Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Thaler criticizes Mitt Romney’s obsession with upper-end tax cuts by pointing out the factors which actually serve to encourage innovation and…
2012
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 25, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 25, 2012: Supreme Court of Canada set to rule on Ted Opitz vs. Borys Wrzesnewskyj –…
Join in the Law Society Articling Debate
The live webcast is here. Start time is 9:30. My opening salvo is here. What do you think? – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
The Messiah Cometh
When the latest Nanos poll came out showing a resurgent Liberal Party, it showed a strong uptick in Ontario and British Columbia. Strangely absent from the Nanos Trudeaumania party was…
Fakery 2: More Funny Finances, Free Of Tax
Follow the money. October 23, PBS Frontline’s Climate of Doubt gave viewers an hour’s coverage of the tactics of climate anti-science, its advocates and a quick look into the funding…
Future History: Wall Street Wiles
Excerpt from the Brainipedia mentograph entry on Wall Street, circa 2020: It wasn’t until the early years of the 2020s that our pre-singularity hominid ancestors realized they should not allow…
This morning’s Globe: Sandra
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Justin’s Quebec
This isn’t what Nanos found, as I recall. But, wow.
Ezra Levant…My Part In His Downfall
Well,it finally happened: On Thursday October 11, 2012, Toronto’s Roma Community Centre officially reported a hate crime to the Toronto Police Services and an investigation is now underway. This was…
Canada-China Investment Treaty Threatens Canadian Security, Sovereignty, And Democracy
What Stephen Harper has proven in his six year tenure as Prime Minister of Canada, particularly during his 18 months leading a majority government in the House of Commons, is…
Nalcor Reponds to Critic’s “Erroneous” Conclusions
So, I had planned to continue my Muskrat Falls series based on my interview with Nalcor for today’s blog… but that changed late last night when I received comment from…
The Business Case for Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
All sorts of business people in Newfoundland and Labrador love Muskrat Falls. Funny thing is that they don;t talk about risk, profits, cash flows, return on their investment, and other…
New adventures in not-net-zero land
It is a tough time for British Columbia. Natural gas producers are producing more but paying less to government. With bark beetle destruction and boundless raw log exports, the province’s…
Ashley Smith inquest to proceed: Court
This is the right call. Here’s the story from today’s Sun: TORONTO – A coroner’s inquest slated to air explicit video of the abuse of a jailed teen who killed…
Fasken Martineau to merge with Bell Dewar
I got this in my inbox this morning: We have exciting news to share with you about our firm. Today we announced that we are merging with the Johannesburg-based law…
Guest post regarding Narrows Inlet
Submission to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office regarding the proposed Narrows Inlet private power project Submitted by: Joan and Soren Bech Roberts Creek, B.C. Public consultation process On Oct. 12,…
None dare call it treason: Jeffrey Delisle’s secret sale and Stephen Harper’s secret treaty
Harper in China: Not likely to be an opera any time soon. Below: Sir Alec Guinness as George Smiley, where is our Smiley now that we really need him? Sub-Lieut.…