…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cats.
Some encouraging support for net zero
Below is an open letter that appeared as an ad in the National Post and The Hill Times. The letter recognizes that our “major trading partners have already moved aggressively…
Some encouraging support for net zero
Below is an open letter that appeared as an ad in the National Post and The Hill Times. The letter recognizes that our “major trading partners have already moved aggressively…
Mammoth Ideas For Past, Present, and Future – Sweetish Meatballs
Bread, beef and milk will be artificially produced pic.twitter.com/4AYs2kHe3N — Paul Fairie (@paulisci) March 27, 2023 Not now, meatball created from long exti wait what? pic.twitter.com/gXbcHg4aGU — tern (@1goodtern) March…
That went downhill fast! Five Energy Tips for Difficult Relationships
Last post I promised some tips on coping with conflict in work, friend, and family relationships. I feel like I’m an expert on that these days, because the last few…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Carrie Arnold examines our current state of knowledge about the prevalence and effects of long COVID. Tanya Lewis discusses the particularly acute…
New Year, New Adventures
This year will see many changes in my life. I am transitioning to a new adventure on Vancouver Island. My passion for parks and natural spaces has not diminished, but…
New Year, New Adventures
This year will see many changes in my life. I am transitioning to a new adventure on Vancouver Island. My passion for parks and natural spaces has not diminished, but…
New Year, New Adventures
This year will see many changes in my life. I am transitioning to a new adventure on Vancouver Island. My passion for parks and natural spaces has not diminished, but…
Caught Without A Figleaf
While I have been retired from teaching for quite a number of years, every so often I am reminded of the often counter-productive influence that parents can exert over the…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 28, 2023
#LegalTweetofthDay: Meet the DA who’s set to go to war with Donald Trump #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3nm6m0V – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Does the NDP want conflict with China?
Does the NDP want conflict with China? Party officials would deny it, but they are promoting measures that will ratchet up tensions between Ottawa and Beijing. In recent weeks the…
A Society That ignores Its Young
Today is budget day. Lots of people have tried to capture Chrystia Freeland’s ear. But the young don’t have any representation in the budget process. Max Fawcett writes: They are,…
As Lasso flails, Ottawa pushes for more Canadian mining in Ecuador
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso. Photo courtesy Presidencia de la República del Ecuador/Flickr. As embattled Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso faces public disdain, struggles against potential impeachment, and foments regional divides, Ottawa…
Where Agents Get Their Info.
It was about 35 years ago and I was introduced to an agent of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Quebec. It was during a break in a business…
This is the way the Han Dong smear ends: not with a bang, but a whimper
The accusations against Han Dong are falling apart. Watch everyone nodding along as the translation error story was reported on Sunday: Boom. Rob Benzie’s comments on @ctvqp this morning regarding…
Hollow words, and deep down we know it
When people gather, it is common to hear acknowledgements that the group is meeting on unceded traditional territories of Indigenous people who have populated western Canada for roughly 14,000 years.…
Africa’s anti-gay madness—the Christian connection
Uganda recently passed an anti-gay law described by United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk as “probably among the worst of its kind in the world.” Anyone engaging in gay…