Saturday, August 22, 2026

Canada-US trade talks fall through

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Well, the Canada-USA trade talks fell apart at the eleventh-plus hour. Prime Minister Mark Carney blamed the Americans for "last-minut...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Solar energy bails out a baking Europe

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It's common sense, but still worth remarking on: Europe only got through this summer's successive heat waves and droughts due to its...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Canada probably needs to retaliate against US tariffs, even if it's self-defeating

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Just hours before the next batch of Trump tariffs almost certainly comes into force, affecting a long list of Canada-produced items , there ...

Even if USMCA falls through.completely, the Canadian sky will not fall

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It's been a while since I posted about US tariffs and the USMCA negotiations. It doesn't seem much like news any more. But as the US...

AI slop has broken the internet

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"Slop" was Mirriam-Webster's Word of the Year last year. "Slop" or "AI slop" is defined as "digital ...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

Should Ontario Appeals Court ruling overrule the earlier Superior Court ruling?

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If a higher court overrules a lower court ruling, is it always the case that the higher court is more correct? The Ontario Court of Appeal r...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Hunger stones in Germany

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As Europe deals with unprecedented heat and drought conditions, you've probably read about relics of bygone ages surfacing as the levels...

Carney's climate change announcent a drop in the bucket

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If you are non-plussed by the Carney "Liberal" government's apparent complete abandonment of concern over climate change, as I...