Jackassery in Alberta

It is interesting to note that the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s estimate of a $578 million cost for Vancouver’s round-ball games is less than two weeks old and is already outdated. Official sources now say British Columbia’s cost for seven matches on the West Coast could reach $729 million.

Trump turns 80 in two weeks. Actuarial tables suggest he could remain alive and politically active for another seven or eight years — meaning Americans shouldn't assume his influence simply expires with his current term.

In late May, BC Supreme Court Justice Sharon Matthews ruled in favour of 880 migrant workers recruited for jobs at Mac's Convenience Stores through immigration consultants. The workers had been induced to pay thousands of dollars in illegal recruitment fees after being promised jobs that often did not exist or did not match what had been promised.

Occasionally, I leave aside the misery of politics, poverty, patrimonialism, and provisos that make life difficult. Tonight was one of those times. Gwen and I spent the evening at North Vancouver's Presentation House Theatre, enjoying a joyful production of Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon by the North Shore Light Opera Society, a group in its 78th year.

As I decide whether to keep up this blog, I would like to hear from regular readers. What kind of content do you like to see on this website? What do you want to see less of? Should I maintain the more than 3,000 posts on this site, even if the majority of them are out of date, or would it matter if I completely shut it down?