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Engineered For Today AND the Future For those of you following my recent deep dives, you know I’m a specs & spreadsheets kind of guy. I’ve spent 35 years in the IT trenches, and if there is one thing I’ve …
Do The Math! If you’re anything like me, you don’t just buy a car based on the shiny photos in a brochure. You dig into the specs, you crunch the numbers, and you look for the sweet spot where price …
I just picked up an Argent Silver 2026 Cadillac Optiq Sport today… yes, today! If you check its door jamb, the sticker says Made in Mexico. But in the world of high-stakes EV trade, that sticker is a simplification. To …
“Trump’s $1B Payoff To Stop Offshore Wind Power”, uuuhhh WRONG!!! I’ve spent a lot of time reading reports, debunking energy myths, and cutting through hyperbole. As the internet continues to be hyper-politicized and headlines become ever more sensational, it appears …
I am currently on my ninth electric vehicle. I have seen the transition from experimental niche, like the amazing Cadillac ELR, to mainstream commodities like my Chevy Bolt, Teslas and current Mach-E. I was 1 of only 6 people in …
AI Revolution? The promise of the AI Revolution was simple: robots would do the menial tasks, humans would do the thinking, and everyone would be home in time for dinner. But as we head into 2026, the data is telling …
Let’s Do Some Common Sense Math The Middle East is currently a geopolitical powderkeg, and while the human cost is the lead story, the fiscal fallout for the Alberta Treasury is shifting from concerning to windfall. Alberta’s Budget 2026 was …
Solar Forever!?!? When I first started installing solar panels on my houses, I had a very specific vision of the future. It wasn’t just about saving a few bucks on the monthly utility bill; it was about permanence and resilience. …
Snow Proof It’s February in Calgary, and the city is currently a giant skating rink. We’re talking minus 20 Celsius (that’s -12F for my friends in the United States), and the roads are buried under a fresh layer of ‘you’ve …
WTF is Happening in Brampton? The silence emanating from the Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP) is more than just a lack of industrial noise; it is a profound indictment of a strategy that has finally run out of gas. Since the …
Ontario Nuclear Is Close To Home Growing up at CFB Trenton, Ontario’s nuclear domes weren’t just power plants, they were Cold War targets. Some of my Bayside High (a great technical school) buddies helped build Darlington, while the rest of …
Does Economics Really Matter? It turns out Econ 101 was not a waste of my time and that Donald Trump paid about as much attention to his first-year economics classes as he does to his Presidential economic briefings. About a …
Is The Donald Is Off His Meds Again? As you may have heard US President Donald Trump has posted a crazy rant about the new Windsor-Michigan connector, named the Gordie Howe International Bridge. 10 Simple Facts About the Gordie Howe …
Cheap Canadian EV Hunting I’ve been crunching the numbers on the new federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program (aka EVAP) that’s set to go live on February 16, and honestly, the market just got flipped on its head. The headline is …