Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA
@normfarrell.bsky.social
I began writing IN-SIGHTS.CA in April 2009, covering Canadian public affairs with a focus on British Columbia. I am particularly interested in climate, energy, and matters of integrity in governments and industries.
Immigration questions
Different questions asked and answered in different countries.
Different questions asked and answered in different countries.
Immigration questions
Different questions asked and answered in different countries.
in-sights.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Immigration questions
Different questions asked and answered in different countries.
Different questions asked and answered in different countries.
About Canada’s sick neighbour
About Canada’s sick neighbour
One of the most articulate critics of Donald Trump and his warriors is Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson. Below the separator is the text of her recent Substack post:
in-sights.ca
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
About Canada’s sick neighbour
Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu
A friend who worked in the PMO years ago says Mark Carney was known as a straight-shooter who often wrote his own speeches and did so very quickly. He didn't need speechwriters for this admirable address to…
A friend who worked in the PMO years ago says Mark Carney was known as a straight-shooter who often wrote his own speeches and did so very quickly. He didn't need speechwriters for this admirable address to…
Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu
A friend who worked in the PMO years ago says Mark Carney was known as a straight-shooter who often wrote his own speeches and did so very quickly. He didn't need speechwriters for this admirable address to important people in Davos.
in-sights.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu
A friend who worked in the PMO years ago says Mark Carney was known as a straight-shooter who often wrote his own speeches and did so very quickly. He didn't need speechwriters for this admirable address to…
A friend who worked in the PMO years ago says Mark Carney was known as a straight-shooter who often wrote his own speeches and did so very quickly. He didn't need speechwriters for this admirable address to…
Canada West Forum 2: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a…
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a…
Canada West Forum 2: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of housing insecurity.
in-sights.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Canada West Forum 2: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a…
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a…
JFK Jr opposes vaccines and has backed several conspiracy theories, including on chemtrails allegedly left by airplanes. He has been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation and dubious theories on health and promoting the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. in-sights.ca/2026/01/13/u...
USA’s mad Health Secretary
Kennedy, who is a nephew of late US President John F Kennedy, openly opposes the use of vaccines and has also backed several conspiracy theories, including on so-called chemtrails allegedly left by…
in-sights.ca
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
JFK Jr opposes vaccines and has backed several conspiracy theories, including on chemtrails allegedly left by airplanes. He has been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation and dubious theories on health and promoting the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. in-sights.ca/2026/01/13/u...
One of the world’s wealthiest women has already given away more than US$19 billion. She pledged to give the majority of her wealth back to the society that helped generate it, and to keep doing it until her safe is empty...
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One individual driving change
MacKenzie Scott is one of the world’s wealthiest women, despite living away more than US$19 billion. In 2020, she issued a statement that began with this…
in-sights.ca
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 AM
One of the world’s wealthiest women has already given away more than US$19 billion. She pledged to give the majority of her wealth back to the society that helped generate it, and to keep doing it until her safe is empty...
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in-sights.ca/2026/01/12/o...
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56 US interventions in Latin America
Venezuela is just the latest
#TeamImperialist
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
Venezuela is just the latest
#TeamImperialist
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
January 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
56 US interventions in Latin America
Venezuela is just the latest
#TeamImperialist
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
Venezuela is just the latest
#TeamImperialist
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
OTTAWA – Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would “liberate” Canada in the same fashion that he has done with Venezuela.
(It's satire, but believable)
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/poil...
(It's satire, but believable)
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/poil...
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...
thebeaverton.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 AM
OTTAWA – Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would “liberate” Canada in the same fashion that he has done with Venezuela.
(It's satire, but believable)
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/poil...
(It's satire, but believable)
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/poil...
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Speaking of safety, can you and AI Minister Evan Solomon please do something about this?
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Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked Grok. Canada can, too.
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Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked Grok. Canada can, too.
Some Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted.
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
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‘Add blood, forced smile’:
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‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Speaking of safety, can you and AI Minister Evan Solomon please do something about this?
bsky.app/profile/josi...
Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked Grok. Canada can, too.
bsky.app/profile/josi...
Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked Grok. Canada can, too.
Finland is the only country in the European Union where homelessness has been decreasing. The small Nordic country is hailed as a model for homelessness work…
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You can’t have Housing First without having housing first
Finland is the only country in the European Union where homelessness has been decreasing. The small Nordic country is hailed as a model for homelessness work and Finnish expertise is in high demand…
in-sights.ca
January 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Finland is the only country in the European Union where homelessness has been decreasing. The small Nordic country is hailed as a model for homelessness work…
in-sights.ca/2026/01/11/y...
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Right now it should be absolutely clear why Canadians didn't travel to Minneapolis to watch IIHF World Junior hockey. That is why the stands weren't full.
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Right now it should be absolutely clear why Canadians didn't travel to Minneapolis to watch IIHF World Junior hockey. That is why the stands weren't full.
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Alberta senator Paula Simons is urging the federal government to take some action regarding the X/Grok situation. X Corp's generative AI, Grok, has been producing and distributing non-consensual pornographic images of women—and even child sex abuse material—for months.
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X (formerly Twitter) has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Alberta senator Paula Simons is urging the federal government to take some action regarding the X/Grok situation. X Corp's generative AI, Grok, has been producing and distributing non-consensual pornographic images of women—and even child sex abuse material—for months.
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TRUMP'S TERRORISM KILLS MINNEAPOLIS PEACEFUL PROTESTER: She was Renee Good. She was a prize-winning poet. She is dead because of Trump's ICE thugs
10 years ago Trump mused about shooting someone on the street. By proxy, he now has his wish.
GET THE THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/bnys8k9u
10 years ago Trump mused about shooting someone on the street. By proxy, he now has his wish.
GET THE THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/bnys8k9u
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
TRUMP'S TERRORISM KILLS MINNEAPOLIS PEACEFUL PROTESTER: She was Renee Good. She was a prize-winning poet. She is dead because of Trump's ICE thugs
10 years ago Trump mused about shooting someone on the street. By proxy, he now has his wish.
GET THE THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/bnys8k9u
10 years ago Trump mused about shooting someone on the street. By proxy, he now has his wish.
GET THE THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/bnys8k9u
American companies own more than half of foreign-controlled corporate assets in Canada. How long before Donald Trump decides to “protect” his country’s interests and security?
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Canada’s dangerous neighbour
American companies own more than half of foreign-controlled corporate assets in Canada. How long before Donald Trump decides to “protect” his country’s interests and security? The…
in-sights.ca
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 AM
American companies own more than half of foreign-controlled corporate assets in Canada. How long before Donald Trump decides to “protect” his country’s interests and security?
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
in-sights.ca/2026/01/07/c...
A century ago, an American advertising executive popularized the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis proves that a few pictures are worth much more than a thousand words.
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Theo Moudakis!!
A century ago, an American advertising executive popularized the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis proves that a few pictures are wort…
in-sights.ca
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 AM
A century ago, an American advertising executive popularized the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis proves that a few pictures are worth much more than a thousand words.
in-sights.ca/2026/01/06/t...
in-sights.ca/2026/01/06/t...
The wealth of billionaires exploded, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. No coincidence that historic levels of global wealth inequality have gone hand in hand with conspicuous levels of poverty and homelessness.
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Housing the unhoused, or enriching the already rich… it’s a choice
The 21st century has seen an explosion in the number and wealth of billionaires, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. It is no coincidence that hist…
in-sights.ca
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
The wealth of billionaires exploded, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. No coincidence that historic levels of global wealth inequality have gone hand in hand with conspicuous levels of poverty and homelessness.
in-sights.ca/2026/01/06/h...
in-sights.ca/2026/01/06/h...
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
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The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
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Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
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WATCH — @mehdirhasan.bsky.social : "Can we finally put this BS to bed that Trump is the 'peace president’? This man bombed 7 countries last year... Can a foreign country indict Trump and send in their Special Forces to grab the president of the US? This is madness.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
WATCH — @mehdirhasan.bsky.social : "Can we finally put this BS to bed that Trump is the 'peace president’? This man bombed 7 countries last year... Can a foreign country indict Trump and send in their Special Forces to grab the president of the US? This is madness.”
Hurdles face renewable energy developers broadly. Raising money to gain expertise and moving systems to a commercial stage is challenging. With geothermal energy, the potential rewards are huge, in both financial and environmental terms.
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in-sights.ca/2026/01/04/s...
Scalable geothermal energy
Permitting and transmission-connection hurdles face renewable developers broadly. Raising money to gain expertise and moving systems to a commercial stage is also challenging. With geothermal energ…
in-sights.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Hurdles face renewable energy developers broadly. Raising money to gain expertise and moving systems to a commercial stage is challenging. With geothermal energy, the potential rewards are huge, in both financial and environmental terms.
in-sights.ca/2026/01/04/s...
in-sights.ca/2026/01/04/s...
PastPresentFuture
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PastPresentFuture | Dan Gardner | Substack
Exploring history to understand today and shape a better tomorrow. Click to read PastPresentFuture, by Dan Gardner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
PastPresentFuture
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Today’s headline: “Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it.”
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Naked imperialism
“Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it.”
in-sights.ca
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Today’s headline: “Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it.”
in-sights.ca/2026/01/03/n...
in-sights.ca/2026/01/03/n...
The movie “Wag the Dog” may explain the attack on Venezuela. It takes the stance that American public policy may be founded on fraud in high places, and that there is no public outpouring too spontaneous-looking to be manipulated by political puppeteers. in-sights.ca/2026/01/03/w...
Wag the dog
The movie “Wag the Dog” takes the stance that American public policy may be founded on fraud in high places, and that there is no public outpouring too spontaneous-looking to be manipu…
in-sights.ca
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The movie “Wag the Dog” may explain the attack on Venezuela. It takes the stance that American public policy may be founded on fraud in high places, and that there is no public outpouring too spontaneous-looking to be manipulated by political puppeteers. in-sights.ca/2026/01/03/w...