Leap of Faith
We thought you should all see how the Mighty Finn™ approaches the back yard.
April 2017
This week’s column: why Hillary should’ve used Daisy
The bearded Republican regarded us suspiciously. He had been washing his pickup truck (naturally) and listening to country music on the radio (ditto). It was blindingly-bright Saturday morning in August…
Are B.C. Taxpayers Paying $3.5 Billion for Massey Bridge to Make Room for Coal, LNG Exports?
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. There are places one can sit and consider the past and future with equal clarity. On this October day, Harold Steves, 79, an…
Just Remember. We Are Not Masters of the Universe.
How can we take history’s greatest thinkers seriously when they were so oblivious to basic facts about the human situation? Future generations will almost certainly think the same of us,…
April 24: Praise the Lord – and pass the ammunition….
Tomorrow (Tuesday), I am off for a week in Montreal. There are at least a couple of stories to watch. One is the national election in France. This has some…
Rafe: Christy Clark’s LNG promises are nothing but hot air
Premier Christy Clark at her government’s LNG conference (Province of BC/Flickr) We have all been screwed, blued and tattooed in the riding of West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky, and let me tell you…
The 2017 Ontario NDP Convention: Lessons Learned, Steps Forward
NDP leader Andrea Horwath greets supporters at a campaign rally in Toronto • Photo by Heather McCall In June 2014, The Ontario NDP wrapped up a fairly disappointing election. While…
The 2016 Ontario NDP Convention: Lessons Learned, Steps Forward
NDP leader Andrea Horwath greets supporters at a campaign rally in Toronto • Photo by Heather McCall In June 2014, The Ontario NDP wrapped up a fairly disappointing election. While…
Justin Trudeau wins me over with his socks
Also, the hand-washing thing. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m more OCD than Howard Hughes. I carry Purell wherever I go. Way to go, PM! Cabin socks rule!
Giroux – How the Left Aids and Abets Authoritarianism
Among those who imagine they populate the left and centre-left are a good many who are all too ready to denounce neoliberalism even if they have only a vague and…
Can Crime Go Green?
Your mother probably told you there’s some good in everybody. She might have been right. A study finds that, in the UK, crime has gone green and in a big…
The fight against hate continues tomorrow
Tomorrow at 10 a.m., at a hearing room on the third floor at 4900 Yonge Street in Toronto, a special panel will start hearings into whether Canada Post should be…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Krugman notes that after promising to bring some outside perspective to politics, Donald Trump is instead offering only a warmed-over version of…
Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of April 24, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of April 24, 2017. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Zelig, Anyone?
I don’t know how many of you remember the 1983 Wood Allen film, Zelig, in which Allen plays an individual with the uncanny ability to take on the characteristics of…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 24, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 24, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Park Geun-hye, Ousted President of South Korea, Is Formally Indicted Judge Rules…
Lower Your Risk of Cancer and Heart Disease by Cycling to Work
We all know that encouraging bicycles as daily transportation is good for cities, economies, and traffic flow. Cycling is really good for you too and the evidence that you should…
Twitter irritants and political certainties
So, I opined on Twitter that the neo-Nazi Le Pen cannot win in the next round of the French residential elections. It’s a widely-held view; the odds are decidedly against…
With Whom He’s Dealing
Michael Harris’ disenchantment with Justin Trudeau continues to grow. He is particularly bothered by Justin’s attempt to soothe the Great Orange Id. He writes: It is true that Trudeau has…
Something borrowed, something blue.
Watching the news conference events last week at Toronto’s Liberty Village, you could not help but note what a modern setting it would be for a wedding. This must have…