Hard to feel comfortable knowing that 4 employees working at a major Canadian Airport regularly surf “How to make a homemade bomb”, and pro ISIS websites???? No loss of job, they still work there!!!!

…also Michael’s Mid-Week Update: Heads Begin to Spin As The Countdown(s) Begin

“Intellectual intolerance, a political one-sidedness is the antithesis of what our Universities should stand for.” A perfect example of just that sort of intolerance occurred at  McGill university this week.

…also from Michael: Numbers That You’ll Want to Hear

University managements are going to extraordinary lengths to prevent anyone from being offended. Removing whiteboards from an educational establishment?? To prevent someone from writing a word a student might find offensive? It’s even worse than that……

also from Michael: The Financial Pressure is Building to the Exploding Point

Alberta premier Rachel Notely has been forced by political reality to support the Kinder Morgan and Keystone XL pipelnes. However, her hand picked co-chair of the NDP’s Oil Sands Advisory Group wants more than 100,000 workers to lose their jobs. Shut down. Morte. Muerto. Dead as a doornail.

….related from Michael: Symbolism vs Practical Reality, Specific Policies & Measured Results

The future of energy in Alberta below:

……and non-actionable rhetorical hyperbole. How’s that for Greenpeace’s legal defense and description of its lying while attempting to drive a company out of business

…also from Michael: The Gross Shocking Stat of the Year