140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of April 27, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of April 27, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Apr…
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What comes after the Supreme Court ruling on Royal Succession?
Badge of the Supreme Court of Canada Last Thursday the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal on the 2013Succession to the Throne Act.…
Political Studies through Minecraft
I have reopened my Minecraft server in light of the Covid-19 restrictions and the need to have extra online social activities for children. I host events a couple of times…
Danke schoen, fraulein
Hadn’t heard anything from the She-Wolf of the Clueless in a while. Went to check, saw something that simply made my day.
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Rochelle Baker interviews David Suzuki about the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic which we should apply equally to the threat of a climate…
Cabin Fever?
Anyone who has spent time in a cabin on an isolated mountain lake knows it’s an unforgettable experience. Not for everyone perhaps but being that deeply immersed in nature is…
Talking the Re-opening of the Economy 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 taking cautious approaches to economic recovery plans,…
Episode 53: COVID-19 provides cloud cover over Alberta’s economic crisis
Zain Velji, campaign strategist and Vice President Strategy at Northweather joins host Dave Cournoyer and producer Adam Rozenhart on this episode of the Daveberta Podcast to discuss the how COVID-19…
Dangerous Misinformation in a Dangerous Time: More Bad Examples
As we get further into our fight against Covid-19 we are continually seeing the importance getting good information we can rely on. This should honestly go without saying, that spreading…
COVID-19 Is Exacerbating Discrimination Against Asylum Seekers in Québec
Immigration holding centre in Laval, Québec. “Not a safe place for us” The first experience of a person seeking asylum in Canada may very well be incarceration. From the moment…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 27, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 27,2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Eight staff, 60 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Brampton jail. Inmates transferred…
Unions Bring Big Benefits to California
If you work in a unionized environment you’re likely doing better than a person in a non-union environment according to a study done in California. You’re also less likely to…
Morons
A moron is someone who is unteachable — or, put another way — someone who cannot learn. The president of the United States is a moron. His first secretary of…
Covid Journal, April 27, 2020
Donald Trump is criminally insane. I’ve said it before, but will say it again: the world without the US needs to materialize. When Americans are ready for the big kids…
Making a stand, in Dixie.
It is only appropriate. If any music is right for the coronavirus in the United States, it is Dixie. In the American Civil War, Dixie was the song of defiance…
Ted Morton, worst premier Alberta never had, has had another big idea, this time about a sales tax
From time to time it’s worth reminding ourselves that Ted Morton is the worst premier Alberta never had. That’s because now and then Dr. Morton, now 71, pops up like…
Planet of the Humans is both a slap up the side of the head and a welcome alert to realities that must be faced.
Planet of the Humans is both a slap up the side of the head, and a welcome alert to the realities facing humans and our impacts on planet earth. There…
Better To Be Proven Wrong Now Than Right Later
Finally, I have time to plant my vegetable garden. I just submitted the last forest article to the Citizen, (so it’s out there open for debate as I hope this…
We Should Nationalize Elder Care Facilities and Include Under Our Medical Coverage
Elderly care needs to be recognized for the skilled work that it is, says Pat Armstrong CBC Radio · Posted: Apr 24, 2020 5:49 PM ET | Last Updated: April…
Jason Kenney’s Fight with Alberta’s Doctors
“The crisis we have in health care, rural included, is a void of leadership by the UCP government. They were voted in with a majority government, but do not seem…