In response to the Liberals’ loss, real and symbolic, of the allegedly safe seat of Toronto-St. Paul’s, the cries for their leader to step down grow louder. However, a recent Angus Reid poll suggests that may not be as helpful to the party as one might think, and may even
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Countertop cat.
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Hazel Sheffield and Larry Elliott report on new research showing that the austerity and low-wage policies of the UK Cons have pushed nearly a million children into poverty. – Caroline Anders notes that over 1,400 temperature records were broken just in the
Continue readingIn This Corner: Two old men meet, and the world weeps
On Thursday night, the first United States presidential debate will air on CNN (for those of you who do not subscribe to CNN, you can see it on CTV News Network and CBC Newsworld.) Nobody knows how it will go, but it’s safe to say that MOST American voters will
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Jeremy Nixon, former UCP cabinet minister, loses Calgary Signal Hill federal Conservative nomination in squeaker
Between Naheed Nenshi’s stunning victory over his challengers to lead the Alberta NDP and the Oilers’ heartrending loss last night that had even the skies over Edmonton weeping this morning, an interesting little yarn about how all politics is local has barely managed to get on Alberta’s political radar. David
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal News Post of the Day: June 25, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay:14-year-old boy charged with 1st-degree murder in Toronto mass shooting #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bddcddfb – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: bears, earthquakes and a by-election
I woke up. It was around 3 AM. The cause: a security camera alert at my cabin, outside Bancroft. Something big. I got up and quietly moved to the couch in another room, so as to avoid waking up E. I looked at the camera. It wasn’t an earthquake –
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Common Law Entitlements Upon Termination
Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court? Ontario’s Employment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notce and severance entitlements. Unless an enforceable employment agreement provides otherwise, common law entitlements for non unionize employees can be as
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Munk Debates – Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Antisemitism – Douglas Murray
Link to the full debate here.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Holy crap – the Tories won!
Didn’t see this coming – and neither did Jenni Byrne and most Tories! What will Trudeau do?
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy
In this video, co-authors Yves Engler and Owen Schalk discuss their most recent book, one which reveals Canada’s foreign policy to be profoundly antidemocratic and in service to imperial and corporate interests. In their book, Schalk and Engler describe and analyze Canada’s role in the overthrow of twenty democratically elected
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Climate dangers: larger and more imminent economic destruction
Some believe that wealth creation should be the paramount goal of a nation. In Canada, many of those people are political operatives opposing effective actions to mitigate climate change. A 2024 publication by The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) may give pause to climate science revisionists…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: In sure-footed move, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi names Christina Gray as leader of the Opposition and Rakhi Pancholi as deputy NDP leader
In a sure-footed move, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi today named Christina Gray as Leader of the Opposition until he wins a seat in the Legislature. Mr. Nenshi and his predecessor as NDP leader, Rachel Notley, in their Oilers jerseys (Photo: Twitter/Naheed Nenshi). Ms. Grey, who has represented the Edmonton-Mill
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
UFO X – Shine
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Geoffrey Deihl writes about the polycrisis we’re currently facing – and the need to stand up to those determined to inflict it on us. And Laura Paddison discusses the juxtaposition between continually-increasing carbon pollution, and the extreme heat and weather it’s causing.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal News Post of the Day: June 24, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Supreme Court rules Ontario public school boards are subject to Charter of Rights #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5fpmcws2 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: June Is Busting out All Over…
It’s la Fête nationale in Québec, whose flower is the fleur de lys. Great timing, as iris have been in bloom for about a week, making a great show this year. June is a great month for flowers…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Top 10 Legal News for the Week of June 24, 2024
– Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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