LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday December 18, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
December 2018
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
H/t Theo Moudakis Meanwhile, Martin Regg Cohn reminds us why Doug Ford is not fit to lead the province: Never mind, for now, the potential misdirection of law enforcement and…
Welcome to Ottawa, where it several eons to build a tool shed
This tweet has gotten a lot of retweets, favourites and impressions. Nobody in Ottawa has told me, naturally, so I ask: why the Hell does it take over a decade…
Hold your bets on the 2019 election.
Got a call from a call centre the other day looking for funds for prime minister Trudeau’s liberals. It is likely that they have to push harder these days. It…
Mohamad Fakih and Paramount Fine Foods v. Ron Banerjee: A Play In Five Acts
Kevin Johnston and Ron Banerjee: “Hallmarks of Hate” https://t.co/WywMQtEOSu pic.twitter.com/npbCGfF3Dg — (((Anti-Racist Canada))) (@ARCCollective) June 23, 2018 This guy has been spewing racist hate for a long time. Now he’s…
Money Money Money: Faith Goldy Tries to Pay Legal Bill and Tyler Malenfant of Yellow Vests Canada Promotes Vague Fund Raiser
When ARC learned that, in addition to the $50,000 legal bill owed to her lawyer, Faith Goldy would also be hit with an additional $43,000 in court costs to Bell…
Christmas – Whose Holiday is it Anyway
It is time for the annual discussions about the “War on Christmas” and putting “Christ Back in Christmas”, but whose holiday is it anyway. The Christians claim it as theirs…
I agree: Let’s downsize Pride Toronto and bring it back to its roots, or let it die and start anew as something else…
Following November’s announcement that Pride Toronto would again allow police organizations to apply to march in uniform in next year’s Pride parade, I wrote that it was time for that…
Is the Monroe Doctrine Dead?
For almost two centuries, America has considered the Americas, especially Central and South America, off-limits to foreign meddling. At first the concern was ambitious European states. The US pledged not…
The End of an Era
It’s a controversy that dates back to the day when Brian Mulroney was prime minister and a soon to be prime minister, Kim Campbell, Mulroney’s defence minister. At the time,…
Trudeau is the luckiest guy ever
As I responded to a commenter this aft: Trudeau’s the luckiest guy I’ve ever run across in politics. Just when you think he’s weak internationally (India, etc.), along comes Trump…
Could Justin Trudeau lose next year? Maybe. Possibly.
Could Justin Trudeau lose? Because, increasingly, some smart politicos – including ones of the Liberal persuasion – are saying it’s possible. Likely, even. Now, “loss,” here, includes loss of the…
The New Deal is Not Enough
Millions of Americans were thrilled by Bernie Sanders’ ringing call for a “political revolution” against the “billionaire class” during the 2016 presidential campaign. Sanders, the independent U.S. Senator from Vermont,…
“Effective Altruism”, or Modern Utilitarianism
The greatest good for the greatest number of people is one tenet of utilitarianism, and this way of thinking is alive and well under a new name: “effective altruism”. The…
What They Don’t Know Can Hurt Us All
My good friend Dave, who lives in Winnipeg, has a very keen mind and makes it a steady practice to be well-informed about public matters. Consequently, at times he is…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Guardian’s editorial board writes that there’s no excuse for political choices which leave people homeless – and no reason not to starting…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 17, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 17, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Maria Butina, accused Russian spy, appears to reach plea deal – CNNPolitics…
The slow death of media credibility
A story in the recent issue of New Republic opens: “A decade of turmoil has left a weakened press vulnerable to political attacks, forced into ethical compromises, and increasingly outstripped…
The conflicts of Kenney’s UCP.
How any openly lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender (LGBT) person can have anything to do with the united conservative party of Alberta would come as a surprise. Mind you, I…