Thursday, March 28, 2024

Managed dog hunts of coyotes making a comeback

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I had no idea that coyote hunting as a "sport"  even existed, but apparently the government of Ontario (yes, them again!) has seen...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Is hydroelectricity contributing to climate change?

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Hydroelectric power stations as a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) ? Really? Well, nothing about climate change is easy or straightforward,...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Israeli settlers move in on Gaza's "golden sands"

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It's good to know that someone is finding a silver lining in Israel's invasion and decimation of Palestine's Gaza Strip. Israeli...
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Why would ISIS be bombing Moscow?

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The death toll in the gun attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in suburban Moscow has now risen to 133 and counting. It might seem ...

Doug Ford goes NITBY

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Doug Ford has gone full NITBY (Not In Their Back Yard) on housing. The Ontario Premier, who never wastes an opportunity to remind us how foc...
Friday, March 22, 2024

Surely this is a good reason to leave the Royal Family alone

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I'm no fan of the Royal Family but, as both Princess Kate and King Charles announce cancer diagnoses , can we not all agree to just leav...

Is the carbon tax really hurting us economically?

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Confused by all the contradictory claims by proponents and opponents of Canada's federal price on carbon (or "carbon tax", dep...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Paying taxes makes you happy: it's official

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Once again, Scandinavian countries have swept the World Happiness Report's index of the world's happiest countries : Finland (1), De...