Saturday, January 29, 2022

Neil Young (and others) took a principled stand, Spotify did not

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The world looked up when Canadian musician Neil Young gave music platform Spotify an ultimatum . Mr. Young is a reasonably heavy hitter in m...

Germany is a case study in how not to pursue an energy policy

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It's difficult to believe that Germany has dug itself into quite such a large and enveloping hole over its energy imports as it apparent...
Thursday, January 27, 2022

How much difference do masks, ventilation and social distancing actually make?

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Vaccines aside, if you were in any doubt as to the efficacy of mask-wearing, social distancing and ventilation during this pandemic, a new s...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Freedom Convoy's funds withheld by crowd-funding platform

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It's interesting to read that GoFundMe is withholding the $4.7 million raised on its platform by the so-called "Freedom Convoy...

Sale of Canadian lithium mine to China ill-advised

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When the state-owned Chinese mining giant Zijin Mining Group made its bid to buy up Canadian lithium mining company Neo Lithium Corp , I ima...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

What does Putin really want in Ukraine

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As Vladimir Putin plays soldiers along the borders of Ukraine, I have to stop and wonder just what it is that he wants and why he wants it. ...

Prince Andrew retains one, highly appropriate, title

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A canny Globe and Mail letter-writer points out that, although beleaguered royal Prince Andrew has had most of his various titles rescinded ...
Monday, January 17, 2022

China blames Canada for Beijing's first Omicron case

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The first ever case of the Omicron variant to be discovered in Beijing  (other Chinese cities have also seen cases) is a big deal for China....