July update
After being focused on personal issues for a while, I will resume publishing a few pieces each week. Thank you to the people who have continued to support IN-SIGHTS. Please…
I still have hopes for our southern neighbours
Quite a few years ago I spent three years working for a major oil company... The post I still have hopes for our southern neighbours first appeared on Views from…
Doug Drift
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Legal News Post of the Day: July 7, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/h78jHTCqqn - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
What she said…
Mother Nature has some advice
Please Be Advised
Those who have a reflexive aversion to criticism of Prime Minister Mark Carney might wish to skip over to another blog, as this one contains yet more criticisms of his…
How the Liberals are eroding workers’ Charter-protected rights
Victoria Canada Post workers on strike in November, 2024. Photo courtesy CUPW. In mid-June, Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hadju asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to conduc...
Alberta Next?
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of her Alberta Next panel, which would... The post Alberta Next? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
What Would You Have Done In 1941?
The American descent into fascism is so rapid and comprehensive as to suggest its architects are indeed students of history.
Sunday Funday: It’s all hat and no cattle for Stampede Week!
Prime Ministers and PM wannabees always go to the Calgary Stampede. And the Conservative ones always seem to figure out some way to embarrass themselves -- usually, its something to…
A plan to revive Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives has created plenty of buzz … but does it mean anything?
The plan to resurrect the Progressive Conservative Party by former UCP MLAs Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair has the potential to have a dramatic impact on Alberta politics. The key…
Rebuilding Canadian post-secondary education
University of Toronto. Photo by Bill Badzo/Flickr. In the United States, the Trump administration has launched an assault on colleges and universities. In addition to cutting billions in federal...
Musical interlude
The XX - Intro
Exclusive: CUPE’s “action plan” – leaked
CUPE Ontario is undemocratic, unrepresentative and unhinged, say some of its own members. And, increasingly, the union leadership’s animus towards Jews is getting worse, they say. CUPE Ontario’s 2025 draft…
Warren’s art tips
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Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week.- Greg Sargent highlights how Donald Trump's pretense of concern for working-class people has given way to the largest transfer of wealth to plutocrats in…
history alert: the american revolution was a revolution. full stop.
This post has been sitting in draft for years. July 4, 2025 seems like a good time to let it go.Detail of Liberty, artist unknown, c.1820I have heard from several…