The BC NDP hate women and their rights, boundaries, and safety. They won’t actually say that, but any legislation that is proposed that safeguards females in their province is immediately struck down. This was the case regarding the Fairness for Women & Girls Sports Act. The NDP and the
Continue readingAlberta Politics: May 6, 2015: Alberta awakes to the realization it’s just elected a majority NDP government, surprising everyone, including the NDP
What can you say nine years after we all woke up and realized that the night before Albertans really had elected a majority NDP government? Well, it was a great night, a great morning after, and, despite some disappointments, the government run by Rachel Notley wasn’t a bad one by
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s news: the stupid, it burns!
What a crazy week it has been — we’ve all been sick with what I am calling the Black Death Cold, plus a family member fell and now has a broken pelvis. I’m afraid to leave the house. You spend your 40s thinking “hey, maybe aging isn’t so bad, I’m
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Everything is not broken
In the House of Commons, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre told Canadians: “Everything is broken.” Canada is imperfect, but it is far from broken.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Seems Bad To Flood All Coastal Cities
CC @AleanaYoung and the entire @Sask_NDP who think it's 1999 and we can mess around with methane, instead of 2024 with #ZeroYears left to hit 1.5° to stay alive. #skpoli https://t.co/XODYtKNKWc — John "Saskboy" Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 5, 2024
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: Israelis on the occupiers who oppose “occupation”
HOSTAGE SQUARE, TEL AVIV – They haven’t missed it. They’ve seen what’s happening on our campuses. They’ve seen and read the news reports – reports showing over-privileged white Gen Z and Millennial types in keffiyahs, demanding if the visitors to their campus encampments, their “Little Gazas,” are Jews. They’ve seen
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Kibbutz Nir Or
Some shots from kibbutz Nir Oz, where dozens were slaughtered or taken by Hamas. The picture of that family? Every one of them was slaughtered here.
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: Guerilla Gardening?
Came upon these daffodils when out walking near the Champs des possibles, a park that is being left to re-wild in the Mile End district, not far from the CN train line. The arrondissement planted a lot of bulbs last fall in curb extensions and they’re looking great these days.
Continue readingScripturient: The Death of Truth in the Trump Era
The ongoing criminal trial of Donald Trump (the first one; others are to follow) continues to expose the difference between what he and his followers believe and anything related to evidence, truth, or facts. Trump lies. Blatantly, shamelessly, openly, and frequently. He lies so often that quite literally nothing he
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Suppressing free enterprise in Florida
Meat. Steak and hamburgers. Who would have thought a diet staple would become such a controversial subject? Conservatives, as is their wont, have dragged the issue into the culture wars. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned cultured meat (grown in a lab from animal cells) from sale in his state.
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Annual Report on Kanata South Pathways Deterioration, Spring 2024
Another year has gone by and it is time to report again on the deterioration of the Bridlewood and Glen Cairn pathways in Kanata.Bridlewood Glen Cairn Previous ReportsSpring 2023 Bridlewood & Glen Cairn Spring 2022 BridlewoodSpring 2022 Glen Cairn Spring 2021 Bridlewood
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Conspirituality
George Monbiot has a compelling theory to explain what makes people believe conspiracies. “Those who believe unevidenced stories about hidden cabals and secret machinations tend to display no interest in well-documented stories about hidden cabals and secret machinations. Why might this be? Why, when there are so many real conspiracies
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Royksopp – Stay Awhile
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: This is where we were today.
It was happy and sad. Happy, because I fulfilled the promise I made to my Dad 20 years ago. Sad, because we all love them so much.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jessica Wildfire comments on the elite panic which has seen information suppression become the norm in order to maintain the status quo for the general public while the wealthiest few try to insulate themselves from obvious dangers. And Larry Elliott writes that if
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: May 3, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury Hears Tape of Trump and Cohen Discussing Hush-Money Deal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/36mcha2e – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: PP’s Latest Aphorism
As the saying goes, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. And, dare I say, even PP might correctly take the people’s pulse on occasion. However, even if he does say something that our more reactive selves may respond positively to, it hardly means he is fit for
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: All Ontario Tribunals Must Apply Human Rights Code http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/supreme-court-of-canada-all-ontario.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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