I think Alberta’s politicians have forgotten that they are being paid to keep our economy going. This means that they should be paying attention to other parts of the world.…
I am very grateful to Paul Wells for reconnecting me with Bob Rae to discuss our respective books that came out on the same day with almost identical covers. Bob…
Old folks vote reliably Conservative, right? Well, they often do but not reliably. At least... The post No, old folks don’t always vote Conservative first appeared on Views from the…
There are SaskParty trolls yelling at NDP MLAs on their Facebook pages: Dwayne Dimen: “Janet Boylan Sharpe at what bitching. The NDP does never offer solutions.” Aleana Young: “Solution #1:…
I’ve been writing clearly for over a dozen years about how governments, are failing to address the pollution causing the climate crisis. Usually the biggest culprits are Conservative/Republican governments, but…
Schoolkids are famously respectful. Not! Here’s one person replying to #StateRadio CJME’s question about how schools are doing. Lorraine Scott:“I believe the first step for children to learn is to…
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…
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…
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,…
Addressing Mike Dunn (who digs coal), as he rants on Carla Beck‘s NDP page: Mike Dunn (in quotations) “However the data centers pretty much ensure that coal will be in…
In 2015 I voted for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals primarily to end the dreary decade of... The post Carney’s betrayal first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
The USA is going through yet another Red Scare — its third in barely a century — according to the paranoid, hyperbolic statements made by the Deranged Dictator Donald Trump…
Chris Gingras Q: “estimate to provide 1,500 MW of battery storage” as a quarter of what Saskatchewan needs. A: We can buy 25,000, 60kWh battery cars, for half a billion…
We tend to like things simple. Right or Wrong. Black or white. Mother Nature tends... The post What political type are you? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
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…
Was the bombing of the girls’ school in Iran worth it Carney? Was a blockade of the world’s oil worth it? What was the gain other than high gas prices?…
Plans and money to move fast on revitalization. Five hours of debate on why it’s all wrong.
If I were to rank democratic instruments, I would put referendums at the bottom of... The post Yes or no? The referendum and the queen of confusion first appeared on…
Old man shakes his fist at the future
I have nothing but the greatest faith in Mark Carney’s economic acumen. How could one... The post Sovereign slush fund? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
