Harold Hill and the Apostle Paul
As I was watching the musical, The Music Man, recently, it struck me that there were obvious parallels between the plot of the musical and the story of the Apostle…
A Sick Society Produces Its First Trillionaire
In an instant, the world’s wealthiest man increased his net worth to over $1.1 trillion of theoretical money by selling a small number of over-hyped shares in a company that…
Today’s News: Carney saves Trump’s bacon, America laughs at Trump, and banning social media for teens has gone viral. Plus more World Cup stories
Carney gave an interview today to CNN and I hope Trump and his whole feckless administration appreciate the extent to which Carney has America's back about this Iran War MOU.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Tuckered-out cat.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Gabriel Zucman discusses the dangers of an era of trillionaires, as well as the option available to rein in obscene wealth and power.…
Anti-Transgender Laws Are "Jim Crow" Laws
This is part of a series of posts sketching out legal paths for challenging anti-transgender laws in Canada.Anti-Transgender Laws Are Jim Crow LawsLaws do not exist in a vacuum -…
Protecting Canadian Privacy and Sovereignty
The Canadian government has made it clear that Canada is all in on AI for better or for worse. Amongst many concerns with the AI approach is the protection of…
Catching up with the News: Carney in Europe, Trump failing, Laughing at Alberta separatists, Canada good news, World Cup stories
A map of Washington state that Seattle Tourism is handing out to World Cup visitors - isn't it great?Ok, on with today's news: Carney in Europe - in Ireland and…
Jack Mintz, chair of panel studying pros and cons of Alberta separation, seems to have made up his mind in favour of secession
The problem with Jack Mintz leading the committee that’s supposedly tasked with determining the pros and cons of Alberta separation is that he already appears to have made up his…
Nincompoops turned out to be correct
After more than 15 years of BC Hydro insisting demand was rising for electricity, Adrian Dix has now admitted what I documented repeatedly at IN-SIGHTS. CTV quoted the minister responsible…
Cloud Is a Competitiveness Question — A Note to Europe’s Finance Ministers
The Commoditized Stack Over the past year or so I’ve been developing an argument around confronting concentration and dependency at the cloud level of the technology stack: that at best…
Meet The Enemy
If you have young children or grandchildren, you will know who this lovely lady is. Unfortunately, In Trump's Amerika, she is regarded by some as a treasonous subversive for her…
Underwater data centres, part 2
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence may force us to choose between imperfect alternatives. If demand for computing power continues to rise, policymakers have to weigh the environmental and social…
A Blender Can Improve Your Garden
A small vegetable garden is good for your health, your neighbourhood, your sense of self, and even your pocketbook. In many backyard gardens a simple composter is usually enough to…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 15, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 15, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 15, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter: Who is Louise Arbour? Meet Canada's next governor general CUSMA a blessing…
Underwater data centres
China is the first country in the world to operate an underwater data center. It is part of a strategy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce the environmental…
Creating new markets for a fossil fuel
The Tyee is reporting on why the federal government wants to promote and subsidize a national network of data centres. Apparently the Liberals discount peer-reviewed science that says the global…
Saturday Photo: Help! I Need Somebody…
Those are gloves you see, seeming to come out of the pipes in this roadwork project. Makes me wonder if anybody is having trouble getting all the work done. Is…
Today’s corruption: “As a Ford government staffer, he helped get through permits for a controversial gold mine. Now he works for the company as a lobbyist”
Premier Drug Fraud and his buddies at workStories like this are now a dime a dozen. It's clear Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government is corrupt, with a revolving door of…