The Global Co-op Movement: The Better Way – and, The Way Ahead
I used to think that co-ops were a nice idea, very practical, a nice little niche for a few people around the margins and the periphery, with strong ideals, doing…
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Burning up the credits
Purchasing carbon offsets is a popular way to act against global warming, or at least to alleviate one’s conscience. An offset allows a business, government or individual to pay someone…
Talking Jagmeet Singh’s Letter to the Governor General on True North Politics
Yesterday I joined CTV News Channels “True North Politics” panel with Jennifer Burke from Shoal Lake, Ontario, along with Susan Smith and Andrew Brander. We talked about NDP Leader Jagmeet…
“Why are we building houses if we don’t have enough water?”—A big lesson from a little town
Oakley, Utah, is small but appealing. Nestled in the mountains beside the Weber River less than an hour’s drive east of Salt Lake City, the town offers an attractive bargain…
A Potential Hitch in Someone’s #elxn44 Plans?
We’re in the dying days of July and the August long weekend is right around the corner. Given all the speculation and talk around when the next Federal election will…
How Secure Is Your Phone?
Your phone’s security is probably not too bad, aside from it being a tracking device. And especially when someone buys state-sponsored spyware to attack you and your network: It's been…
Regulators who oppose regulation
A Boston Globe report ought to interest Canadians because the Massachusetts experience improves understanding of how regulators who do not believe in regulation work hand-in-hand with industry…
Let’s Start Making Wider Sidewalks
There’s nothing like a pandemic to force us to realize that our current minimum requirements for walking spaces and sidewalks are stupid. The post Let’s Start Making Wider Sidewalks first…
Talking the Installation of a New Governor General on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the installation of Mary Simon as the…
Boycott Big Tech: Go To Purism & Linux
This will definitely be my next laptop: Purism Librem. My MSI is still fast, reliable, and bullet-proof, after three years of use – while all my previous laptops bogged down…
More evidence to support taxing the rich
As nations reset their economies following the Covid crisis, one focus is on reducing the inequality that has become an increasing threat to political stability. An obvious instrument to achieving…
Is it time to cleanse yourself of the ‘news’?
I am currently reading an epic book called Humankind (subtitled A Hopeful History) by a Dutch historian and thinker named Rutger Bregman. OK, I realize that sounds incredibly boring, but…
Sask Party Breaks Federal Election Law
The despicable election attack ads the SaskParty Saskatchewan Government ran to help the federal Conservative Party circumvent federal election spending limits, were not legal. Further, the SaskParty is partly funded…
Oil workers at the centre—getting transition priorities right
“They will not be left behind.” So said Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan at a news conference this week. The “they” he was referring to are workers in the oil…
Why The Covid Vaccine Should Be Mandatory
Let’s stop dancing around this topic: the Covid-19 vaccine should be mandatory. The post Why The Covid Vaccine Should Be Mandatory first appeared on Excited Delirium.
What It’s Like To Lose The Last Elevator
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Doing Politics Differently, To The Extreme
When I go on the radio or TV and do my pundit thing, there’s something I say a lot (maybe too much) in many different ways that can’t seem to…
Is Facebook killing people?
President Joe Biden missed his goal of 70 percent of Americans vaccinated against Covid by July 4th. Some cities are now urging even vaccinated residents to resume mask-wearing, and in…
Covid Journal, July 20, 2021
Me boycotting the Olympics won’t make much of an impact on the absurd double-standard of pushing ahead with organized sports, but I’m going to do it anyways, I encourage you…
Whither the Greens?
I have been a supporter of social democracy since the days of the CCF and Tommy Douglas. I have, however, often offered support to the Liberals and occasionally to the…