Mark Hamilton
@gmarkham.bsky.social
Retired from years of journalism and teaching and living in Vancouver. Words to live by: “When we play music, immediately everything is nice.” — Evgenios Voulgaris. Current project is a blog featuring a rebetiko song of the day and more: www.tamark.ca/wp
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While #Canada marches backwards into #oilandgas . . . @liberalca.bsky.social @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social #canpoli
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
While #Canada marches backwards into #oilandgas . . . @liberalca.bsky.social @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social #canpoli
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Ukraine has not surrendered but the US in the form of Witkoff and Trump has.
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ukraine has not surrendered but the US in the form of Witkoff and Trump has.
A very good piece by Nataliya Gumenyuk, writing at Timothy Snyder's Thinking About... "The unfortunate reality is this: we are seeing affirmative action for Goliath." snyder.substack.com/p/what-if-tr...
What If Trump Wants Goliath to Win?
A guest essay on Ukraine from Nataliya Gumenyuk
snyder.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A very good piece by Nataliya Gumenyuk, writing at Timothy Snyder's Thinking About... "The unfortunate reality is this: we are seeing affirmative action for Goliath." snyder.substack.com/p/what-if-tr...
This is fairly big news here in Canada.
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is fairly big news here in Canada.
The Canada-Alberta MOU shows this Mark Carney is not the Carney who wrote Value(s) when it comes to climate change. It also paves the way for more money to be thrown to the oil and gas industry by Alberta and feds, given that there is no good business model for a new pipeline. A disappointing day.
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Canada-Alberta MOU shows this Mark Carney is not the Carney who wrote Value(s) when it comes to climate change. It also paves the way for more money to be thrown to the oil and gas industry by Alberta and feds, given that there is no good business model for a new pipeline. A disappointing day.
"This is the BC Premier’s Chinese finger trap. The more he struggles to find a way out of his political dilemma, the more ensnared he becomes." This is well worth your time.
David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/david-eby-...
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
What a mess. Blames @mark-carney.bsky.social, @ABDanielleSmith, and @Dave_Eby.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/david-eby-...
David Eby: LNG for Me, But No Pipeline for Thee
Meanwhile, there is no business case for LNG or oil exports to Asia
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"This is the BC Premier’s Chinese finger trap. The more he struggles to find a way out of his political dilemma, the more ensnared he becomes." This is well worth your time.
I remember the early web days when e-mail was the way around unanswered phone messages, etc. Now it seems e-mails are fired off into some vault where they lie unread and unanswered. Has e-mail become the least effective way to communicate, especially with businesses?
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I remember the early web days when e-mail was the way around unanswered phone messages, etc. Now it seems e-mails are fired off into some vault where they lie unread and unanswered. Has e-mail become the least effective way to communicate, especially with businesses?
This has to be the epitome of stupid. The performative legislation of the right-wing (messaging disguised as policy) is so bloody wearying.
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This has to be the epitome of stupid. The performative legislation of the right-wing (messaging disguised as policy) is so bloody wearying.
I think a majorty of Canadians would think that would be an honour to be worn proudly.
Seems Canada is very likely to be caught in this…
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I think a majorty of Canadians would think that would be an honour to be worn proudly.
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Seems Canada is very likely to be caught in this…
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Seems Canada is very likely to be caught in this…
I want to see a really strong statement from my federal government of unwavering support for Ukraine, and utter rejection of the horrific, proposed Russia-U.S. "peace treaty"
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I want to see a really strong statement from my federal government of unwavering support for Ukraine, and utter rejection of the horrific, proposed Russia-U.S. "peace treaty"
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It’s already in full swing 🙄
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s already in full swing 🙄
It turns out that Montaigne well defined Trump and Trumpism in the 16th century: "Unless we draw the rules of right-conduct from within ourselves and if to us justice means not being punished, how many kinds of wicked deeds must we daily abandon ourselves to!"
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It turns out that Montaigne well defined Trump and Trumpism in the 16th century: "Unless we draw the rules of right-conduct from within ourselves and if to us justice means not being punished, how many kinds of wicked deeds must we daily abandon ourselves to!"
I am (slowly) making my way through Montaigne's essay. I didn't not know how often -- and somewhat strangely -- he wrote about sex. "The appetite which enraptures us when we lie with women merely aims at banishing the pain brought on by the frenzy of our inflamed desires..." Yikes.
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I am (slowly) making my way through Montaigne's essay. I didn't not know how often -- and somewhat strangely -- he wrote about sex. "The appetite which enraptures us when we lie with women merely aims at banishing the pain brought on by the frenzy of our inflamed desires..." Yikes.
An apropos quote for these times, from writer Yiyun Li: "Those who speak without understanding have no trouble finding centre stage."
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An apropos quote for these times, from writer Yiyun Li: "Those who speak without understanding have no trouble finding centre stage."
When the team nears the end zone, is there any NFL QB who calls his own number more than Josh Allen?
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When the team nears the end zone, is there any NFL QB who calls his own number more than Josh Allen?
Hmmm. My occasional invisibility has kicked back in: at a dinner where a dessert plate was delivered to every table except the one I’m at.
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hmmm. My occasional invisibility has kicked back in: at a dinner where a dessert plate was delivered to every table except the one I’m at.
I am way late to this: Rebecca Sonia's Wanderlust: A History of Walking (published 2001), is a marvel.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I am way late to this: Rebecca Sonia's Wanderlust: A History of Walking (published 2001), is a marvel.
Does this Democrat deal mean the House will reconvene, all the Reps will be duly sworn and the Epstein vote goes ahead? I mean, there has to be something good coming from this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Does this Democrat deal mean the House will reconvene, all the Reps will be duly sworn and the Epstein vote goes ahead? I mean, there has to be something good coming from this.
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Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
I'm adding Paramount to my ever-growing boycott list.
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm adding Paramount to my ever-growing boycott list.
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Remarkable, indeed. I have dozens and dozens of books in my library with the Black Bond sticker still on them. Much respect. RIP.
There was news today from Black Bond Books that its founder Madeline Neill died. Hers was a remarkable story in starting a book store and creating a behemoth in this market. At its core was a love of books. The late George Garrett researched a biography on her life; hers was that worthy of study.
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Remarkable, indeed. I have dozens and dozens of books in my library with the Black Bond sticker still on them. Much respect. RIP.
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Whether it's this or the name change of Trutch street, so many BC Landlord crashouts are based on the inability to read a simple press release
Colonizer pearl clutching disinformation is completely drowning out the Cowichan Tribes:
Cowichan Tribes issues statement to clear up ‘misinformation’
They call the statements about the B.C. Supreme Court’s judgement on individual private property owners “deliberately inflammatory.”
www.aptnnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Whether it's this or the name change of Trutch street, so many BC Landlord crashouts are based on the inability to read a simple press release
It’s odd to see so many skeets from Canadians saying how bad/how good the federal budget is. (Odd because the budget hasn’t been released yet.)
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s odd to see so many skeets from Canadians saying how bad/how good the federal budget is. (Odd because the budget hasn’t been released yet.)