#WEgate: your money, their friends
And it was backdated, too. From the Globe: The deal that WE Charity struck with the federal government allowed it to collect the fee for administering the Canada Student Service…
July 2020
People are getting their racist and confederate tattoos removed. Today I’m not that guy
BILLY WHITE WORKING AT HIS SHOP, ROSE TATTOO, IN ZANESVILLE, OHIO. (PHOTO BY LOCK 10 PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF BILLY WHITE) In the last few months, tattoo artists, laser removal specialists,…
Should we rename Dundas Street?
“On behalf of the Canadian Urban Institute and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, thank you for your submission to the Main Street Design Challenge. At this time, your application…
Time for Taking Stock
As Canada tips into August, it’s time for taking stock of where how far we’ve come, where we’re at, and what lies ahead over the next year. I like to…
Hedges – the Last Word on Cancel Culture
Having a mass of people able to “cancel” someone in power can seem like a fantastic form of fluid democracy when it shuts down something harmful in a harmless manner,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Zach Carter highlights how jurisdictions whose governments have rushed to reopen businesses in the wake of COVID-19 have been rewarded with nothing other…
The World Judges Donald Trump’s Covid-19 ‘Strategy’
The New York Times offers a report on how people around the world evaluate the response of “the greatest nation on earth” to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Coles Notes version:…
Oh WE Oh My
2020 is a year that just keeps delivering or disappointing, depending on your point of view. We’re into the last week of July and in normal times things are quiet…
A frustrated cry for justice: Québec’s MeToo movement
In Québec, a wave of denunciations of sexual assault and harassment has swept through social networks in recent weeks. Photo by Jung Yeon-je. Québec is currently experiencing a wave of…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of July 27, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 27, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul…
11 (more) things on my mind about the protests in the u.s.
In April, I wrote a post called “11 things on my mind about the anti-police-violence and anti-racism protests“. For reasons unknown to me, it’s one of the most widely-read posts…
The Plot To Sink Biden
Yesterday, I wrote that there seems to be a plan among the Trumpers to declare Joe Biden’s victory illegitimate. In this morning’s Guardian, Lawrence Martin fleshes out another nasty scenario:…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 27, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 27, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Coronavirus Live Updates: Teachers Unions Sue DeSantis Over His Order Pushing Florida…
MP’s paid too much for too little.
In talking with other liberals a few days ago, the question was raised; Why are we paying these liberal MPs so much just to vote as they are told? They…
Dwight and Tom’s legacy: more of the same #nlpoli
Herb Kitchen died last week. He was the minister of finance in the early 1990s who brought down the difficult budgets, starting in 1991 that were part of a plan…
Timing is everything: Alberta announces seven charges against Suncor mid-morning on Sunday
Interesting timing. Mid-morning yesterday — Sunday, that is — the press secretary to Environment Minister Jason Nixon published a 79-word press release, 111 words if you count the headline and…
Childcare services returning to community centres in September
July 23 2020 Licensed childcare and preschool services will be able to reopen at 20 community centres across Vancouver starting September 1. The majority of childcare services that operate out…
Hang On Ruthie, Hang On-A Tribute To Ruth Ginsburg
Ginsburg Says Her Cancer Has Returned, but She’s ‘Fully Able’ to Remain on Court The announcement touches off speculation about the possibility of a court opening as both parties…
Alberta is Not for Sale
“Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works.” — Gordon Gekko in the movie ‘Wall Street’ Our Covid numbers are rising, GDP is falling and the UCP government is burying…