SaskPower Needs Changing
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…
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What political type are you?
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.
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…
Clumsy Carney Comment Confounding
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?…
But what about me?
Plans and money to move fast on revitalization. Five hours of debate on why it’s all wrong.
Yes or no? The referendum and the queen of confusion
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…
Every election’s the same
Old man shakes his fist at the future
Sovereign slush fund?
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.
Why Do the Sask NDP Sound Like Grant Devine?
W5 showing a now 44 year old clip of Grant Devine, and he said, “The first order in council, the first thing we ever do, you just line up at…
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…
Let’s get building!
Doug Ford introduces a bonfire of burning money as THERME.
Saskatchewan NDP Turmoil
On Tuesday, the Sask NDP lost one of their MLAs. She’s sitting as an independent MLA, after leader Carla Beck cracked the whip. Jennifer Bowes spoke out on Facebook with…
Does Hungary hold a lesson for the Alberta NDP?
Thirty-four years ago an ex-mayor of Calgary ran for the leadership of a provincial political... The post Does Hungary hold a lesson for the Alberta NDP? first appeared on Views…
LondOntLife cartoons from 2025: The book
Some interior pages of the 2025 cartoon collection
Queen Danielle knows what is best for us
Cast your mind back, dear readers, to a simpler time. And by that I mean 2021. The UCP government of Jason Kenney (who would have thought then that we’d look…
Ontario under the Omnibus
People discuss getting on a party bus tour
Public Ownership of Public Transit Matters
Right wing politicians love to sell public assets to the private sector to alleviate costs on the public, but in the long term that thinking is incorrect: in many sectors…
Thoughts on Education
This is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on education but some thoughts on certain aspects of the education system. It is written within the context of the Ontario…
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…