Gov officials are asked about their own statistics showing a gender pay gap in Australia.
They end up being forced to admit that the entire gap could be explained with the fact that women work less hours than men.
Absolutely brutal takedown.
Something is Very Wrong on Canada’s Left Coast
Historians may very well look back at 2023-2024 as the point in time when citizens in Western countries finally woke up to the fact that the people in charge of running their lives are incompetent, feckless, and possibly even corrupt. How else to explain what’s happening in B.C.:
Alarm bells are ringing about B.C.’s electricity supply and grid reliability at the same time that the province is slowly choking off access to natural gas heating.
B.C.’s electrical supply is “at risk of shortfall” in extreme conditions, such as a deep freeze, according to a recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The annual report, which did not recognize B.C. as an at-risk area in its previous edition, notes “unserved energy risks increase in 2026 as forecasted demand increases and natural-gas-fired generation retires.”
“That should be a wake up call, and should shake us out of our complacency that we have enough electricity to meet all of our potential desires, whether it’s electrification of vehicles, industry or home heating,” said Barry Penner, a former B.C. cabinet minister now with Resource Works, a nonprofit that advocates for responsible resource development.
Honk, Honk!
“They neither sow nor harvest, but they always know better.”
I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords
After soaking in just what had happened, Ryan got the Model 3 towed out of the water and is, likely with a twisted stomach, awaiting the repair estimate…
Lets Take a Look
End Wokeness- Egypt/Gaza border wall.
Don’t Bump That Sparky Car!
It’s going to take some time to accumulate actuarial data, but a showdown between EV makers and insurance companies seems to be on the horizon.
The main reason that EVs are being scrapped is due to the fact that there is no viable way to repair even slightly damaged batteries which are turning out to be a disaster for insurance companies whilst also increasing motor insurance for drivers across the board.
Even when it is possible to repair a battery, insurance companies are still wary of doing so as they fear litigation cases if the car happens to be involved in another accident.
Global Boiling Update
Sportsnet- Chiefs and Dolphins play fourth-coldest game in NFL history at minus-4 degrees
The temperature for the wild-card playoff game was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-20 Celsius), and wind gusts up to 27 mph made for a wind chill of minus-27 degrees. That shattered the record for the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium history, which had been 1 degree, set in a 1983 game against Denver and matched in 2016 against Tennessee.
The coldest game in league history remains minus-13 for the 1967 NFL championship, when the Packers beat the Cowboys at Lambeau Field in a game that came to be known as the Ice Bowl. The wind chill that day was minus-48 degrees.
Alberta peered into the abyss Saturday evening
Alberta’s electrical grid stood at the brink of blackouts Jan. 13, before pulling back in the nick of time.
It was the second evening in a row Alberta saw “grid alert” issued, but this time, it was a much closer-run thing.
Alberta’s electrical grid was in such peril of falling into rotating blackouts on Saturday night, the provincial government urged people to even turn off their bathroom fans, among other things.
Also, from Western Standard:
STIRLING: When magical thinking meets a polar vortex cold, hard reality follows
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Sunday On Turtle Island
The Planet Is Burning News: Government subsidies. Globalism News: The elites gather to party.
Dementia Joe’s America: Another insurrection in Washington.
Today In Islam: Moderate imam in Wisconsin. A moderate Muslim in Quebec.
Your morning meme.
The Accessorising Didn’t Quite Do It
Man thinks his purse makes him a woman.
And so, you must accept and affirm his rejection of himself.
Does Anyone Named Trudeau Have Even the Slightest Bit of Ethics?
In an earlier thread, SDA regular ‘PaulHarveyPageTwo’ shared the following comment:
“Alexandre Trudeau can’t believe anyone cares about Chinese interference.”
“The only donation agreement Alexandre Trudeau ever signed for the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation in his 20 years there (for $200,000) is now at the centre of an ethics probe. He doesn’t consider it suspicious.”
“It doesn’t seal the case, but it’s quite the coincidence.”
Trudeau is French for Trust Me!
I wonder if Alexander offers Chinese billionaires access to “the big guy”?
h/t James MacMaster
January 14, 2024: Reader Tips
This evening we shall entertain you with Assorted Car Ads: 1 2 3. And while we’re on the topic of automobiles, here’s the first 2024 video compilation of Vancouver’s Worst Drivers.
If you have any favourite car videos, please do share. Also, all news tips are very welcome!
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The Sound Of Settled Science
For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver. […]
By analyzing data that spanned almost 20 years, they found that the use of antibiotics was linked to increased resistance in some instances, depending on the type of antibiotic. One class of antibiotics, non-penicillin beta-lactams, was used three to five times more on average per person in the UK compared to Norway. This has led to a higher incidence of infections by a certain multi-drug resistant E. coli strain.
However, the UK also uses the antibiotic trimethoprim more often, but analysis did not uncover higher levels of resistance in the UK when comparing the common E. coli strains found in both countries.
The study found that the survival of MDR bacteria depended on what strains of E. coli were in the surrounding environment. Due to this and other selective pressures in an area, researchers concluded that it is not possible to assume that the widespread use of one type of antibiotic will have the same effect on antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread in different countries.
Waking Up
Globe and Mail- Ottawa’s inaction is fraying the consensus on immigration
Less than a year ago, polling by Nanos Research showed 61 per cent of Canadians thought that immigration levels should either be increased or stay the same, in keeping with a decades-old consensus that welcomes newcomers to this country.
Public opinion has inverted, according to Nanos. In December, 61 per cent of Canadians said immigration levels should be reduced, with just 34 per cent still believing that Canada should maintain or increase the number of newcomers.
Read the whole thing.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
New York Times journalist quits Substack after his Nazi content hoax fails to land.
Friday night was a rough one for Alberta’s power grid
Alberta went under grid alert for just under 5 hours on Jan. 12. And yes, the AESO suggested people shouldn’t run their dishwashers. Alberta has more coal, oil and gas than God, because God gave all his to Alberta, and people there shouldn’t have washed their dishes lest the lights go out. That is no word of a lie. I was up all evening monitoring it, as you’ll see in the story.
And all of this is before four million Albertans are forced to buy electric cars and pickups.
Also:
It looks like Trans Mountain might, indeed be allowed to finish the darn pipeline in weeks instead of years. That is, unless they find another hummingbird on the right of way. The Canada Energy Regulator apparently removed its head from its posterior.
Canadian Press story on record cold in BC, AB.
DEI The Friendly Skies
Reuters: A domestic flight of Japan’s All Nippon Airways (9202.T) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for the airline said.
For Sale
Going cheap.
Telegraph- The EV fiasco has descended into farce. Just ask Hertz
The company in the US is disposing of the 20,000 EVs it bought with great fanfare in recent years, and is replacing them with petrol models. Some of the Teslas, which are no more than two years old, have been listed for sale at $14,000 – little more than a third of their $40,000 price tag when new. The company says it will take a loss of $245 million but it seems to have little choice given the lack of demand from customers and the vehicles’ higher repair costs.