Too often, the default approach is to maximize immediate wealth from non-renewable resources and defer the long-term consequences. That choice effectively transfers environmental, economic, and social costs to future generations.…
Touring the new Science Centre you will also be able to acquire job skills.
State of the Union Follow-ups I found some good posts today about that SOTU: PM Carney about the State of Union address: “I didn’t watch it.” 😂🤣😅 I love this…
This afternoon, Finance Minister Nate Horner will rise in the Legislature to read Alberta’s Budget Speech. One hopes Mr. Horner has bought himself a nice new pair of shoes, as…
Ok 30 (Facebook) This is what winning looks like: Holocaust survivor Dov and his wife Jutta holding their great-grandchild, Yannai Zohar. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Dov lost his entire family in…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Casey Newton notes that repeated studies showing the distorting effects of X and other social media sites are making it impossible to pretend that…
Two BC Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) decisions came down last week, and they're important for a number of reasons. Both are in the matter of Chilliwack Teacher's Association v. Barry…
Canada never properly dealt with Brian Mulroney, even after he admitted to accepting $75,000 in cash from Karlheinz Schreiber while still holding elected office. As unprince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor joins a…
Poilievre and the Conservatives have apparently decided their fortunes could improve if they can convince Canadians to play politics against refugees: View on Threads We’re back to the racist and…
Trump, the hockey guy.
Civilization Stories (Facebook)Iosi Adler was born in 1928 in Seredne, Czechoslovakia. He was the son of a rabbi. Sadly, the names of his parents have been forgotten. He and his…
Civilization Stories ( Facebook)“The evacuation of Auschwitz was a horrendous experience for me personally,” reflected Regina Laks Gelb. “I survived only because I was pulled by my two sisters.” The…
Feline oversight.
I have been reading of late polls that address our feelings about our southern 'neighbour'. To be concise, we don't like or trust them anymore with, of course, very good…
The State of the Union is tomorrow and we do NOT plan to watch even a single moment. In fact, I am mostly "politicked-out" for now. So I thought tonight…
If B.C. is serious about building a resilient and forward-looking energy system, its public utility must invest more decisively in the innovations already being studied here at home. The University…
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government hasn’t quite taken to posting unexpected proclamations in ALL CAPS on Truth Social at 2 a.m., but Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement yesterday that Thursday’s budget…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith never misses an opportunity to trash Ottawa. Last Thursday, as part... The post Premier Smith does her MAGA thing first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Civilization Stories (Facebook) · Jerzy Lerer was born in 1927 in Krakow, Poland. Jerzy was Jewish, the son of unnamed Jewish parents. He was thirteen years old when the Nazis…
