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America is not coming back for a long time
America is not coming back for a long time
Stung by globalization, led by a president tearing down the global institutions his predecessors helped build, America is not returning to the community of nations anytime soon. image created by Gr…
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December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
America is not coming back for a long time
Privately owned property can exist on Indigenous land
Privately owned property can exist on Indigenous land
Despite the anger and panic created over the Cowichan court decision, privately owned property (fee simple) can and does exist on Indigenous governed land. image by Meta, annotated by David It shou…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Privately owned property can exist on Indigenous land
BC Hydro rations future electricity use
BC Hydro rations future electricity use
What a difference a decade makes. Image by Meta annotated by David Ten years ago, I argued that we didn’t need Site C dam because we had all the electricity we needed. In this column, I quoted Prof…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
BC Hydro rations future electricity use
I believe the people of the Cowichan Tribes
I believe the people of the Cowichan Tribes
Fear has been stoked that the Cowichan Tribes are going to seize properties on a piece of land awarded them by the B.C. Supreme Court. Image created by Meta I believe the Cowichan Tribes when they …
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November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I believe the people of the Cowichan Tribes
The boundary between freedom of the press and of individuals has blurred eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
The boundary between freedom of the press and of individuals has blurred
Freedom of expression for the press and individuals is a relatively new concept. image generated by Pollo.ai In early Canada, Parliament was seen as the proper guardian of the people’s rights. Unre…
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October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The boundary between freedom of the press and of individuals has blurred eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
Trump uses the Strawman Strategy to attack Antifa
Trump uses the Strawman Strategy to attack Antifa
In his ongoing attempts to normalize the presence of troops in American cities, President Trump is using the Strawman Strategy to attack Antifa. Image generated by Sora The Strawman Strategy is a t…
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October 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Trump uses the Strawman Strategy to attack Antifa
The difference between immigrants and ‘immigrants’
The difference between immigrants and ‘immigrants’
Immigrants are defined as: “foreign nationals who have been granted permanent residence under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).”Immigrants are not Temporary Foreign Workers, Intern…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The difference between immigrants and ‘immigrants’
How one person infected North America with the measles
How one person infected North America with the measles
Lea Knelsen, a Canadian, unknowingly brought measles to more than 10,000 in Canada, America and Mexico. image created by Meta, not a picture of Lea Knelsen She left Thailand on October 15, 2024, to…
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October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
How one person infected North America with the measles
Trendy new psychiatric illnesses
Trendy new psychiatric illnesses
Have you noticed ads on social media that invite you to diagnose your mental health? image from Facebook ad Here’s another one I’ve seen that assumes that I am on the autism spectrum: “Discover You…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trendy new psychiatric illnesses
Charlie Kirk and the rise of commercial politics
Charlie Kirk and the rise of commercial politics
Charlie Kirk, the far-right commentator and ally of Donald Trump, was killed doing what he was known for throughout his career -making incendiary and racist remarks. image generated from Meta and o…
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September 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Charlie Kirk and the rise of commercial politics
I have no right to spread disease
I have no right to spread disease
The cult of individualism leads us to believe we can do anything we want. But when it comes to public health, the rights of individuals to spread disease are secondary. image generated by Meta If I…
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September 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I have no right to spread disease
The right to repair gains traction
The right to repair gains traction
I like to repair things. I’ve pulled engines apart. I used to darn my own socks. image generated by Meta After my washing machine started to wobble, I phoned a repair guy and described the problem.…
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September 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The right to repair gains traction
The curtain is pulled from AI magic
The curtain is pulled from AI magic
I’m fascinated by how AI systems work, such as ChatGPT. image generated by Meta They are called Large Language Models (LLM) for a good reason. They are trained on billions of web pages and millions…
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September 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The curtain is pulled from AI magic
The Canadian context for PSA tests
The Canadian context for PSA tests
There’s been a lot of controversy about routine tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men. image generated by Meta It’s a simple blood test that measures the level of PSA, a protein produced…
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September 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The Canadian context for PSA tests
Political polarization ends up being one pole: the far right
Political polarization ends up being one pole: the far right
You often hear about how polarized politics has become. But polarization requires two poles. There has been growth in one area of politics but not the other. That’s not polarization. image generate…
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September 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Political polarization ends up being one pole: the far right
For some Americans, Canada is a state of mind
For some Americans, Canada is a state of mind
The Orange Man is confused about many things, including Canada’s relationship with America. image generated by Meta Americans think of us a state of mind, not as a 51st state. You see it in America…
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September 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For some Americans, Canada is a state of mind
The King’s English in America
The King’s English in America
Donald Trump, the self-appointed King of America, affects the way English is spoken and is responsible for the growth of misogyny. image generated by Meta In his own mind, he is supreme. “I run the…
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August 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The King’s English in America
Indigenous people of Canada don’t have veto power over projects eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/i...
Indigenous people of Canada don’t have veto power over projects
There’s a lot of misunderstanding over Canada’s commitment the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). image generated by ChatGPT The confusion over UNDRIP has been…
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August 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Indigenous people of Canada don’t have veto power over projects eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/i...
Affordability is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle.
Affordability is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle.
Affordability is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle but other barriers are growing. image generated by Meta I would buy an electric vehicle if the price was comparable to a gasoline one.…
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July 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Affordability is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle.
U.S. Congress squeaks up on the Big Beautiful Bill
U.S. Congress squeaks up on the Big Beautiful Bill
The American Congress has been silent as a church mouse up until now. image generated by Meta I’ve been wondering how long Congress would remain silent as President Bluster blows hard in daily medi…
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July 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
U.S. Congress squeaks up on the Big Beautiful Bill
After the peace dividend, the defence dividend
After the peace dividend, the defence dividend
Canada has long benefited from the peace dividend but those times are over. image generated by Meta With the Orange Man threatening NATO countries which don’t arm themselves to the extent that Amer…
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July 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
After the peace dividend, the defence dividend
The shortage is of family practitioners, not doctors
The shortage is of family practitioners, not doctors
Canada has more doctors than ever before but fewer of us (including me) have a family doctor. image generated by Meta How can that be? What are they doing if not treating the 6.5 million Canadians …
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July 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The shortage is of family practitioners, not doctors
Few long-term jobs from AI data centers in Kamloops
Few long-term jobs from AI data centers in Kamloops
There are obvious advantages for the builders of AI data centers to locate in Kamloops. But they don’t create that many long-term jobs. image generated by Meta Job creation is a routine part of th…
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July 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Few long-term jobs from AI data centers in Kamloops
Proposed Tk’emlúps refinery gets Trump bump
Proposed Tk’emlúps refinery gets Trump bump
President Trump has, perhaps advertently, given a break to North American biomass fuel producers. In his war on sanity, Trump is not known to help former friends. image by ChatGPT Trump’s act befor…
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June 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Proposed Tk’emlúps refinery gets Trump bump
Robots aren’t persons under the law yet eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/r...
Robots aren’t persons under the law yet
The outcome of a U.S. federal court case could have legal and philosophical implications. A suit filed by a Florida mother alleges that an artificial intelligence company is responsible for the dea…
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June 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Robots aren’t persons under the law yet eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/r...