Why Canadians Should Pay Attention to Fort Frances: An Update with a New Question
It was just on Tuesday that I wrote about the struggles that so many small rural and northern towns are facing in this day and age. In that piece, I…
It was just on Tuesday that I wrote about the struggles that so many small rural and northern towns are facing in this day and age. In that piece, I…
It’s only Wednesday but this week we’ve already seen some major news come from the Conservative Leadership race, as some big shoes start to drop and we get a better…
At the start of 2020 a big focus of Canadian political observers has been leadership politics and the races that come from it. Naturally, most of that focus has been…
Another Trump associate found guilty of sex trafficking and child porn crimes. Why is Trump still in charge?
Science is awesome. Profit motives and public policy that isn’t driven by science is not.
Canada is a big country, diverse in geography, people and economics. Some people live in big cities, others in small towns. Some of those people built cars, others taught, others…
A good education is the strong basis of a good future for people; that is a fact that is not in doubt. We have empirical evidence that proves it time…
Sustainable Foodscaping is that active management of your own property, generating food, independence and possibly even revenue all the while reducing your carbon footprint. Why aren’t more people doing this?…
It was hardly just the Downton Abbey dowagers who were clucking over the American divorcée marrying into Brit royalty. Well, their predictions of trouble are in, fast and furious. Harry…
This afternoon I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. We talked about the investigation into the downing of UIA Flight…
Over the past decade and a half, I’ve been blessed to get to have some amazing experiences in politics and political campaigns. I’ve had the chance to learn a lot…
Municipal planners continue to propose massive overhauls to public transit to accommodate more buses, thinking this will solve congestion issues. It won’t. ‘Induced demand’ is a failed concept that simply…
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about the Canadian investigation of UIA Flight…
The past two weeks have been a hard time to pay attention to the news of the World, the politics of our country, and how events and situations have brought…
What a waste – companies being paid by the public may not be doing what they set out to do. This points to a bigger issue that we have to…
Ms Soapbox just returned from a week in British Columbia. As you might expect, the residents of BC are more interested in their own issues than what ails the richest…
I still can’t believe it’s 2020. This is the future. What’s it like? Well, there are supercomputers in our pockets, there’s the high chance of war in the Middle East,…
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/daviderb-pow.mp3 On the show this week, I spoke with David Erb, the Executive Director of Protect our Winters Canada. Dave has extensive management experience in the business and charitable sectors…
“What You Need to Know” is back and the first episode of 2020 is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the…
In every country and region there are politicians and public figures who become such big figures that it becomes hard to think of that place without them coming up. In…