Michael Byers 🇨🇦

'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision | CBC News Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.'s decision to adopt permanent daylight time will disrupt sleep patterns and have a negative effect on overall health, especially for children, for whom adeq...

"The ministry did not respond to a question about which scientific sources were consulted to inform the decision to choose daylight time."

Inside the unravelling of seafood magnate John Risley’s billion-dollar empire The Nova Scotia entrepreneur has hit series of home runs with his businesses. Now he’s seeking court approval to restructure US$776-million in debt

Canadian billionaire John Risley stood at the intersection of Outer Space and the Arctic.
Now, reportedly, he's fallen on hard times:

Mark Carney refuses to ‘categorically’ rule out military involvement in Middle East conflict Speaking in the Australian capital, Carney appeared to harden Canada’s stance on the war, saying it’s too soon to call for an immediate ceasefire.

What is even happening...

Carney supports the war, then does so with regret, says it prima facie violates international law, but now won't rule out joining in.

Mark Carney refuses to ‘categorically’ rule out military involvement in Middle East conflict: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

"Slam dunk" until people realize their kids will go to school in the dark.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permane...

Liberal MP criticizes Mark Carney’s support for U.S. attack on Iran Victoria MP Will Greaves said Canada "cannot endorse the unilateral and illegal use of military force" while insisting its own sovereignty must be respected.

"Canada cannot endorse the unilateral & illegal use of military force, the killing of civilians or the kidnap & assassination of foreign heads of gov't while also insisting that our sovereignty, our rights and our independence must be respected." @wgreaves.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

I am old enough to remember one month ago when Carney made world headlines by arguing in Davos that Canada should have an independent foreign policy

"I would not want the benevolent superpower that I see today to become the not-so-benevolent superpower of tomorrow."

From an essay that I wrote 26 years ago: chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol1/is...

NASA moves to revamp lunar program as Artemis II undergoes repairs Hopes are to have the rocket back on the launch pad and ready to lift off ahead of a launch window in early April

“NASA has a much more careful safety-oriented approach than the private companies have, so I feel better about Canadian astronauts flying on future missions, knowing that they’re going to be travelling within that NASA safety culture.”

Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world

Well, that explains what happened to the cat.

If you're in Geneva, please join me at the Graduate Institute on Wednesday, 11 March!

Catherine McKenna Run Like a Girl: Ambition, Resilience, and Fighting for Change

Feel like a last minute trip to Salt Spring Island?

Canada's former Minister of Environment and Climate Change will be at the Salt Spring Forum tomorrow night!

Didn't you know? Every TV in Canada did this.

I hope the U.S. men's hockey team wins their semi-final today, so that Canada can crush them on Sunday.

Catherine McKenna. Run Like a Girl: Ambition, Resilience, and Fighting for Change — The Salt Spring Forum TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Catherine McKenna has never been one to take the easy path. Long before she became Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, she was the woman who kept being to...

Hey Salt Spring! This weekend, Feb 21, I’ll be joining The Salt Spring Forum to talk about #RunLikeAGirl 🏃🏼‍♀️

🕠 7:30–9:00 p.m. PT
📍 Salt Spring Island, BC
🎟 Details & tickets: www.saltspringforum.com/new-events/2...

Canada bets on 'Build at Home' defence strategy to reclaim sovereignty — and revive readiness | CBC News Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets ambitious targets to rebuild military readiness and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, aiming to award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian fir...

Sadly, I can't see Canada achieving 70 percent domestically-sourced defence procurement without including subsidiaries of US firms, like Lockheed Martin Canada, in the accounting.

Elon Musk downgrades empty Mars Colony pledge to empty Lunar Colony pledge BROWNSVILLE, TX - Tech visionary Elon Musk astounded observers when he set aside more than a decade of unfulfilled vows to colonize the Red Planet in favour of the seemingly more modest goal of failin...

Happy Valentine's Day, Elon.

Mark Carney joins hands with Canada opposition leader as he pays tribute to school shooting victims The Canadian prime minister told residents of Tumbler Ridge that the country is ‘with you’

This is my country.

ANALYSIS | From umbrella to uncertainty: Europe and Canada's nuclear deterrence anxiety | CBC News European allies are quietly exploring closer nuclear deterrence ties with France amid growing anxiety about the long-term reliability of U.S. security guarantees. Germany and Poland have acknowledged ...

"We are at the table together with France, with the United Kingdom, with Germany, with Italy, with Poland. That's what makes us strong."

Satellite megaconstellations continue to grow. Could their debris fall on us? "What happens if the minimum lethal amount of debris from each satellite does not burn up and reaches the ground intact?"

"What happens if the minimum lethal amount of debris from each satellite does not burn up and reaches the ground intact?"

You don't want to know the answer.

Elon Musk’s hare-brained plans for SpaceX, xAI will wreck space for everyone Proposed million data-centre satellites will lead to space debris and high costs

"Mr. Musk’s plan has serious weaknesses."

I took my concerns about 1 million data-centre satellites to the business section of Canada's national newspaper.

Notice of Meeting - NDDN (45-1) - No. 24 - House of Commons of Canada Notice of Meeting - NDDN (45-1) - No. 24 - House of Commons of Canada

I testified on the topic of critical minerals before the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence this morning.
The video of the session is available here:

Satellite megaconstellations and collective casualty risks

The sky is, indeed, falling.
Cutting-edge research from Ewan Wright, available open access!

“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.” - Billie Eilish

#Grammys #ICEout

"[I]f you value the cost of dry cleaning your clothing after inevitably upchucking all over it during the end credits, then you should stay home, cancel your Prime Video account in protest, and send hopes and prayers that 2028 arrives sooner than later." -- Barry Hertz, reviewing "Melania" in G&M.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

Let's make this a global anthem:

Why Inuit Hold the Keys to the Arctic’s Future | The Tyee Donald Trump may want Greenland. Expert Michael Byers says Indigenous people will determine who governs the North.

I had a nice chat about Arctic security and sovereignty with Tyler Olsen of @thetyee.ca :

There are awful people, and then there are Nazis. I'm not okay with selling weapons to Nazis.

Good reporting here. Please watch and share.

Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark Move would likely anger U.S. President Trump, who has threatened new tariffs on European countries that sent miliary personnel to Greenland

Only in Canada: A news story about the government considering whether it might, perhaps, do something.

A message in 3 flags: U.S. tourists are welcome, but this is a different country.