The Wall of Rants

February 2  • 

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES…

You will have noted by now that it’s been nearly a month since I’ve written anything in this space. I fully expect that in the not too distant future...

January 3  • 

2017: ANOTHER YEAR OVER, A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN

Happy New Year, tout le monde. I note that this is Day 3 of the carbon tax and the sky has not yet fallen, despite the best efforts of the...


December 23  • 

2016: WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN

This is a little like the dreaded Christmas letter you get every year from the relatives/friends/acquaintances you only ever hear from at Christmas,...

December 2  • 

HOW TO MAKE WHINE: START WITH SOUR GRAPES

Leaving aside the fact that my favourite scene in “The Princess Bride” is every scene, one of my favourite scenes in the movie is the one where Fezzik...


November 23  • 

HOW MANY ALBERTANS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?

Just back from another trip to Salt Spring Island, and therefore another opportunity to observe the insanity here at home from a distance. It’s not...

November 15  • 

WHEN GOOD NEIGHBOURS GO BAD: HOW CANADA SHOULD RESPOND

Along with “How did this happen?”, the other question people have been asking me since Donald Trump’s election last Tuesday is, “Where does this...


November 14  • 

NOW IS THE NUCLEAR WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT

There is the matter of the launch codes and the fact that they will soon be handed over to a man with the impulse control of a toddler. But since he...

June 15  • 

“WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I CAN’T SURVIVE ON MY AMERIKA..”

“If the worst is true, is it just a waste of time?” — Lyrics from the song, “Amerika”, from the album, “The Great Detachment”, by the Halifax indie...


April 12  • 

ADAPTING IN ALBERTA

There is a curse that goes like this: “May you live in interesting times.” (Although I was taught that Confucius uttered it millennia ago, it...

January 21  • 

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH MOM?

Someday, you will almost certainly have to grapple with this question – although you may find that you’re asking it about your father, or your...