Charbonneau

CHARBONNEAU – Is the 1.5C target on climate emergency still possible?

November 24, 2022 // 1 Comment

I’D LIKE TO FEEL OPTIMISTIC that we can limit the amount of carbon we are pumping into the atmosphere but a number of things are conspiring against a target of 1.5 C. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Mentally ill Canadians deserve the right to die with dignity

November 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

MENTALLY ILL Canadians have been excluded from medical assistance in dying (MAID) but that is about to change in a few months. When that option arrives in March, 2023, Canada [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – For occupiers, ‘it was Woodstock.’ For Ottawans, not so much

November 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

THEY CAME, THEY SAW, they partied. The Freedom Convoy arrived in Ottawa in January with the goal of raising a ruckus and having fun. One of the organizers, Pat King, told an [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Musk buys Twitter to promote a populist agenda

November 3, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE TWITTERVERSE is atwitter after Elon Musk purchased the world’s largest bullhorn for $44 billion. Right-wingers are crowing at the return of Twitter as a platform for [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Russian propaganda links anti-vaccination with Ukraine

October 28, 2022 // 2 Comments

STRANGELY ENOUGH, Canadians opposed to COVID vaccines typically support the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What is the connection? None that I can see. One is a medical issue, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Smith’s win will make it harder for Alberta to recruit workers

October 21, 2022 // 1 Comment

‘ALBERTA IS CALLING,’ is the province’s marketing campaign. It hypes lower taxes, housing affordability, shorter commutes and proximity to the Rocky Mountains. [Continue]