On Friday February 16, 2024, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death of Alexei Navalny. For Russians yearning for a more democratic system of government and to end state corruption, this was devastating news. Navalny died in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, which is north of the Arctic Circle — an area…
Author: timlouislaw
Israel – A Rogue State
On December 29, 2023 in the Hague, South Africa, concerned about the terrible conditions inflicted on the citizens of Gaza, filed “an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the…
Mayor Sim’s Accounting Woes
The end of January did not work out well for Vancouver’s mayor who appears to believe that the City should be treated like a corporation with his Council simply acting as financial managers and accountants. Through a freedom of information (FOI) request, it was revealed that the Mayor’s Budget Task Force could only be bothered…
The First Year of a One-Term Mayor
The beginning of the new year is always a good time to review how our leaders are doing. So, let’s take a look at Vancouver’s mayor Ken Sim at the one-year mark. On November 7, 2022, Sim was sworn in as Vancouver’s mayor. Very little, if anything, has been accomplished by the mayor and his…
Looking Ahead at 2024
Here are my predictions for 2024: PREDICTION ONE: The United States prison system will admit its most unusual prisoner ever – former president Donald Trump. Never before in history has an American president gone to jail. However, ex-president Trump is facing a barrage of legal problems: four criminal cases, as well as six lawsuits. From…
A Look Back at My 2023 Predictions
At the beginning of 2023, I made seven predictions for the upcoming year. Let’s take a look at those predictions and see how good — or not so good – were my prognostication abilities. PREDICTION ONE: The war in Ukraine would come to an end not on the battlefield but at the negotiating table. Sadly,…
COP28: More of the Same Monstrosity
COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place from November 30th to December 12th, 2023 in Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It has now been 28 years since the first COP was hosted from March 28th to April 7th,1995 in…