Kurt Volker Gets Out of Dodge
That was quick. Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, has quit. His departure came just days after Mr. Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joseph…
September 2019
The Supreme Court protects journalist sources
…which helps me with my next column. From the decision:
Joe Wilson, Dead at 69
His wife, Valerie Plame, recently announced her bid for a seat in the Senate. Sadly, Joe Wilson won’t be around to see how that turns out. Joseph C. Wilson, the…
Jean C. to Warren K. – "Get Over It"
Our friend, Warren, never seems to pass up an opportunity to extol Jean Chretien as one of Canada’s greatest prime ministers (he wasn’t) or to remind us that way back…
Henson Trusts: The Supreme Court of Canada Saves an Important Estate Planning Tool for Canadians with Disabilities
BY PAUL B. ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER Henson trusts for persons with disabilities have long been an important way for Canadian families to provide for children or adults with physical challenges.…
Legally Adulting in Brampton
We had another successful evening at WISE LAW’S Legally Adulting community seminar, last night at the Nirvana Wellness Centre in Brampton. Thank you to everyone who attended and joined us…
Fifty-four Canadian Armed Forces personnel under investigation for right-wing extremism
Canadian Armed Forces Jumpmaster, Corporal Tyler Henrich assists members of the 82nd Airborne Division, as they board a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft. Photo by Sgt. Matthew…
The Problem With Impeachment
Photo by Michael Vadon (Flickr) Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It…
The New York Times’ Full Court Press
I count about 14 impeachment-related stories/op-eds in today’s New York Times. Not much doubt that the Gray Lady wants el Bloato gone, PDQ. Today’s NYT editorial explains why the impeachment…
“Our House is on Fire,” and Carbon Taxes Are Not Enough to Save Us
“Our House is on Fire,” and Carbon Taxes Are Not Enough to Save Us In 2008, British Columbia implemented North America’s first broad-based carbon tax. Between 2007 and 2016, provincial…
The Changing Tack of Climate Change Denial
Everybody has to adapt to the times, I suppose. Those who study climate change denialism report that the movement to thwart efforts to not destroy Earth’s biosphere has shifted. John…
We Don’t Like to Think of What We’re Doing, What It Will Mean In Just a Few Decades.
On this, Canada’s day to lead the global climate strike protests, a look at what’s at stake if we remain a petro-state. If you support either of the main parties…
What You Need to Know – Week 3 of #Elxn43
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is recorded and now up. Every Friday during the campaign we’ll be releasing a new episode where we’ll talk about the…
“A Golden Ticket”
It was just over a week ago here that I wrote about the case of the former Green candidate in Peterborough-Kawartha Brock Grills and some news on his part. He…
I Heard It On the Grapevine
Not a grapevine, exactly. My Amazon Echo Dot to be honest. I said the magic words “Alexa, play the latest episode of NPR News Now” and out it came. A…
Oppenheimer Park: We can have safety with compassion
The following are remarks I made last night at a Special Meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation called to discuss Oppenheimer Park. No one has a monopoly…
But What About JWR?
Sure it’s just gossip, but… I know a bit about Vancouver-Granville. I used to live there. I still have several friends there in that decidedly toney riding, almost all of…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Manfred Bienefeld writes about the gap between the urgent problems we face, and the sad excuses for policies on offer from the Libs…
Campaign 2019 – Where Is The Truth To Be Found?
It is perhaps to state the obvious that political campaigns are a kind of Rorschach Test. We respond to candidates’ claims, promises and outright lies to a large extent through…
Ignorance Incarnate
Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office has crunched the numbers. And Victoria Gibson reports that: Ontario is set to lose more than 10,000 teaching positions over the next five years, due to…