Welcome to Werner’s Pearls of Wisdom

  • Doctor Who: 60 years and going strong

    As we embark on the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, it’s time to talk about some inconvenient truths – one inconvenient truth, in particular, which is that Jodie Whittaker has been the worst Doctor so far.

  • How to destroy Canadian news the Liberal way

    Canadian news media and newspapers have been struggling for a very long time. A new law passed by the current Liberal government, designed to put news companies back in business, promises to ring the death knell for all providers of news in Canada.

  • Political end times?

    The political climate has become heated almost everywhere—and this one is, without a shred of doubt, “man-made”. Civil debate of issues is no longer possible, as politicians keep attacking and haranguing each other. Playing blinkered political games is all that seems to matter, regardless of the cost.

  • Time to drop the Smith bomb

    Albertans are heading to the polls to elect a new government. They are faced with a choice between a former premier, Rachel Notley, and the current premier, Danielle Smith. This election, that is, its outcome, promises to go far beyond the borders of Alberta.

  • There’s one pandemic you need to fear: functional illiteracy

    We have just gone through one “pandemic”, and now some “experts” are telling us that the next one is just round the corner. Humbug! But there’s one actual pandemic that should strike fear into everyone’s heart. Its name? FI, or functional illiteracy.