Guest Post By Roger Palmer, P. Eng. (retired) As solar radiation heats the earth’s surface the earth itself becomes an emitter of infrared energy, radiating it back into space. The earth will slowly […]
Introduction Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been one of the most controversial medical issues in Canada, second only to abortion. In this post I take what has become a minority position […]
Protests, demonstrations blockades and occupations that are now are facilitated by social media are growing in size and popularity. And so are the damages they inflict on people and businesses who are […]
How soon, and for how long, do you want you, your children and grandchildren to be poor and cold? While not saving the planet from anything? Keep supporting the political goal of […]
Illegal Fishing, Indigenous Treaty Rights and Reconciliation 1 Thank you for inviting me. I am a non-partisan witness with no personal interest at stake. My relevant legal practice before my retirement was […]
Protests, blockades and other forms of civil disobedience are growing in popularity in Canada; and the federal government depended on a blunt instrument – the Emergencies Act (the “EA”) as the way […]
A Memorable Event from my Childhood In 1948, at the age of 6, I started school in Soviet controlled Hungary, where my family had lived for generations. Every morning our teacher showed […]
On November 5, 2023, Leslie MacMillan wrote a comment on Patrick Hunt’s guest post, of the same date, here. Leslie’s comment is set out under the first heading, below. Because his comment […]
All of us will remember the warning that correlation doesn’t prove causation. On the other hand, the absence of correlation does prove the absence of causation. Patrick Hunt has kindly agreed to […]
Introduction The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision holding that parts of the federal Impact Assessment Act are ‘unconstitutional’ caused cheering in several provincial capitals and in the media. However, there is […]
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