2025 Year in Review: Work and Impact
Every year I send around to former students some highlights of this years work. This time I’m posting here! Hoping some of this work is of interest to all of…
politics
Can the USA be Saved?
The United States’ long experiment with democracy ended last year, just months shy of its 249th birthday since it declared independence from Britain. It quickly transformed itself into an authoritarian…
Epiphany
How many of the “do your research” blowhards figure they’re clever because a mobile device game told them their IQ is over 140 because they can free Santa from a…
Did anyone tell Premier Smith that the world is awash in oil today; and maybe for the next five years?
Sadiq S. Adatia CFA, FSA, FCIA is a bright man. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for BMO Global Asset Management , and he’s responsible for overall investment…
Where did all the conservatives go?
Reading an article about immigration, a hot topic these days, in my latest copy of... The post Where did all the conservatives go? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Andrew Coyne in Regina
4 minutes to the Minifie Lecture with Andrew Coyne. Auditorium is nearly full in the wings too.#YQR #cdnpoli— Saskboy from Saskatchewan (@saskboy.bsky.social) 2025-11-28T01:28:07.284Z
FO PM MOU
It really is a failure. Liberal partisans are praising the concession to Premier Smith and the oil industry as a clever chess move, but I see it as a cynical…
The Electrification of the Logistics System will change the use of Oil and other Fossil Fuels
If you have ever traveled the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, you are well aware that Highway 401 in Ontario and Autoroute 20 in Quebec play pivotal roles in Canada’s transportation network.…
Ashton’s promise—an idea whose time has come?
As a long time member of the NDP I watch the current leadership race with... The post Ashton’s promise—an idea whose time has come? first appeared on Views from the…
Pick a chair
In shadows a figure sits, sulks, in the corner.
Canadians Vacationing in the USA Are Collaborators
The US dictator Donald Trump has consistently threatened Canada’s economy and our sovereignty since his inauguration. His threats to make us the “51st state” have so offended Canadians that it…
When Danielle Smith’s actions make the Trudeau’s blush
Way back in 2022, when COVID-19 was central to both federal and provincial policy debates and political discussions, Danielle Smith was clear: the Canadian Federal Government, headed by Trudeau, had…
November 4, 2025 US Midterm Elections
Went to an election watch party, that turned into an academic forum with all the celebratory air sucked out of it, as the panel was stacked with pessimists who see…
Not Just a Health Issue
Professor Lidia Morawska just won a quarter million dollar science prize for her work in proving that Covid is airborne, against the WHO's public announcement to the contrary back in…
Fail up
The cryptic pathways into the complexities of governance!
Civic Searchlight: A Tool to Fight Disinformation
Canada’s National Observer as seen that journalists are feeling the years of budgets cuts and the lack of institutional supports and decided to do something about it. The National Observer…
Warning! False Flag, War, Fascism & Collapse, Coming Fast
False flag warning as Europe and the West face economic and political collapse: What is rapidly escalating and accelerating, and rapidly coming to a climax, is a confluence of crises…
Generative AI Problem
Dear Canadian Government human: Here are my answers to your points in your survey on Canadian leadership in Generative AI. https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/public-consultations/help-define-next-chapter-canadas-ai-leadership “accelerate safe adoption of AI across the economy and…
Does the NDP need a bigger tent?
A recent New York Times editorial gave me lots to ponder, blowing up a couple... The post Does the NDP need a bigger tent? first appeared on Views from the…
Knee Recovery Final, and Doomscrolling, 28
So it ended today, Thursday. My physio sessions are over after seven weeks. I achieved 119° knee bend and, with a push from the therapist, got to 120°, the magic…