Oil pipelines arouse strong passions. Unfortunately in B.C. they may also be about to arouse bad policy on a major scale. Click here to read the rest.
If you’re among the people psychologists claim are having trouble coping with the Mayan apocalypse no-show, relax. Western civilization faces a genuine threat of staggering proportions that our leaders are ignoring, perhaps because of its boring name, Electro-Magnetic Pulse or EMP. Click here to read the rest.
Are oil pipelines scary? They seem to be. When activists attack proposals for pipelines from Alberta to the United States, or Canada's west coast, the public listens. Too much, perhaps. Click here to read the rest.
The City of Ottawa is struggling mightily with the “Presto” card for public transit, a cutting-edge late 20th century system where instead of paper tickets or cardboard passes you actually use a digital medium. Wow. Just imagine if, say, banks found out about this concept. One day we might buy gas by swiping a credit card. Or, to fantasize, a cup of coffee with a smartphone app. Click here to read the rest.
Even for a desperate politician, B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s attack on the Northern Gateway pipeline was exceptionally mean and stupid. It’s no accident Canadian provinces are not allowed to behave like highwaymen. But it is astounding that Clark doesn’t know it. Click here to read the rest.
Hey Presto, it's the magic of government. Coming soon to an Ottawa bus near you, convenient high-tech electronic payment. Or not. Click here to read the rest.