A Working Mother’s Perspective: A Guest Post
Along with many others, I have been both dismayed and disgusted by the attacks directed at Sophie Gregoire for her wish to have extra staff to handle the many speaking…
2016
Madness
This is insane. When something this horrible happens, we need to stop, and carefully assess whether we – and our elected leaders, and the police, and everyone else who is…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Monday May 16, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by null (@wiselaw) on May 16, 2016 at…
How do you war room Donald Trump?
I’ve seen some of you say it can’t be done. He can’t be shamed – there’s nothing that will diminish the enthusiasm of his supporters. Here’s this morning’s New York…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of May 16, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:For those missed last night's #Blab. Watch our LawTalkRules requiring women to wear high heels to work should be illegal,…
Trudeau doesn’t know democracy.
One of the promises Justin Trudeau made to Canadian Liberals before becoming Liberal leader was that he would restore democracy in the party. He lied. He is now asking us…
An Award For Revealing Connections Between Human And Environmental Well-Being
Sir Partha S. Dasgupta has been awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement thanks to his works in economics. He has drawn multiple connections between human and environmental well being…
Still Indispensable
Paul Godfrey appeared before the Heritage Committee last week to ask the government for a hand. It was more than a little ironic that the publisher who would prefer to…
Donald Trump and the Real Terrorist Threat
As you know Donald Trump has been trying to look more "presidential," to try to persuade the Republican establishment that he won't blow up the party.And that he's not crazy.But…
Responsible Government #nlpoli
Many of you may not have heard of Jerry Dean until this past week.Jerry is from Botwood. Last fall the people on Exploits district elected him as their member in…
Another Month, Another All-Time Record Month
April is now in the books. That makes seven in a row. Seven consecutive months of record-breaking high temperatures.The latest figures smashed the previous record for April by the largest…
Soldiers of Odin: 81 Problems and a Snitch Ain’t One of Them
There are times when this writer is not only able to expose bigot to public scrutiny, but also indulge in a bit of historical geekery. Those are good days.And this…
Soldiers of Odin: 81 Problems and a Snitch Ain’t One of Them
There are times when this writer is not only able to expose bigot to public scrutiny, but also indulge in a bit of historical geekery. Those are good days.And this…
Naomi Klein Wins 2016 Sydney Peace Prize
Canadian social activist, journalist and award-winning author of numerous bestsellers, Naomi Klein, is the the winner of the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize. The post Naomi Klein Wins 2016 Sydney Peace…
The Fort McMurray Wildfire: Another Wasted Opportunity for the Wildrose
On May 10, Danielle Larivee, minister of Municipal Affairs, welcomed Wildrose MLAs Brian Jean and Tany Yao back to the Legislature. They’d been in Fort McMurray surveying the damage from…
Stoic or Epicurian?
I’ve been listening to the History of Rome podcasts of late and was pondering on some of the comments about the emperor Marcus Aurelius. He was, before listening, one of…
It just got harder to kill people legally
Pity the poor American executioner. Not bad enough that there’s all these anti-capital punishment liberals trying to put him out of a job, but now the pharmaceutical companies are conspiring…
It just got harder to kill people legally
Pity the poor American executioner. Not bad enough that there's all these anti-capital punishment liberals trying to put him out of a job, but now the pharmaceutical companies are conspiring…