Politics and its Discontents: Taking Sides

H/t Theo Moudakis A new report finds a dramatic rise in antisemitism in Canada since the Hamas attack in Israel provoked a protracted, ongoing invasion of Gaza, thus far killing over 35,000 Palestinians. Based on incidents reported to B’nai Brith, including through collaborations with police, there were 5,791 documented acts

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Alberta Politics: It’s never too early to panic! UCP introduces bill to extend its term and ‘control everything, everywhere, all at once’

The United Conservative Party announced yesterday it would use the potential for spring forest fires three years from now as an excuse to extend its term in office by four and a half months. Opposition Justice, Public Safety and Emergency Services Critic Irfan Sabir (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The government’s

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Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links

This and that for your Thursday reading. – Damian Carrington reports on the response to the consensus among climate scientists that we’re headed for climate catastrophe, including the UN’s recognition that there’s no higher-stakes issue for humanity. Matt McGrath, Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt discuss how the oceans are headed for yet another

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Alberta Politics: Naheed Nenshi’s 2019 letter asking UCP to suspend unionized Calgary employees’ contract rights sparks sharp rebukes

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

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Wise 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

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