First Amendment of the US Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to...
Eamonn Brosnan
Forgiving Mr. Adams, Should He have the Same Rights as Everyone Else?
Let me put several statements out, to begin with. I’m not a huge fan of Bryan Adams; there are a couple of his songs that I won’t turn off when they come onto the radio, but most I don’t enjoy. I am, generally, rather ambivalent about him. However, while I think it is...
Provincial Governments and Hidden off the Book Debt
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is staring bankruptcy in the eye. This is what we have heard in the news lately, and to be honest, it is not a fully incorrect assessment. As to the why, there is a mixture of reasons typical for provincial politics....
Danger from Space: Bombardment by Lethal Radiation
The earth is constantly bombarded by lethal radiation, though we are fortunately shielded by our planetary magnetic field. Our sun produces a constant output of energy; however, due to the build up of energy and the fluctuation of magnetic fields in the sun, sometimes...
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Broadcasting our Privacy
Within the traditionally-sacred walls of our homes we felt secure that we were hidden from the prying eyes of peeping Toms. Once your curtains were drawn and the door shut, you feel a sense of quiet and a feeling that you were now in your own space, saying and doing...
GDPR is not the Same as GERD – but they Both Cause the Same Symptoms
GDPR. General Data Protection Regulations sounds like something that the average person needs to know nothing about, but on the contrary, they affect us on a day-to-day basis. There was a time, for the last 20 years, where most jurisdictions had similar requirements...
Smart Grids
Our present electrical system consists of power-producing plants (coal, natural gas, oil, solar, wind, nuclear, and hydro) and consumers of electricity (houses, schools, commercial buildings, and industrial plants). The producing plants generate electricity based upon...
Going ‘Old School’ Switching to Manual Override and Human Control
Technology in cars has been steadily taking over more and more control from the driver. 100 years ago we started cars with a hand crank. 50 years ago we manually shifted the gears. 30 years ago we learned about threshold braking and how to pump our breaks to prevent...
No More Secrets
In the span of 40 years, Canadian society has gone from paper files in cabinets, to electronic storage of everything from medical records, to what you had in your coffee at Starbucks this morning. Our lives have become itemized and catalogued into easily accessed...