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 learned, it’s that the shiny exterior of a product, whether Read more
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 / performance ratio is maximized. For years, I assumed that Read more
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 avoid the massive tariffs currently hitting overseas EVs, GM has Read more
“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 today topic will be no different. If you’ve been scrolling Read more
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 Canada who owned a Cadillac CT6 PHEV that was made Read more
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 a much darker story. Instead of a productivity windfall, we Read more
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 a defensive document, anchored by a conservative $60.50 WTI floor Read more
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. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and have I have Read more
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 got to be kidding me’. If you listen to conventional Read more
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 last Chrysler 300 rolled off the line, the giant 5.3-million-square-foot Read more
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 us lived with the what if, fearing our backyard would Read more
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 year ago, when the Trump trade insanity started, I’ll admit Read more
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 International Bridge In case you are not aware here is Read more
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 simple: if it’s an import, you’ve got to stay under Read more