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…
Sunday Funday: Some funny posts and neat posts. Plus Pride Update, Getting Old(er), Everybody Hates AI, Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Funny posts Does anyone still remember Wayne and Shuster? We were watching one of their funniest skits the other day, and I thought I just had to share it. The…
Smile, and Greet the Customer
That was the first line on the SOC (Station Observation Checklist) for the position of Cashier at McDonald's Corporation in the 1990s, when I was an Assistant Manager at the…
Refreshing And Succinct
I was writing recently about the sad state of politics in Ontario under Doug Ford. Manitoba offers a refreshing contrast under its NDP government, led by Wab Kinew who, according…
Saturday Photo: Bridal Veil, the Flower for June Weddings?
According to some studies, June is still a very popular month for weddings, along with (surprise! surprise!) October. I presume the generally good weather is the origin for June's popularity,…
Today’s Round-up plus some Canada good news
Hey, I'm feeling not to spunky tonight so this won't be lengthy. But here are some interesting comments and posts I saw today: A substacker named Linda T is not…
82 years on, a reminder that on this historic date the hammer of D-Day crushed Hitler on the anvil of Russia
REGINA – It’s now been 82 years since our magnificent Canadian soldiers stormed ashore at Juno Beach in Normandy to play their part the grim and deadly task of sweeping…
Musical interlude
Blu Attic - Traces