How would you like to never have another electric bill? Advances in technology have made it possible for some consumers to disconnect from the power grid — a move that was once only available to the ultra-wealthy who could afford the associated costs, or survivalists willing to trade convenience for freedom. This is no longer the case. Read More
Finally, a face-to-face open information event about the DGR (deep geological repository). Read More
Changing the channel is a pretty familiar gambit. Predictable, even. When a public figure lands in the hot seat, expect them to schedule a funding announcement, unveil a big new plan or identify a threat; anything to change focus. Read More
Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has launched his invasion of Lebanon. As usual, in the opening stages of Israeli incursions into that fragile country, the signs and portents look good for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Read More
We need to push Premier Doug Ford for provincewide referendum on his plan for a tunnel under Highway 401 near Toronto. Read More
Last month, a beautiful mailing extolling the benefits that could be a part of hosting Canada’s
nuclear waste facility arrived in South Bruce residents’ mailboxes. Read More
Expropriation is a drastic measure. In acquiring land for public benefit, even when property owners are well compensated, it should be a tool of last resort. When negotiations do break down and governments forge ahead, we expect them to demonstrate their acquisitions are driven by reasonable necessity, and not unreasonable haste. Read More
Six Jewish hostages were murdered by Hamas two weeks ago, just before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reached them, and a controversy has erupted in Israel about whether Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu should have done more to save them. But only among the ignorant and the credulous, because everybody else knew he never intended to save them. Read More