Poilievre’s my way or the highway on housing
When proportional representation (PR) is presented as an alternative to our badly flawed first-past-the-post (FPTP)... The post Poilievre’s my way or the highway on housing first appeared on Views from…
Only When It is Darkest Out Can You See the Stars
These are my summary notes from this excellent podcast from Andrea Pitzer on Next Comes What, "How We Survive This Mess." Pitzer previous wrote a history of concentration camps, One…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Sarah Johnson reports on Unicef's warning that children will face far more extreme heatwaves and other dangerous weather events in the decades to…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 21, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump nominates former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/zklLizpei0 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
I’m speaking! (and you’re not)
Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. Red lines? What red lines? If anyone…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Life Insurance and Your Estate
Life insurance policies that designate a beneficiary become that beneficiary's property on the day the insured dies. They don't become part of the insured’s Estate and they are not subjected…
three canadian mps call on trudeau government to end importation of endangered macque monkeys
Photo: Ignacio YuferaI've learned that the image of a macaque monkey that I posted was not the kind of monkey that is being illegally trafficked in Canada. That image was…
Today’s News: Calling out Dear Leader
CBC calls out the Conservatives version of "freedom":Christian Noel / CBC Poilievre's office maintains tight control over what Conservative MPs say and do Party staffers monitor caucus for signs of…
Stephen Harper’s appointment today as chair of AIMCo board ends pension management company’s ‘arm’s length’ status
Make no mistake, with the appointment this morning of Stephen Harper as chair of the governing board of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. we can forget about the notion that…
Left, right, whatever
What I write sometimes makes people angry. Right and Left. Here’s what I’ve noticed. It’s interesting. I write about different stuff. Politics, music, culture, whatever. People react. Sometimes I take…
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Legal News Post of the Day: November 20, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump-appointed judge opposes ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants #law #legal #legalnews via @politico https://t.co/yyVB3n63ao - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our...
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A Tale of Two Studies
I was confronted yesterday with the ubiquitous claim, "Lockdowns destroyed kid's ability to socialize. Now they're committing suicide because of it!!" Let's have a closer look again:I posted this mini-thread…
UPDATED: See No Evil
I have lived long enough to think I have seen the worst things that humanity has to offer. I shan't enumerate examples here, since they are legion. But not all…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Net Family Property in Ontario
Ontario’s Family Law Act (FLA) governs the equalization and division of property between spouses upon marital separation.It applies only to spouses who are legally married.A spouse may be entitled to…
The Thin Red Line That Is Ukraine
Now that the Democrats have lost every lever of national power in the United States, the outgoing American President has finally given Ukraine the green light to use long range…
The judgment of history confirmed: Jason Kenney’s equalization motion in the Legislature is deader than the proverbial mackerel
Busted in June 2021 by a mystery photographer as he boozed it up with a group of cronies in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions on a government building’s controversial rooftop patio…