Minister Freeland and the global tax
I first took particular notice of federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland when I read her book Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else.…
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#COP26 #2021: Some Promising News
#COP26 #2021 offers some promise when it comes to action from the top, especially financial companies. That said, we need all governments to take action in a serious way ASAP…
Compared to Americans, Canadians are happy campers
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center revealed striking differences in Americans’ and Canadians’ attitudes toward their political, economic and health systems. The Pew survey of 17 advanced countries…
Covid Journal, Oct 28, 2021
The appointment of Guilbeault to the Environment portfolio is necessary, but will it be enough? The post Covid Journal, Oct 28, 2021 first appeared on Excited Delirium.
How adults – yes, that’s you – have taken over Halloween (formerly known as Hallowe’en)
October is the scariest month of the year, and not just because summer is dead and we’re just waiting for winter’s icy, months-long grip. It’s the month of Halloween, or,…
World’s top movie not what you might think
It may come as a surprise to Canadian film fans, but the top box office movie in 2021 is not James Bond’s No Time to Die or the legendary sci-fi…
Climate shirkers gear up for COP26
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is scheduled for 31 October to 12 November in Glasgow. This is the 26th of the annual conferences and is special in that…
Thanksgiving Sadness
My Mum passed away in the early morning of Thanksgiving this year. She’s being missed by all who cared for her, and nearly everyone who met her cared for her…
The problem of Councillor Chu
Sean Chu is the councillor for Calgary’s Ward 4. He was re-elected for his third term in the recent civic election. It now appears that Councillor Chu has a skeleton…
Introducing ‘Who Does That?’, a compendium of complaints large and small
The other day I was walking my son’s dog (actually, it was closer to being dragged by my son’s dog; he’s young and strong, and I am not) when I…
Right now, Alberta needs courageous leaders; or why Antigonish is going to present some problems for Jason Kenney and Alberta Politicians.
Antigonish, Nova Scotia is a small rural community in Nova Scotia. If you are driving from Halifax, you will spend more than two hours in the car. You will drive…
Natural gas revenues in BC
The 2017 BC NDP platform promised, “The people of BC must get a fair return for our resources.” The pledge was immediately dropped when the NDP took power…
Why can’t conservatives win the mayoralties of Alberta’s major cities?
Alberta’s reputation as a bastion of conservatism has been belied once again by the recent municipal elections. Both Calgary and Edmonton, which together make up over half the province’s population,…
Calgary remains in good hands
If there was a natural successor to retiring mayor Naheed Nenshi it would be Jyoti Gondek. Like Nenshi she is well educated (Ph.D. in urban sociology) with a thorough grasp…
Refunding the police
How quickly the tide turns. Hardly a year has passed since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer triggered protests that pressured cities across the U.S. to…
Statement on the case against Councillor Chu
Today I was made aware of the CBC story about the incumbent Ward 4 councillor, Sean Chu. This is deeply upsetting. Let us focus on the victim – a teenage…
A look at Alberta’s referen-dumbs
Election day in Alberta is Monday, Oct. 18. Wait, you may be saying, didn’t we just have an election? Very observant of you. Yes, we did have an election, but…
Kudos to David Card and the minimum wage
Good news from the world of the dismal science. A Canadian boy, David Card, has won a share of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Nice to see one of…
Dealing With Lemmings, and The Delusional
“Never underestimate the power of denial.” – American Beauty” Cowards can never be moral.” – Gandhi “The world is a dangerous place, not because evil people do terrible things, but…
On The Use & Abuse Of History
A typical account of history is presented in the video linked below, and here are some reflections on it, and on the general practice, or malpractice, of professional historians, and…