George H.W. Bush: A wimp is rehabilitated
Nothing improves a reputation like dying. Last week, former U.S. president George H.W. Bush was laid to rest after 94 remarkable years of life. The praise for Bush was effusive,…
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Carbon Guilt
I saw this today and thought it might be worth re-posting: Of course, there’s still something to be said for pushing the guilt on mass consumption in Europe, North American…
Bitumen’s Bedfellows.
Global News and CBC News are both hung up on supporting the politicians and tar sands exploiters who lie to them about tar sands bitumen. The province of Alberta is…
To Fix Transit, We Must Fix Democracy First
What is the root cause of transit issues in North America?
George HW Bush
After a long life, George Bush, Sr. has passed. What are your thoughts on his legacy?
Scheer’s Plan for Gangs ‘Shockingly Stupid, Unconstitutional’
Scheer’s plans for gangs ‘shockingly stupid’.
Possessive Individualism
That’s what the political theorist C.B. Macpherson (1911-1987) saw emerging historically with the rise of capitalism. Frank Cunningham in his just published intellectual biography of Macpherson, The Political Thought of…
A Metaphor For Saskatchewan Politics
This is what it’s like to live in Saskatchewan with Premier Moe. What it's like seeing your carjacker shoot himself in the leg with a shotgun while going 140 km/h…
I Want a Home Without Fossil Gas
For at least 2 years I’ve said I’d like to build a home that doesn’t have a furnace, and doesn’t have natural gas. There are Passive Houses all over Canada.…
SaskPotty Cave Men Are Liars
You and Minister Duncan are liars, and are harming Saskatchewan's chance at adapting to #climatechange. Stop fighting the #carbontax, and start making a plan to leave office so real leaders…
Earthgauge News – November 13, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/mixdown-18-11-13.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
Why I am going to vote Yes in the referendum
Anyone who knows me will be shocked by the brevity of this piece. However, for me, it is pretty easy to see why the city of Calgary should move forward…
Economists vs Environmentalists.
Welcome to ringside folks. Tonight’s card is a new version of Albert Einstein’s E=MC². Tonight’s main bout is between Canada’s federal liberal economists and its liberal environmentalists. The prize is…
Left-wing liberal media, my ass
Maclean’s ‘The Resistance’ cover reminds us that the cries about ‘liberal left-wing bias’ is all noise and nonsense.
The poisonous potential of populism.
There is little new about populism in North America. Whether on the left, right or centre of the political spectrum is not the concern but whether society can constrain it…
Doug Ford’s First Conflict of Interest
Hmmmm … using public funds to make signs via your own privately-held company. Nothing wrong here folks …
Moe Defends His Travel By Attacking the wrong NDP
Saskatchewan’s Premier literally thinks that raw resources are more important than our people and their future here in Saskatchewan. Why is his badly typed meme using a federal NDP campaign…
Hello Ottawa!
Ms Soapbox is on her way to Ottawa. There’s a good chance she’s in the air right now squashed into a tiny little seat trying to figure out why her…
12 Years Left and Over $200B to Fund
We have less than 12 years left to kick the oil bums out. The oil bums have left us with hundreds of billions of dollars in liabilities, while claiming our…