Peterson v. College of Psychologists of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 4685, Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court. This blog post provides my analysis of the College’s order to Dr. Jordan Peterson to take […]
Andrew Roman
There is so much misinformation, narrowly biased coverage and raw emotion online that concern me about our society's ability to think critically about the important issues of the day. I want to provoke a deeper level of thought by offering an explanation of issues as I see them. You may agree or disagree, but hopefully you will at least think about the issues.
I am a retired litigation lawyer with over 40 years of experience in environmental, electricity, competition, and constitutional issues. I have appeared at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in every province of Canada. I have been invited as a guest lecturer at almost all of the law schools in this country. I am also the author of over 100 legal articles and a law book, and have been an adjunct faculty member at four Canadian law schools.
Global Warming Issues and the IPCC: A guest Post by Ken Wilson, P. Eng. (Ret).
Ken Wilson has kindly provided my readers with the excellent summary, below, of his fuller examination of the global warming issues raised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The full […]
Harvard, UNC and the US Supreme Court: The End of Affirmative Action?
Introduction If you thought the US Supreme Court’s abortion decision overturning Roe v. Wade was controversial, wait until you see the results of its June 29, 2023 decision on affirmative action in […]
China’s Interference in Canadian Elections
“Interference” in Canadian elections is a vague description of what happened in the 2021 federal election. It would better be described as “China Chose the Winner”. The Canadian intelligence agency CSIS reported […]
Canada’s Rising Carbon Tax and the Supreme Court
Note to readers: A somewhat different, shorter version of this post was published on March 31, 2022 by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) think tank. Your Rising Cost of Energy (and everything else) […]
Climate Porn: the Hottest Day on Record
Escape Your Bubble What you read on line about climate change is carefully targeted by social media algorithms and cookies to keep you in your ideological comfort zone. The TV news is […]
Electricity: Time to Flip the Switch!
We are probably all familiar with the story of the business that says “our work can be good, fast or cheap, pick any two”. There is a somewhat similar idea for electricity […]
Fighting Climate Change: Is it Better to be Safe Than Sorry?
Safe or Sorry? Sometimes an idea that appeals strongly to our common sense will be seen as clearly wrong or empty if we examine it more closely. The idea that it is […]
Let’s Stop Pretending We Made Binding Commitments Under the Paris Agreement
Introduction It is past time for Canada to stop pretending that it has made binding Paris Agreement “commitments” that must be fulfilled regardless of what the other nations are doing. That implies […]
The Real Dangers of Misinformation and Disinformation
The real danger of misinformation and disinformation is much less from incorrect information than from the political misuse of these labels by governments and social media organizations to suppress opinions they dislike. […]