A Short Note on EV’s
For all the shouting about transitioning to EV’s, there isn’t so much as a whisper regarding their affordability for people with lesser financial means. That is a hugely relevant omission.
Our Money Tree
As Bills C-223 & S-233 for providing a ‘guaranteed livable basic income’ make their way thru parliament, our commentariat is silent on the implications on public finance & immigration. But,…
Own Goal
Our fanatical commitment to keep out 2-tier healthcare system is giving birth to a 2-tier healthcare system. But it’s hidden from sight, so we can continue pretending that we have…
Medical Mandates
Many people still believe that making Covid Vax mandatory is a ‘minor imposition’ that is justified on a cost-benefit analysis. A case from recent history shows why this is a…
Rotting Bananas
The Emergencies Act measures may have been lifted, but their invocation on spurious justification has already caused erosion of institutions & structures that sustain a free society. If we don’t…
Canada’s Double Refugees
People who arrived in Canada as refugees fleeing war are now considering leaving Canada because they believe that the invocation of the Emergencies Act makes Canada an undesirable place to…
Armchair Armies
Rising demands for the govt to use force against the truckers / protesters in Ottawa & elsewhere disregard the hard fact that no peaceful approaches have been tried to defuse…
Check Point Charlie
Inadequate capacity in our healthcare system combines with inefficient methods to thwart patients’ entry into the system at multiple points. This is partly because recovered patients are often unable to…
Loose Lexicon
‘Insurrectionists’, ‘occupying forces’, ‘terrorists’ and ‘siege’ are military-related terms. Their irresponsible use by the political class & media in relation to the truckers’ convoy frays our societal cohesion.
Snakes & Ladders
Replacing Erin O’Toole with another leader will not improve CPC’s chances of winning an election – not until the party works seriously to rid itself of the structural weaknesses that…