What’s Going On?
YouTuber David Doel was saying all the cops had to do to win mass public support was to come out and do nothing. They couldn’t even do nothing. They threatened…
Canada
Let’s De-fund the Police in Canada too. But what does that mean?
Share this: In the wake of the murder of George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 3 other police standing idly by without intervening, growing support for calls…
Why are Covidiots teaming up with the far right?
Share this: Misinformation about the Covid-19 Pandemic has been circulating through the internet much like a virus would. Those with a disdain for science and rational thought tirelessly tweet, comment,…
The far right is more wrong than they think. Less than 5% of Spain and France have Covid-19 antibodies.
Share this: Both France and Spain have been hit much harder than Canada during the Covid 19 pandemic. Two studies with preliminary findings have shown that less than 5% of…
How are Canadian Scientists Fighting Covid-19?
Share this: As of May 3, 2020 Covid-19 has spread to 220 countries around the world with over 3 million confirmed cases and almost 250,000 deaths so far. It is…
Herd Immunity Strategies will not save us from COVID-19
Share this: Dr Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer As Canadians continue to hunker down in the country-wide lockdown, Quebec’s Premier François Legault expressed interest in herd immunity this…
Plague Update: Saskatchewan Prepares To Increase Infections
It’s no surprise to most reading this that I have a low opinion of Saskatchewan’s Premier. He’s an unlovable oaf. He’s never been elected by the general electorate to be…
No, Theresa Tam did not mislead the Canadian Public.
Share this: Far right, anti-science fanatics have been claiming that Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, has been lying to the public on a few key issues surround Covid…
Trudeau’s wage subsidy should have been the first to roll out, not the last
Share this: The new Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy is a brand new program created by the Liberal Party of Canada that would provide 75% of a workers wage to workers…
#LockDownNow To Spare Lives
This is interesting, and packed with references to explain the assumptions. Canada is being too soft on the new coronavirus, and we’re paying the price in the long run. For…
COVID-19 Spreading Unchecked
The latest viral plague sweeping the world has a mortality rate in the range of 1 to 3%, from the numbers I’ve seen. This would put it in the realm…
Heating Homes
Canada has a huge house heating issue. We burn a lot of fossil gas to heat homes. There are solutions, but we’ll have to implement them faster than the market…
Teck Halts Work on Tarsands Proposal
Canada is waking up to the reality of the climate crisis, those ringing the alarms includes a diverse group from the Wet’suwet’en Nation to Greenpeace. Now a large fossil fuel…
The Price Ain’t Right
Back in August of 2018 our federal government bought us a pipeline. Not exactly a bargain, it set us back $4.5-billion. The pipeline, the Trans Mountain, carries oil from Edmonton…
Canada to Update Digital Privacy Laws, Hold Companies Accountable for Breaches
Last year Canadians witnessed too many data breaches of their data and the federal government is reacting. Large Canadian corporations didn’t do enough to protect their databases against attackers and…
My review of Robert Clark’s book on Canada’s prisons
Robert Clark has written a very good book about Canada’s prison system. Mr. Clark worked from 1980 until 2009 in seven different federal prisons, all located in Ontario. The book…
Interview with David Erb of Protect Our Winters Canada #POW
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/daviderb-pow.mp3 On the show this week, I spoke with David Erb, the Executive Director of Protect our Winters Canada. Dave has extensive management experience in the business and charitable sectors…
Holocaust in Australia—We Are All Guilty
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, has been referred to as a blockhead, which is fair, and not because his large head is rather squarish. He was warned by his…
It’s Time to Topple the Voting System
Modern democracy is under a lot of scrutiny this century as we’ve seen increased corruption by established political parties and a manipulation of bureaucratic processes to benefit the elite. The…
We Spend More Than Enough on Our Military
Once again the Americans are leaning on us to spend more on our military. The new U.S. national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, insists it is an “urgent priority” that American…