A Different Kind of WE Day
This afternoon we saw something we rarely see in Canadian politics; a blockbuster round of testimony before a House of Commons committee during the Summer months. In this case, it…
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A Revolution In Green Homes: Systems Thinking Required
Or, Revolutionizing The Leading Edge Think outside the box – outside ALL boxes, including the club we’re in. This short video presentation (below) is the best summary I…
Talking the Growing WE Scandal with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest on the WE Scandal,…
Talking the WE Scandal 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 latest in the WE Scandal, should…
Oh WE Oh My
2020 is a year that just keeps delivering or disappointing, depending on your point of view. We’re into the last week of July and in normal times things are quiet…
Privatizing natural resources, by stealth
Despite the NDP promise that resource development must provide a fair return to the public, John Horgan’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources functions just as it did under…
Us versus U.S. We’re not the same, kids
A lot of Canadians – particularly young, American-media obsessed Canadians who have never been taught enough about their own country – seem to believe that Canada and the United States…
Covid Journal, July 24, 2020
With just a few weeks to go before kids are supposed to go back to school, it’s great to see that our government’s priority is gambling, booze and drugs.
Wear a Mask! Here’s the science behind mask use.
Share this: Photo: Juan Rojas. Toronto The science around wearing a mask has been, lets say, evolving since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Right wing conspiracy theorists and anti-science…
Covid Journal, July 22, 2020
Masks reveal our true selves. Billionaire bailouts. Portland.
Talking the Latest on Phase 3 Re-Opening & the Growing WE Scandal with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest on Phase 3 re-opening…
The “new normal”
A 75 year old man gets his skull fractured by riot police – for bringing back their helmet – and the hew and cry on Twitter is that he got…
Critical Info On Health & Stress
(An email I just sent to friends, I will share here.) Lea, other friends, look!!! Useful info for everyone, even critical info, I’d say: Healing Chronic Stress and Disease…
Architecture & Home Design: Raising the Bar
This is my favourite home design so far. (Video below) Every home and building should be passive solar, and every home or building should be an Earth Home –…
Education & Reading
I wrote these thoughts for the tiny home movement, which, although it is mainly arising out of economic injustice and sheer necessity, I think is still, nevertheless, a very positive,…
Plague Update: Post-lockdown
Even though everything isn’t re-opened, the Saskatchewan Government very much wants people to think and act as if everything is back to normal. They’ll deny that if asked. There’s no…
Covid Journal, July 17, 2020
After 4 weeks of home-schooling my child, I’m a self-appointed expert on education. Since I’ve seen very little by way of ideas about how to make our schools safe and…
Somethings Gotta Give
Back on Monday Ontario announced it’s plans to move most of the province into Phase Three of re-opening, something that many people welcome despite the unknown that we face ahead…
Temporary Demotion of Democratic Norms in Lethbridge
Working in politics and for elected officials is an experience where you get to do many things and hone many different skills. From research, to getting to know policy, budgeting…
The Fiscal Deficit, Modern Monetary Theory and Progressive Economic Policy
Modern Monetary Theory or MMT has crept in from the academic margins to become an influential doctrine in progressive policy circles in the United States. Both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie…