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The Fraser Institute Published My Article on Canada’s Net Zero Law

By Andrew Roman on March 3, 2022 • ( 8 Comments )

This is a somewhat different, peer reviewed and more scholarly article than I posted here earlier. Here is a link to the publication: fraserinstitute.org

Elections in Canada: Are We Voting in a Parliamentary Democracy or an Elected Monarchy?

By Andrew Roman on February 21, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Introduction Pollsters tell us many Canadians are unhappy with their government. Not just the  federal government, but governments at all levels. They report a sense of disappointment.  Candidates over-promise and then after the […]

Is There a Legal Limit to the Disruption of Protests?

By Andrew Roman on February 14, 2022 • ( 13 Comments )

Introduction The 2019/2020 blockades of the Canadian railway lines by certain indigenous occupiers set the precedent for the 2022 truckers’ blockades of Ottawa, the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge and other trade-sensitive locations in […]

All that Glitters Isn’t Green. Or Renewable.

By Andrew Roman on February 3, 2022 • ( 14 Comments )

Green energy, green cars, green jobs, green policies, cleaner and greener – notice how everything green is good?   Today, “green” is not just a colour, it is a synonym for “good”; as […]

Why Canadians’ Civil Rights Aren’t Guaranteed By Our Charter of Rights

By Andrew Roman on January 5, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

In early December 2021 Fatemeh Anvari, a Quebec Teacher, was removed from her Grade 3 classroom for wearing her hijab at work. (She wasn’t fired but assigned to other duties.) She was […]

Is There Light at the End of the Omicron Tunnel?

By Andrew Roman on January 3, 2022 • ( 14 Comments )

I wish all my readers a happy, healthy 2022. New knowledge of Covid-19 often suggests new policies that contradict existing policies. A prime example is the early advice not to wear masks, […]

Dilbert Said it Best

By Andrew Roman on December 29, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

I have written several previous posts on climate change, SEE Here: https://andrewromanviews.blog/2021/12/13/the-climate-emergency-another-apocalyptic-prophesy/

My article today in the Energy Regulation Quarterly on Canada’s Net Zero Target Legislation

By Andrew Roman on December 16, 2021 • ( 4 Comments )

For those of you with an interest in climate change challenges and laws, here today’s publication, in the Energy Quarterly Review, of my critique of the Canadian law that set our CO2 […]

The ‘Climate Emergency’: Another Apocalyptic Prophesy?

By Andrew Roman on December 13, 2021 • ( 6 Comments )

Introduction Public anxiety about climate change does not arise from scientific study of the Earth’s centuries-long cycles of ice ages and global warming.  Rather, that anxiety arises because so many people assume […]

Parliamentary Placebos: Laws Intended to Make You Feel Good (that don’t actually do good)

By Andrew Roman on October 17, 2021 • ( 10 Comments )

The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act: A Placebo Law? Note: A fuller, more detailed version of this post will be published in the December issue of the Energy Regulation Quarterly, available here. […]

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One of our most important freedoms is our freedom to choose our actions. But our actions depend upon our thoughts and feelings. If we allow our anger, fear and guilt to be manipulated by what we see  in the media we are less free.  This manipulation is often through emotionally laden words that trigger strong feelings.

There is so much in the media (especially social media) that impairs our ability to think critically about important issues. I want to encourage more analysis of facts and less emotional reaction by offering my explanation of the less than obvious issues as I see them. You may agree or disagree, but hopefully you will at least think about the issues rather than merely having strong feelings about them.

I don’t share my thoughts here to change the opinions of people who think differently. I share my thoughts to show people who already think like me that they’re not alone.

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I am a retired litigation lawyer with over 45 years of experience in  constitutional, environmental and energy law issues. I have appeared at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in every Canadian province. I have been invited as a guest lecturer at almost all of the law schools in Canada. 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.

Since retirement I have written numerous articles published in newspapers, think tank publications and law journals as well as this blog. I have also appeared in several TV and radio interviews, and testified as an expert witness before committees of the Canadian Senate and House of Commons.

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