In case you’ve missed it, many students on university campuses have been protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The police have been heavy-handed — or outright violent — with some of the students. Yet one prof wrote about his primary concerns in the NY Times: that the constant noise disrupts his class
Continue reading52 Ideas: If we were going to have a serious conversation about the Canadian Economy…
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to go down rabbit holes. It is a part of my nature to want to know more. Anyone who has spent even a little bit of time with me would not be surprised that an ad spot on a podcast could cause
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: Masters in Hate
What is Columbia University? It’s a university in New York City, of course. It’s also a place that we’ve been hearing a lot about in recent days. It’s symbol of sorts, now. It’s also 36 square acres of hate. Listen to Khymani James, one of the leaders of the group
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: Ready to Set up Housekeeping
For several years there have been Mallard duck couple nesting in the Mount Royal cemetery. This morning I was glad to see them there again. They probably aren’t the same couple–ducks don’t have very long lives, and the American Bird Conservancy says they only stay together a season–but it is
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Police Accountability
“Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.” ― Franz Kafka, The Trial One of the most intriguing books I have ever read in my long reading life is The Trial. The above quotation represents the heart of the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: They know what they’re wearing. They know.
Haven’t written about the keffiyeh because it’s not as important as Jews being terrorized and attacked for being Jews. But I run campaigns, and I know when something has been turned into a symbol that expresses indifference to Jews being terrorized and attacked for being Jews.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Who He Is
You know a man by the company he keeps. Consider this from Althia Raj: Perhaps Poilievre thought he had little to risk when he decided to stop and say hello to an encampment at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border, where a group of citizens, surrounded by weathered Canadian and “F—
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Women’s homelessness
I’ve just published Chapter 8 of my open access textbook. This new chapter focuses on women’s homelessness. An English summary of the new chapter can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/womens-homelessness/ A French summary of the new chapter is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/litinerance-chez-les-femmes/ All material related to the textbook can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/book/
Continue readingScripturient: Why Are Canada’s Conservatives Opposed to Everything Good?
Canada used to be known worldwide as a nation of nice people. Canadians were thought of as polite, cheerful, compassionate, caring, respectful, honest, and helpful. We said please and thank you. We opened doors for people. We opened our homes and took in people in trouble. We gave aid to
Continue readingCathie from Canada: "Never Again for anyone" – Discussions about ending the Israel-Hamas War: Shulman, Fox, Alkhatib, Friedman, Ganz, Elbein
Here are some interesting and useful commentaries about the Israel-Hamas War, including some discussion about how it can be brought to an end First, this article is recommended by Eric Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money — at the New York Review of Books, professor David Shulman writes Israel: The
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Shallou – Fading
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Labour’s big Southern win
Employers in the American South have long had a thing about cheap labour. In fact, for the first 90 years of the country’s history they got it for free, and that was worth fighting for. They lost, of course, but that didn’t diminish their passion for peonage. After the Civil
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Response to Questions for Member States
This is in response to a contribution to an OAS meeting distributed in my office this morning. It is of course my set of opinions only, and not reflective of any official policy or practice, though I would add that most of these have been undertaken to one degree
Continue readingwmtc: "strange fruit" documentary: a nexus of the past and present, and a personal sense of loss
We recently watched “Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song,” a documentary we found on Kanopy. Kanopy’s catalogue includes a vast number of documentaries, many of dubious quality; we’re skeptical every time we click on one. “Strange Fruit” was good — not great, but solid, and worth watching. Strange Fruit:
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Benji Jones writes that the long-predicted mass death of coral reefs due to climate change is coming to pass even as the climate breakdown continues to escalate. Adam Bailey highlights the obscene amounts of money still being thrown at fossil fuels – and
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: April 26, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court: Key Takeaways #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3w3pnjrv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Paralegals and Family Court Representation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/04/ontario-paralegals-and-family-court.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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