News media last week was full of “Carney has a majority, what now?” Fair enough. But the question that kept appearing was, “How will Pierre Poilievre have to change to adapt to the new situation?” How many times have we heard this? Don’t people realize the premise the question is based on? A Foible of…
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Politics, Social Commentary
The Land Rights Debacle
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I had a conversation last weekend with a friend who owns property in the Interior, and he was all up in arms about, among other things, the loss of private ownership within Treaty lands and the ceding of control of all mining in the province to the First Nations. That’s right. Complete control. And according…
Politics, Social Commentary
The Irony of a War over Oil
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It is notable that sometimes political actions have opposite effect from their original objectives. For example, the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973 resulted in downsizing of American cars, a rise in the sale of Japanese compacts and the development of US government standards to increase fuel efficiency. The end result? A reduced Western dependence on…
Politics, Social Commentary
The Wrong Kind of Competition
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It turns out there are two different types of competition. Or perhaps, a continuum between two extremes. Who Cares? The difference between these two types explains the state of present political climate, because the two different types invite different solutions. Global and Personal Most competitions we engage in have two elements. First is the outside…
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AI and Fascism Part 2: Creating the Environment
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Nobody denies that Artificial Intelligence will change the world in the next few years. It will change the job market in both positive and negative ways. It might even create a super-computer that will take control of the world. Looking back through history, the development of new farming technology and methods led to the Enclosure…
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The True Conservative Agenda
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I don’t want to give a certain right-wing politician any more ink than he deserves, but I must say a leadership review speech is certainly the place to find out what the conservative base is thinking. A Campaign Speech We must be fair and realize that this speech is designed to get the speaker votes…
Politics
Carney Handles the Bully
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One thing I noticed very quickly when I started studying Poly-Sci at university is how much countries act like individual humans. When I found out about hive mentality, this logic became clear. The actions and beliefs of a country are the result of all the individual actions and beliefs of all its citizens. So, when…
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The Self-Righteous Left
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The trickle-down effect doesn’t work. Studies show it, most Canadians believe it. At least not in economics. What About Social Progress? We often castigate the Right for doubling down on their base when things get tough. We say their policies are designed to raise money, not help their constituents, and the effect is to benefit…
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Government by Force
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In case it isn’t blindingly obvious, the form of democracy as practised by Canada in 2025 is completely dysfunctional. We have had a series of minority governments that can’t get any legislation passed due to an excess of political machination. Democratic government is always a balance between two party objectives: governing the country and getting…
Politics
Smoke and Mirrors: Politics at its Worst
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I have often thought that the worst skill of politicians is the talent for hiding their true objectives. The most obvious recent example: the words “Donald Trump” and “diplomacy” don’t belong in the same sentence. Be assured, he has no interest in peace or how it is achieved. He is enjoying playing the game, like…