While planet earth is on fire Pierre Poilievre pours more fuel on the fire. 2023 has been the most devastating year on record for fires in British Columbia, with over 22,500 square kilometres (sq.km.) of our forest destroyed as of early September. This compares with the previous record of 13,543 sq.km. burned in 2018. As…
Extreme Danger Lurks Ahead
The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2023 Convention was held from September 7th to 9th in Quebec City. The convention’s main event was the speech by leader Pierre Poilievre. I listened to Poilievre’s speech with horror. Horror as he was able to effortlessly spout numerous meaningless but effective sound bites. Horror as I now am convinced…
Will He or Won’t He?
They say that in politics a day is an eternity, so what might be inconceivable today may be reality tomorrow. Let me tell you where I am going, but first a few of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle I am offering you: The first piece of the puzzle is Jagmeet Singh, leader of the…
Battle Between Bureaucracy and Batteries
Thursday, August 17th was another beautiful, sunny day. So beautiful that as I waited outside after a medical appointment for a HandyDART to drive me home, I reclined in my wheelchair to soak up the rays of the sun. I love the fact that I have a battery-powered wheelchair that I can make recline as…
Trump Appeals to the Worst In Us
On August 14, 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on criminal charges in the state of Georgia along with 18 others for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. This state indictment — the fourth indictment facing the ex-President — charges Trump with 13 felonies including creating and filing…
A Pig with Lipstick is Still a Pig
What do you get when you put lipstick on a pig? Why a pig of course! What do you get when Pierre Poilievre dresses more casually and removes his glasses? Why Pierre Poilievre of course! Pierre Poilievre is by far the most right-wing leader the Conservative Party of Canada has ever had. Should he ever…
AI on Steriods is Just Around the Corner: Quantum Computing
My partner, Penny, and I have recently been listening to an incredible audiobook: Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, by Michio Kaku. If you believe, as you should, that artificial intelligence (AI) will have an utterly profound impact on our lives, technology, and society in general, you ain’t seen nothing yet….