Has Naheed Nenshi just had his reverse chicken salad moment? NDP leadership candidate Gil McGowan, who is president of the Alberta Federation of Labour (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). It was future U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson, then the Senate Majority leader, who astutely observed of Richard Nixon in 1958 that
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Damian Carrington reports on the consensus among climate scientists that the fallout from the climate crisis looks to include at least 2.5 degrees of global warming. And Jason Hickel comments on the gap in impacts between the wealthy few who are responsible for
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Hard Hitting Interview
Say what you will about Piers Morgan, but the following interview is hard-hitting and apt. I can’t imagine North American journalists going after someone in this manner. @QasimRashid Well done by @piersmorgan Piers: How many Hamas have you killed? Israeli spokesman: 14,000 Piers: And how many civilians? IS: IDK Piers:
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: May 8, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge Merchan ruled that Trump again violated the gag order for the tenth time and threatened to jail Trump if he continued to violate it. #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://tinyurl.com/mup8udv6 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: the hidden hand
JERUSALEM – Israel’s government is paying close attention to pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic protests and rallies happening in Canada and the West – and is very concerned, says a senior Israeli government spokesman. Israel believes what is happening abroad isn’t organic or spontaneous, said Alex Gandler, deputy spokesman for Israel’s Ministry of
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: How Do Child Support Payments Work in Ontario?
The amount of support payable by separated parents in Ontario is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines. The Guidelines tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on the payor’s income, number of children, and Province of residence. Additional amounts may also be payable to cover special
Continue readingA View From the Back Bench: Survivor’s Guilt
After the 2011 election, McGuinty’s job was to go through the painful process of laying off nearly all the staff from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, which we no longer held, the Whip’s Office, and the House Leader’s Office. Some 200 Liberal staffers in various capacities and
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: More Evidence the WHO is Complicit in Spreading Covid
More damning evidence that the WHO knew that Covid is airborne right from the get-go: Maarten De Cock wrote, “At the time when WHO was assuring the world: “Covid-19 is NOT airborne” a ‘return to office–document for WHO staff in Geneva stated: Ventilation system has been modified – increased volume
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Skin In The Game – A Path to more Ethical Behaviour?
The concept seems straightforward enough.
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Environmental action then and now in Alberta – don’t hold your breath waiting for promises to be kept
RED DEER – Alberta has struck a new committee “to help reclaim tailings ponds” in the province’s oilsands, says the headline on a news release published yesterday. Former Alberta environment minister Lorne Taylor (Photo: Screenshot of video found at alchetron.com). There’s something about the wording of that headline that reminds
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Danielle Smith’s power grab(s)
Shortly after becoming premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith expressed her intention to pardon violators of health restrictions. (She referred to the Covid unvaccinated as the most discriminated group she had ever seen in her life.) Then someone whispered in her shell-like ear that premiers don’t have that power, and she
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Life in plastic
One of the more significant subjects I’ve included in my link posts over the past few years is that of plastic contamination. We’re learning more and more about the accumulation of plastic in our bodies and the environment, as well as about a growing list of harms caused as a
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Joe Vipond and Steve Bentley write about the need to treat the climate breakdown in progress as a serious problem requiring immediate action rather than a game. David Thurton reports on the Libs’ inexplicable choice to eliminate the federal government’s ability to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: May 7, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Have you been removed from your family doctor’s patient list for visiting an Ontario walk-in clinic? #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/6mt95p8w – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Perplexity on Connectivism
This is a response from Perplexity, an AI engine that promises accuracy and cites real sources in its answer. The question was: “What is Connectivism”. It’s worth noting that while the response is reasonably accurate, the sources listed are not necessarily what we would call authoritative. ConnectivismTheoretical framework for understanding
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Employment #LawFactof the Day: Accommodating Pregnancy in the Workplace
Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties? Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances unless it would cause undue hardship. This accommodation may include changing job duties temporarily or providing time off work.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: Israel won’t blink
TEL AVIV – Israel won’t stop its military advance against the Hamas stronghold of Rafah, says a former senior ranking Israeli military commander – whether the United States and Western allies approve or not. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no choice, says retired Israeli Brigadier General Amir Avivi
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Case for Colonialism – Bruce Gilley
Bruce Gilley is a professor of political science at Portland State University. Bruce wrote an article in 2017 for Third World Quarterly titled, “The case for colonialism.” This enraged people who called for him to lose his academic position and be stripped of his PhD. The article was retracted due
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Hezbollah drone attacks just East of where we are
…right after we met with an ex-IDF officer who tracks such attacks 24/7. Welcome to the lives of the people of Northern Israel.
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