About that “sorry not sorry” ad
Whoever came up with this fetid, squalid, shambolic atrocity should be – in the memorable words of a certain Campaign Wizard™️ – hauled into the village square and pilloried. It…
2018
Doug Ford and the Missing Campaign Platform
I watched last night's Ontario election debate, and when it was over I couldn't decide who had won it, Kathleen Wynne or Andrea Horwath.I thought both Wynne and Horwath put…
Your Alberta Propaganda
WARNING: The following blog post contains government propaganda (literally). Reading it may cause a warped sense of reality, and loss of your bearings. It’s repulsive that @YourAlberta Government is paying…
Try to Come Up With a More Fitting Word than "Asshole."
Today is Memorial Day in America, the day each year when the people of the United States are supposed to venerate the country’s war dead. As in people who actually…
Buck A Beer Will Crush Craft Brewers
A ‘buck a beer’ campaign is a desperate plot playing to a base of people that should understand just how destructive the promise actually is.
The Ontario Election isn’t about Deficits, and that’s a good thing
Photo from Public Domain How big is your deficit? This Ontario election, no one seems to care – and that’s a decisive positive to emerge from a campaign that’s too…
Talk About Going Hog Wild With the Company Credit Card
You may remember her for helping Stephen Harper dodge a bullet when then governor general, Michaelle Jean, consented to Shifty Steve proroguing Parliament. You’re less apt to remember that she…
To an old guy like me it’s like having Taylor Swift as a bestie
My twitter account gained two new followers this month Jackson Browne and David Crosby. Now, I know that my grand total of forty followers doesn’t compare in quantity to Kinsella’s,…
To an old guy like me it’s like having Taylor Swift as a bestie
My twitter account gained two new followers this month Jackson Browne and David Crosby. Now, I know that my grand total of forty followers doesn’t compare in quantity to Kinsella’s,…
To an old guy like me it’s like having Taylor Swift as a bestie
My twitter account gained two new followers this month Jackson Browne and David Crosby. Now, I know that my grand total of forty followers doesn’t compare in quantity to Kinsella’s,…
The Fox and the Hen House – Trudeau Hands Industry the Keys
It’s not unfair to say that, when the Trudeau government talks about balancing resource development and the environment you can expect a giant thumb on the scale. When the two…
Aboriginal title claim threatens renewal of BC salmon farm tenures
Members of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation filing a claim of Aboriginal title at the BC Supreme Court (submitted) A First Nation’s claim of Aboriginal title, filed today at the BC…
That’s not a campaign, that’s advanced rigor mortis
The last time a campaign did something this stupid, you may recall, was 2005-2006. That campaign was run by The Wizard™️. And we all remember how it turned out, don’t…
Blinding the Mind
Before long, if you want to remain connected to reality you may have to work for it. We’re already up to our alligators in fake news, sometimes by liars who…
Monbiot on Why Corporatist Government Doesn’t Work
Neoliberalism is the cult of cowardly political incompetence. It was from the outset. It still is. Even the IMF and the World Bank can’t pretend any more. Neoliberalism doesn’t bolster…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of May 28, 2018
140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of May 28, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
A Few Impressions
I realize that Ontario’s pending provincial election is likely less than riveting for those living outside the province; however, the fact that a demagogue like PC leader Doug Ford has…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 28, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 28, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Contingency Fees Under a Different Name Still Prohibited in Ontario Family Law…
The Third Round
Yesterday, Ontarians watched the third and final debate. It was the best of the three encounters. Martin Regg Cohn’s observations are pretty accurate: First, despite the attempts by both the…
Column: what will Justin do without Kathleen?
What will Justin Trudeau do? When Kathleen Wynne loses, that is. Because she is going to lose the Ontario election. Badly. The reasons are myriad. She leads a wildly unpopular…