Why there should never have been an oil sands industry
I believe in free markets, at least for most commerce. As do most Albertans. Partly because they believe a free market in oil made them…
About Samidoun and the terrorist list
Until a few days ago I had never heard of the organization Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. And then suddenly it had become an issue…
Widdowson wins … sort of
Early last year I posted about the Frances Widdowson case. Dr. Widdowson was a tenured professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary until she ran…
Alberta—no advantage for the low income
Everyone has heard of the Alberta Advantage. They must have, the province never stops promoting it. And what makes the Alberta Advantage? Well, according to…
Symbolic win on climate change
One hundred and forty-two years ago the world’s first coal-burning power station went on line at the Holborn Viaduct in London, England. Coal had already…
Children? No thanks
In 2022, Canada’s birth rate fell to 1.33 children per woman, its lowest on record. This is insufficient to maintain our current population. We are…
What is the real price of your hamburger?
As much as we trust the free market, it isn’t always honest with us. It often tells lies. Big lies. Specifically, it lies about the…
China—climate change leader?
In a recent article, New York Times opinion writer David Wallace-Wells poses the question “What Happens if China Stops Trying to Save the World?” Wallace-Wells…
Will Poilievre do a Thatcher / Reagan on our broadcasting?
We live, we are told, in the Information Age. All the knowledge of humanity is at our fingertips with a mere keystroke. The Internet promise…
Will our technology overwhelm us?
Two articles appearing the same day in The New York Times reminded readers how technology, so generous to our way of life, can turn on…
Singh’s unilateral and questionable action
I received an email message this morning from Jagmeet Singh saying he wanted me to hear directly from him that he had “just ripped up…
Evidence for Democracy (E4D)
Science did not fare well under the Harper government of 2006-15. It eliminated the long-form census, pulled Canada out of the Kyoto protocol, cut science…