BC Doom and Gloom I guess BC premier David Eby got his wish for a majority government. Unfortunately, its Conservative. Basically, I think Eby took his voters for granted, and…
…this is an unedited version of an article I wrote for The Review. There are more than 1,500 people across the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) searching for a place…
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The colours have passed their peak but the beauty continues.This photo was taken at sunrise a couple of years ago, but I'm using it again because I think it captures…
While not exactly Trump Derangement Syndrome, I have become increasingly obsessed with the mind boggling support that Trump’s Republicans still seem …Progressives have to get spiritual
I can’t. This isn’t ok! “Slavery is good.” “…I have been in favour of slavery since 2016”. Comparing being gays to disease or disability. Hardcore racism against Africans. The words…
I’m still home sick today, along with half the valley from the number of comments on a post in Comox Valley community yesterday! Take your pick – rhinovirus, covid and…
The above is the result of my supplying Chat GPT with a shot of a pitbull, directing A.I. to put Pete Hoekstra's face on it. The picture seems appropriate, given…
It's beem 18 months since I first saw this great Dave Whamond cartoon.At that time, when Trump talked about how Canada "didn't have the cards", defying him felt sort of…
Has Danielle Smith just relegated the United Conservative Party to the Boneyard of Broken Alberta Political Brands? This is not yet clear, but it’s sure starting to look as if…
More than a few voters remain unsure where to place their vote in Saturday’s provincial election. The choice is difficult. Party platforms offer some guidance, but promises mean little when…
Vancouver, like many communities in British Columbia, voted for change on October 17. In the local elections, Vancouver swept ABC out, North Saanich voted against party politics, and Langford, Saanich,…
Taking a step back to catch up on some interesting comments and views that have been flying under the radar lately, if my metaphors aren't getting too mixed up. We're…
According to social media posts last night by two prominent figures in the Alberta separation movement, the board of the Alberta Prosperity Project terminated Mitch Sylvestre as CEO and Jeffrey…
The question du jour in Alberta this week is why we were voting on an... The post About that $130-million diversion first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
The Nerd Reich is adept in identifying how articles like Eric Schmidt's 'Empire of AI' is just another chapter in the AI hype machine. The post The Imperial Vision of…
These days it seems everybody is rushing to protect the core function of higher education from encroachment by AI. I read a post from Anna Mills on preventing LLMs from…
Dominated as Canada is by large corporations that profit through monopolization, this country needs an organization with goals like those promoted by the American Economic Liberties Project. We have one…
This September we visited Algonquin Provincial Park, staying at Killarney Lodge, on Lake of Two Rivers, as we like to do every few years. This year we did not bring…
A thingummy is when you can't think of what to call something. So that's what I'm calling this column, because its just a random collection of good cartoons and good…
