(part of my notes from a few weeks ago) For my flight out of Williams Lake there is the same number of airport security people as there are passengers. Bored out of their minds, they took the opportunity to test out all of their new tools – swabbing, testing, and probing my backpack and laptop …
Tag Archives: Canada
The biggest gas producer
NPR has an interesting story about trying to find the biggest greenhouse gas producer in the US. Canada makes that easy, they have a reporting system. But there is no mandatory reporting system in the US. It seems a bit silly to say the US is serious about greenhouse gas reduction, when EPA doesn’t even …
Frosty trip
Anna and I traveled to frosty Canada late Nov and early Dec. Anna managed to survive -45C with a wind chill, and apparently my blood hasn’t quite thinned to SoCal levels. The visit north was really great, and my family has grown – I’ve got a new brother in law. Congratulations to Brooke and Greg! …
Oh, Canada pt. 2
One thing I neglected to mention in my Oh Canada post about Harper, was his plans for Arctic defense. This would include three heavy-duty, armed icebreakers as well as a new port for them near Iqualuit. Harper would also bring back the Airborne unit (but hopefully not its troubled history), as it would be critical …
Oh, Canada.
Interesting things are happening up north. Harper & the conservatives ousted the liberals from power. Harper is now the PM, and Martin has stepped down. I thought Martin was doing a decent job, but his party has had a good run of corruption and arrogance, so they all paid the price. – As a fiscal …