News, CanCon, and Control Of Canada’s Internet
Neither the CRTC’s decision to increase levies on on-line broadcasters in order to contribute additional funds to Canadian content, nor the government’s decision to force a review of that decision…
Now is the Summer of our Discontent… Plus today’s updates on the World Cup and on Pride month
It just feels like 2026 will be The Summer Of Our Discontent.And I do hope the rest of Richard's complaint will not come true: ... I am determined to prove…
Making antisemitism respectable?
Years ago, veteran war correspondent Robert Fisk warned against equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. He argued that conflating opposition to Israeli government policies with hostility toward Jewish people served…
Boundaries
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): a monetary measure of the total market value of all of... The post Boundaries first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cat.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matthew Dowd discusses how opposition to data centre construction is a rare issue where U.S. voters are almost entirely in agreement rather than…
Ottawa Backed the War. Then Hedged. Then Went Quiet.
Canada's double standard on Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran, isn't a diplomatic nuance. It's a choice — and British Columbians are living with…
A Very Costly Innovation
Having instant answers at one's beck and call would seem to be a dream come true. Ask any question and get an almost instant answer, complete with citations and statistics.…
Catching up on the news: mobilizing to Stay, Poilievre loses the plot, the Knicks lose the game, today in Screwworm Chronicles, Andy Rooney on D-Day, Canada U18s win the Americup, and Today’s Pride Update
Thomas Lukaszuk (photo by Serena Mak)Mobilizing to Stay You know, it occurred to me today that Danielle Smith may well have shot herself in the foot with her Referendum Lite…
How do we explain Danielle Smith’s out-of-the-blue promise last week her government will cost out separation by August?
The folks who control the big bucks in Alberta must finally have realized what Danielle Smith’s separation referendum is about to do to their profit potential. How else can we…
Tar sands pollution up to 64 times higher that official estimates
Peer-reviewed science found that emissions from Alberta's oilsands may be far greater than regulators and the public have been led to believe. Aircraft measurements revealed gas-phase organic carbon emissions up…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Danny Kennedy discusses the progress being made in the energy transition globally, as wind and solar exceeded fossil gas power generation for the first…
Get an Early Warning for the Apocalypse
If you’re worried about an impending apocalypse then this is the app for you! The Apocalypse Early Warning System is an art project created by Kyle McDonald that is a…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 8, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 8, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 8, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Employment insurance helping fewer Canadians as workforce shifts to gig work, part-time jobs,…
Today’s tonic: “Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ‘60 Minutes’ | The Interview”
Please take some time to watch this if you care about truth and are concerned about the lies and gas lighting we're collectively experiencing these days.
The Age of Ensh*ttenment
Because satire ruffled a few powerful feathers, Australia passed legislation that could land people in jail if they falsely present themselves as representatives of government agencies. That did not stop…
A Sense of Purpose
When I started writing on Substack just over three years ago, I had been looking for a way to express things that I believed needed to be said, but were…
How Not to Communicate by Email
The average person, the MIT Communication Lab tells us, “receives ~120 emails/day and spends about 11hrs/week sorting through emails.” Matt Plummer, in a 2019 article titled, How to Spend Way…