OC Transpo gets a bad rap. Just today a colleague was telling me that they heard that Ottawa was one of Canada’s worst cities in terms of public transportation according to some ranking in 2019. I know we all love to complain about OC Transpo, but this came as a surprise to me because at […]
Category: Politics
Reformation or Revolution: Is Basic Income the Solution?
I came across an interesting quote, while doing research for this article, that seemed like an interesting way to frame the concepts I want to explore: I’m a capitalist, and I believe that universal basic income is necessary for capitalism to continue. Andrew Yang – Should the Government Give Everyone $1,000 a Month? (2019) The […]
Why I Don’t Drive
A personal lifestyle choice that often surprises people is that I don’t own or operate a personal motor vehicle– I don’t even have my license. To the previous generation, this concept is pure anathema, but to me and many of my peers, this is becoming the new normal. Here’s why. 1. It’s not Economical Transportation […]
Worth it?
I was thinking about an old New Yorker cartoon I saw years ago; it’s aged well, and more poignant than ever. Tom Toro sells signed copies of his cartoon on Etsy.