THATCHER VERSUS DOUGLAS – The CCF, the Liberals, and the Mossbank Debate of 1957
by M.G. Bucholtz
On May 20, 1957, the small farming community of Mossbank, Saskatchewan was the venue for a face-to-face showdown between two politicians: Saskatchewan Premier T.C. Douglas and federal Liberal candidate Ross Thatcher. This book details the history of the two men, their rise to power, and the events that culminated in the Great Debate of 1957. Who really were Douglas and Thatcher? What guided Douglas’ decision to create the numerous Crown Corporations in the post-war years? How did the visions of these two men, who were both originally members of the CCF Party, come to collide and conflict? A great book for anyone interested in the history of T.C. Douglas, the CCF Party, or the political history of Saskatchewan.
See Malcolm on CTV about this book:
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/a-look-back-at-saskatchewan-s-first-broadcasted-debate-1.7074989
CHARGED! The Dangerous and Misguided Promise of the Electric Car
by M.G. Bucholtz
This book explores the history of the electric car, the politics behind it, how batteries work and the immense natural resource load and negative environmental effect of moving to an EV society.
There are eight billion of us on the planet and most of us strive for lifestyles of affluence, consumption, and mobility. We buy what we want and we go where we want to go. These capitalistic-driven, hedonistic desires consume non-renewable energy and non-renewable mineral resources. If left unchecked, our consumption and mobility desires will deprive future generations of sufficient quantities of these resources. This is not news.
However, rather than moderating our consumption habits, we have gratefully accepted a get-out-of-jail-free card. We have been led to believe that our overindulgence can be countered by making a shift to electric vehicles. We have also been led to believe that adopting electric vehicles is a solution to the climate change crisis. Guided by academia and elitist groups such as the IPCC, the World Economic Forum, and the Club of Rome, our elected officials have embraced this panacea for our collective guilt.
The electric vehicle strategy is not only misguided—it is dangerous. As this book explains, the electric car strategy not only is gobbling up our resources, it ignores the Laws of Thermodynamics—it takes energy to make energy. The energy to charge an electric vehicle battery has to come from somewhere. There is no free lunch.
Available in hardcover/paperback in New York at McNally Jackson (https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9781990863677)
Available in paperback in Canada at Penny University Bookstore (Regina)
Available through Amazon and other online platforms in print and eBook
(https://www.amazon.ca/Charged-Dangerous-Misguided-Promise-Electric/dp/1990863671)