Ontario Campaign 2018 begins!
And here, to celebrate, is a snippet from my column next week: Doug Ford – who I know and like, full disclosure – is not a professional politician. He may…
May 2018
Deception, The Block, and EPCOR
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is currently conducting hearings about the proposed sale of our publicly-owned electrical utility, Collus, to the for-profit, out-of-province corporation, EPCOR. Several documents have already been…
A Colourful pigeon
San Diego
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 9, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14,…
Code Red
Back in February, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman issued a code red warning to his readers, writing that Donald Trump was “either compromised by the Russians, or a towering…
The Last Great Generational War
Baby boomers ensured that the economy, the planet, and their children are now all in a worse condition than when the boomers were born. This is common knowledge if you’re…
Doug Ford and the Wooing of the Religious Fanatics
I didn't have a chance to watch much of the first Ontario election debate, but what I saw of Doug Ford was enough.For there he was straining to remember the…
Meet the Northern Mockingbird.
While the Northern Mockingbird has a smaller head and a longer tail than others of its specie, it uses the same tricks as other mockingbirds. It can fool you by…
Justin, This Man Needs a Word With You.
“Just wait. What’s coming is really extraordinary.” That’s “extraordinary” not in the good sense. That is Daniel Shrag’s opinion of what awaits us from climate change. Daniel who? He’s the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Summery cats.
I love the smell of elections in the morning
Or something. Ontario Election on June 7, 2018 May 8, 2018 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne today announced that the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the Premier’s…
Don’t Trust Your Government
The Trudeau government has chosen, yes chosen, to do harm rather than good. It says it recognizes that climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity and then it switches…
Sexual Harassment Survivor Brings Forward Complaint Against NDP MP Christine Moore …
NDP MP Christine Moore, who alleged improper conduct by a fellow MP, is facing troubling accusations herself. -CTV -CBC
Sexual Harassment Survivor Brings Forward Complaint Against NDP MP Christine Moore …
NDP MP Christine Moore, who alleged improper conduct by a fellow MP, is facing troubling accusations herself. -CTV -CBC
Sexual Harassment Survivor Brings Forward Complaint Against NDP MP Christine Moore …
NDP MP Christine Moore, who alleged improper conduct by a fellow MP, is facing troubling accusations herself. -CTV -CBC
May 7:Trump Did It.
https://countercurrents.org/2018/05/06/co2-levels-hit-record-april-temp-hits-record/ Hey, no problem. The irving press makes that clear in a commentary for May 6 in which it says we’re cutting back on the use of fossil fuels –…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday May 8, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. The amount payable to wrongfully dismissed employee depends on length…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tom Parkin writes that greed is the only reason why we haven’t yet completed a full health care system with a pharmacare…
CELEBRATING DISABILITY MOMS THIS MOTHER’S DAY
I am delighted to host this guest post by Dr. Yona Lonsky. Dr. Yunsky is a Clinician-Scientist in Adult Neurodevelopmental Services and Director of the Health Care Access Research and…
Who won last night’s #ONpoli debate?
Who won the @CityNews #ONPOLI leaders debate: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 7, 2018 Doug Ford needed to (a) be standing at the end of the debate, and (b) keep…