Negotiating with a narcissist
On August 21st an extraordinary thing happened. A foreign government attempted to make a deal... The post Negotiating with a narcissist first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Economics
UCP Smith Remains a Traitor to Canada
The country’s latest separatist Premier, Smith, is more willing to cut BC off than the American President she’s friends with. “Former Alberta premier Alison Redford, speaking earlier on CBC News…
Pro-Robot Government Survey to be Graded by Robot
I sent the government an email, because their survey is skewed anyway. AIConsultations-ConsultationsIA@ised-isde.gc.ca Dear Government of Canada: The threat from Generative AI and LLMs (Large Language Models) that have violated…
A Lot of EV Misinformation on the Radio and Facebook
Rant to Stacie and Joel of Play 92 for spreading misinformation about electric vehicles on their show today. It can’t be easy to rant professionally on the radio every day,…
The riskiest move is to keep doing what worked yesterday
After college, Ronald Garan joined the United States Air Force and became an F-16 pilot and later an astronaut. In 2008, he flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on its 35th…
Updated for 2026: Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
This is a continuation of my series showing what it costs to buy a used EV instead of a comparable used gas car. I think most people have the wrong…
Can we accept less?
Britain has been playing musical chairs with its prime ministers. Last week the most recent... The post Can we accept less? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
GenAI Sucks Power and Water
Most people would not be surprised to learn that computer data centres need a lot of electricity and water for cooling. “The federal government, and some provinces, have been actively…
After boundaries
My last post on this site was about boundaries. About how the GDP-based growth model... The post After boundaries first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Boundaries
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): a monetary measure of the total market value of all of... The post Boundaries first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Change is possible, but unlikely
Climate change is not a problem that can be solved within the current economic system without deep structural change.
The Financial Market Casino
Global financial markets are estimated to be worth $500 trillion, while global GDP is only estimated to be worth $100 trillion. This means that 80% of financial markets are not…
Saskatchewan Planning To Fail
The Sask Party and NDP have presented similar and disastrous plans for the electrical grid. There are details about what the Sask Party would have Sask Power do, in this…
WHY HIGHWAYS AND ROADS SUCK NOW
My understanding for why we don’t fill potholes is because municipal governments permit developers to build on greenfields, extending a city’s existing infrastructure past reasonable distances for transit, policing, firefighting,…
Public grocery stores—a good idea, or not?
Government-run grocery stores have become an item among progressives lately. Inspired perhaps by the new... The post Public grocery stores—a good idea, or not? first appeared on Views from the…
Carney Cuts Canada Post
Nora explains how little Canada Post actually costs us, and what’s at stake when Carney Conservatives take it away from us: ” Dismantling Canada Post for parts Nora Loreto Apr…
Plague Update: How Do We Know It’s Not Over? Not Yet A Memorial Holiday
If people who say the pandemic is over actually believed that, wouldn’t they observe a month of Remembrance for the millions of people lost “during COVID”? Either they are monsters…
Sustainability: how two “problems” equal one solution
Two economic “problems” confound our policy-making. They appear distinct, yet offer a very promising relationship.... The post Sustainability: how two “problems” equal one solution first appeared on Views from the…
Plague Update: Surviving or Thriving?
I really don’t know how people do it. How does the average person expect to survive the next decade? The last 6 years have gone terribly, and there is no…
Register now for Wealth and Inequality Forum
We have organized an exciting event at Canada West Forum on February 4th. Please register in advance and spread this information to others through your social media accounts. This citizen…