Housing
The only way to solve the housing crisis is to cap foreign and corporate investment in Canadian residential properties. The post Housing first appeared on Excited Delirium.
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The year the musicians died
I worry about Willie Nelson. The Red-Headed Stranger turned 90 this year, so clearly he won’t be on the road again much longer. But I’m especially worried about Willie, one…
Conservatives Turned Into a Soft-core Hate Party So Gradually, I Hardly Noticed
How in the ever-loving Eff could someone not realize that the Conservative Party of Canada was now a party willing to weaponize hatred to gain support, money, and Internet trolls?…
Why the CBC Should Build Its Own Social Media Platform
In light of emergencies and the mess of Bill C-18, the CBC should push ahead with it’s own social media network. The post Why the CBC Should Build Its Own…
A city guy goes to the farm
As a child in the city, my knowledge of farm life was limited to what I saw on Green Acres (which was, for younger readers, a TV show about a…
EU: Burned by Oil
‘Excess’ gas prices represent the extraction from the pockets of consumers to oil shareholders. And no, it has nothing to do with a carbon tax in Canada. The post EU:…
Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay
Everyone is talking about housing, but few people seem interested in the real issues. The post Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Clash of the holidays
So, what costume are you wearing for Halloween? Are you giving out mini-chocolate bars, or Twizzlers? Oh, wait. Sorry, seems I’ve jumped the gun. Based on what I’ve seen in…
Goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement may be unreachable
The UK’s Royal Meteorological Society wrote about the deadly heatwave that affected western North America in 2021. An underlying message was to prepare for more disasters like the destruction of…
Glop & Pail: More People Are Dying Than We Care To Account For
More People Than Expected Are Dying In 2023 For Reasons That We Are Unwilling To Consider. pic.twitter.com/BGwBySR7AK — The Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) August 16, 2023 An anti-waxxer would read that headline…
Bill C-18: Unpacking Canada’s Media Madness & Mess
Lies. I saw this today on a Liberal MP’s Facebook page (irony noted): I’m a digital media expert, and I will tell you that the Liberal government will sink into…
Pause Conservative Governments Until We Can Figure Out What’s Going On
Smith on net-zero from 1½ years ago: Innovators can do net-zero!Politicians are too polarizing!Kenney spent too much time fighting the carbon tax! They don't understand how much the industry is…
Cubieverse Game
I’ve been playing Coin Hunt World for a few years now, back when rewards in the game were Bitcoin or Ethereum. Now they’re transitioning to a gift-card reward scheme with…
A world defined by impacts long called catastrophic
New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, issues a weekly newsletter for subscribers. The August 2 edition is a powerful and disturbing look at the…
A Reasonable Explanation of the Life of Sinead O’Connor
It’s taken a few days to digest the news of Sinead O’Connor, but I wanted to share some of my own thoughts and a reminder that the truth hurts ……
Good News, and Bad News
First, the bad news. A study suggests that the process of cold water currents in the Atlantic Ocean are at risk of changing rapidly this century, earlier than predicted from…
This is perfect, thank you so much … not
The other day, while on an extended old-man rant about words and phrases that irk me, my son asked why I let such trivial things bother me. There’s nothing you…
Nuke Happy And Spendy
I don't buy it, literally.Saskatchewan has an extremely pro SMR nuclear government, and produces a lot of the world's uranium. @SaskPower has no plan to finalize SMR plans until 2029,…
Defining ‘Foreign Influence’
‘Foreign influence’ is a highly subjective phrase that I think we all have to understand a little better before we get too whipped up about China. The post Defining ‘Foreign…
Break the Law, Get More than $11M
If you donate thousands of dollars to the Saskatchewan Party, there are rewards. A private company wanted a glass office building in Wascana Park. They’re chums with the SaskParty and…