NAFTA Redux
Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The new Trump administration has made the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico and the United States, a major issue in its relations…
May 2017
Degrading the Oceans, One Species at a Time.
Climate change as a distraction. Interesting idea but, sadly, true. We give a good bit of attention to climate change or the major impacts – droughts, heavy floods, severe storm…
Are There Limits To What We Will Do For Love in Caregiving?
A couple of days ago, I saw a play that made me ask the question, “Are there limits to what we will do for love in caregiving? If so, what…
A Nightmare Almost Too Horrible to Imagine
Could Donald Trump stage a constitutional coup and derail what remains of America’s democracy? That’s an idea that’s been floated from time to time by many in informal discussions –…
Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of May 1, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of May 1, 2017. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
BC Libs edge ahead?
So says one pollster, here. Exclusive poll shows BC Liberals edging slight lead after televised debate A new exclusive online Ipsos poll for Global News and CKNW suggests the BC…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 1, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 1, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Dow Chemical could collect largest patent infringement award in Canadian history after…
The Wisdom To Know The Difference
Robin Sears has been visiting China for thirty-five years. He writes that, as Canada’s relationship with Donald Trump’s America becomes more and more prickly, Canadians should be working hard at…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Campos compares the U.S.’ hourly wages to its GDP over the past few decades to show how workers have been left out…
New bank Account Morally Monitors Your Purchases
money Aspiration financial firm is a B-corporatoin that wants to help people “vote with their wallets”. It’s incredibly hard for individuals to stay up to date on the damage that…
Sugar: A Sweet Conspiracy
It is delicious, makes everything taste better and is used liberally throughout our processed food chain to ensure that every bite has a smile. Sugar is a natural part of…
Sugar: A Sweet Conspiracy
It is delicious, makes everything taste better and is used liberally throughout our processed food chain to ensure that every bite has a smile. Sugar is a natural part of…
A hundred days in America.
Marking his first 100 days in office, U,S. President Donald Trump told the media that he thought the job as president was easier. It is an admission that he has…
PS – That softwood thing was pretty crappy to do to family
Canadians sing Star Spangled Banner. Take that, Trump. #USPolitics #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/qtkkp1SNuO — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 1, 2017
Russia seeks international arrest warrant for former Ukraine PM, reported to now hold Canadian citizenship
PHOTOS: Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former prime minister of Ukraine, with then Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper in July 2015. (Screen capture of CBC news broadcast.) Below: Alberta Conservative Leader Jason Kenney,…