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The Day Donald Trump Told My Husband A Secret
The US election is like a train wreck, it’s impossible to tear your eyes away. But we made a conscious effort not to get sucked into the maelstrom. There’s nothing…
Imagine There’s No Heaven…
The title above is how Imagine, the iconic 1971 song by John Lennon, begins. It is still being played and sung, more than 50 years later. Wikipedia tells us it…
Town and Country—two solitudes
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rails against the federal Liberals as she is inclined to... The post Town and Country—two solitudes first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Give Ford an A for appointing Philpott
The announcement that Ontario’s Conservative government had appointed Dr. Jane Philpott, former federal Liberal cabinet... The post Give Ford an A for appointing Philpott first appeared on Views from the…
Is Alberta suffering from the Innovator’s Dilemma?
In listening to Mac Van Wielingen of Viewpoint Investment Partners, on a recent HUB podcast, I was reminded about the highs and lows of Research in Motion (RIM). RIM’s story…
New Brunswick and BC’s promising election results
In less than two weeks the world’s most important election will take place, and the... The post New Brunswick and BC’s promising election results first appeared on Views from the…
Break the Chain of Transmission!
BC's deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, actually announced to the public, "If you've had Covid recently, you've had a boost to your immunity. So that's a good thing."…
Propaganda vs Real Risk Scenarios: Sickness is health.
Arijit Chakravarty is a biologist who uses biotech and math to understand and write about Covid. He wrote a very long thread that I'll abridge here: "Over the last five…
Saving You Time
...but destroying the environment and likely killing some cyclists in the process. That's Doug Ford's new Bill 212: Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act. Despite all research, knowledge and reality…
3rd Party Bad, Except Not Mine
Mandryk has me fuming. That’s his job. I once respected his opinion, but unfortunately not in years. He writes a whole column and an article about how bad it is…
Progressives have to get spiritual
While not exactly Trump Derangement Syndrome, I have become increasingly obsessed with the mind boggling support that Trump’s Republicans still seem to have, the success of right wing parties everywhere,…
Sacrificial Citizenship
A thug accosts Jack Benny. Thug: Now, come on—your money or your life. Thug: Look, bud. I said, “Your money or your life.” Jack Benny: I’m thinking it over! —The…
Updated for 2024: Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
In 2019 I wrote a guide for people to help them decide which vehicle type saved them more money: an affordable used EV with a solar panel grid-tied system, or…
Neoliberalism made Trump possible
Excerpt from Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge A good deal of punditry has gone around in circles on the question of how someone like Donald Trump could become president…
Chevy Played Ford, Canadian Played Carter
Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday. Here’s a satirical look back at his Presidential debate where he later won the election. Ford got a Swine Flu vaccination that year, which…
Behind closed doors with Danielle Smith
Premier Danielle Smith has made major policy announcements at closed-door meetings with UCP members in select communities. There will be plenty more to come … At a private meeting with…
Can Trump Save American Politics
No, not by winning but by losing. If Trump and the MAGA nation suffer a massive defeat dragging the Republican party down with them perhaps it will lead to a…
Trump: America’s Mussolini
While Trump’s racist, misogynist running mate, JD “Shady” Vance, in 2016 called Donald Trump, “America’s Hitler,” (before he became a Trump sycophant) it was really a dictator too far. Trump,…