More On The Minimum Wage
There has been very much a predictable reaction from business to the Wynne government’s decision to raise the Ontario minimum wage to $11 per hour as of June 1. Even…
January 2014
Don’t send a cop to do a politician’s job.
Julian Fantino is in trouble again. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is so bereft of talent in his Conservative Party ranks in Ottawa that he felt he had to give former…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, January 31, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, January 31, 2014: Wise Law Blog: Section 46.1 of the Ontario Human Rights Code: Civil Remedies for…
Diagnosis, or into the privatization matrix (Canada Post, Part 1)
There is little doubt that Canada Post’s recently-announced plan to eliminate home delivery, raise prices and lay off thousands of workers is not aimed solely at streamlining operations, but is…
Canada West Foundation…
… endorses Trudeau’s Senate move… <sound of Trashy passing out on the floor> Some “first” here: First time the words “west” “endorses” “Trudeau” have even been seen in the same…
The Prime Directive: Do Nothing
When it comes to managing the Canadian economy, Tom Walkom writes, the Harper government’s prime directive is do nothing and let the American economy drag us along. The strategy is…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ian Welsh discusses the nature of prosperity – and the illusion that it means nothing more than increased economic activity: All other things…
A Little Something For The Cinephile
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Murder, SFH wrote
A few weeks back, Canada’s best-loved geriatric punk punsters, SFH, put together a song about Rob Ford ranting in a video about how he planned to kill someone. Then, Ugly…
Amid Calls for EPA to Reopen Fracking Investigations, States Confirm Contaminated Groundwater
Republican Sen. James Inhofe said it. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said it. Even former Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson said it. For over a decade, oil and gas executives…
Non Partisan Senators
The dramatic announcement of Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader that Senators formerly sitting as Liberals will no longer be a formal caucus has shaken up Canada's political landscape. Some ask…
Section 46.1 of the Ontario Human Rights Code: Civil Remedies for Human Rights Claims:
BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, STUDENT-AT-LAW, WISE LAW OFFICEThe enactment of section 46.1 of the Ontario Human Rights Code in June of 2008 provided for a much-awaited civil remedy for human rights…
Open Data Advice for Librarian Coders
For the purposes of this post we will ignore how remarkably badass sounding the word librarian becomes when “coder” is added to the end of it. I recently had a…
Doing it right #nlpoli
Premier Tom Marshall confirmed on Thursday that the provincial government will be doing the review of the provincial information and privacy law a year earlier than scheduled. They will also…
The Post-Secondary "Child:" Guidelines Need not Apply
BY ANA KRALJEVIC, LAWYER, WISE LAW OFFICEOnce a child reaches his or her eighteenth birthday, the age of majority, the question of whether that child is entitled to support becomes…
The Many Reasons Julian Fantino Should be Fired
I don't think it's possible for Julian Fantino to sink any lower than he did the other day.By treating elderly veterans like children and giving them the bum's rush.But I…
CSEC airport snooping ‘trial run’ for NSA, Five Eyes
Well, as if we needed any more evidence that the NSA, CSEC and the Five Fascist Eyes alliance really are trying to “eliminate privacy worldwide“, CBC put this out today.…
No matter how cynical I get, I just can’t keep up
When the NDP proposed their e-petition idea, I’m sure they were thinking how nice it would be if Canadians could petition the Commons to debate things like denying health care…
Vancouver Island vs Texas Frackers
Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor The frackers are moving closer. We may have a front row seat to learning what the Peace River farmers and Alberta ranchers have been living…