Talking COVID-19 V-Day in Canada with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer. We talked about the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccinations that took place…
December 2020
Justice for Barbara Kentner: Statement on the sentencing of Brayden Bushby
A billboard put up in the city of Thunder Bay calling for justice for Barbara Kentner. Image by Canadian Dimension. The following statement is an act of solidarity. It originated…
10 months in the life of Jason Kenney: from bitter foe of illegal protests to fierce defender of protesters’ rights, or something
What a difference a year makes! Not even a year: Ten months in the life of Jason Kenney. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Ten months ago, blockades…
Dec. 13:Too much to say….
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world. (Forgive me. I gave brief start to this post, but soon drifted off into the evil of our very wealthy.And they are very…
Ombudsperson office investigates ‘secrecy’ complaint against North Cowichan
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Closed Working Group meetings at issue By Larry Pynn The provincial Office of the Ombudsperson has launched an investigation into a complaint by sixmountains.ca over secrecy…
Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Paul Wells writes that the Libs’ latest climate announcement represents at least some break from their tendency to take the easy way out…
A decolonized society
Blockade at 1492 Land Back Lane in Caledonia, Ontario. Photo courtesy of One Dish One Mic. About a year ago, I chanced upon a remarkable piece of Indigenous history right…
On preferential treatment
Chris Selley’s thread trying to justify a fully effective anti-COVID strategy does manage to make an extremely strong statement. But it’s not the one he means to – and it…
Joe Biden will be POTUS!
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory. — Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) December 14, 2020
The words of 2020 are like no other
The year 2020 will go down in history as one like no other. I mean, that must be true, because I’ve heard the expression ‘like no other’ countless times in…
Prison Covid Newsletter (vol 1, no 11), Dec. 2020
The Prison Covid-19 Information Project provides COVID-19 news and resources for prisoners and their families and loved ones on the outside. Their latest newsletter is here.
Institutional Support for Personal Learning
Unedited Automated Transcript, December 14,2020 All right, um, so hello everyone. This is Stephen Downes again, this is personal learning taking ownership of learning online parts seven now to get…
This May Be Pretty Hard to Watch on a Monday Morning. Trump’s "Muscle" Unleashed.
Think of them as the 21st century version of Hitler’s Brown Shirts. As the deviant president continues to rail on about how Joe Biden and the Democrats stole the election…
Talking COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery & Carbon Pricing on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
Be More Successful by Practicing Self Awareness
Self awareness helps in many aspects of one’s life, from romance to learning new things; it can also help you be successful in your professional life too. Let’s be honest…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of December 14, 2020
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of December 14, 2020. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Alberta’s paranoid outlook
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney addresses a crowd of supporters. Photo courtesy the United Conservative Party. A few dozen people are gathered in the North Plaza overlooking the grounds of the…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of December 14, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 14, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Pandemic shutdown of small businesses unfair, Ontario Justice Fred Myers says |…
UK Teeters at the Precipice.
It seems like a long time since the United Kingdom has had any real leadership. This Brexit business is a dog’s breakfast. Every subsequent leadership aspirant has made a bigger…