Truly Smart Cities are Actually “Dumb”
Earlier this year Sidewalk Labs (Google) opted out of building a “smart” neighbourhood in Toronto due to local pressure (protests work!). What the “smart” neighbourhood wanted to do was monitor…
2020
The Death of Democracy in America.
It is sad to watch democracy die. The more we see. The more we hear. The more we understand is happening south of the Canada-U.S. border, the more our concern…
The Decarie Report Sept. 7
Sept. 7: I am running late because I ran into some computer problems. I hope to have them repaired on Sept, 8, and have the blog ready late on September…
Erin O’Toole’s Fraudulent Make Over and the Killer Cons
It's a truly disgusting spectacle.The Cons and their shabby stooge media are going all out to try to portray Erin O'Toole as a really nice guy. With some in the…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Labour Day reading. – Gregory Beatty discusses the class struggle as it’s playing out in the time of COVID. Jim Stanford offers a reminder as to…
And justice for none
Listen to the words of an honest journalist – a rare creature in these Orwellian times: “When I first met Julian Assange more than ten years ago, I asked him…
for labour day: the unsung heroes of our labour movement
I thought about choosing a few memorable heroes of the labour movement throughout history, writing some short profiles. There’s no shortage of fascinating information about the likes of Eugene V.…
Talking WE Document Revelations & Calls for the Resignation of Dr. Williams with Kristy Cameron
This morning I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about NDP MP Charlie Angus’ press…
Legal care for all: Why Canada needs a system of universal legal representation
Looking up at a closeup of the statue of Blind Justice on the front of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo by Tim Evanson/Flickr. We…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of September 7, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of September 7, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep…
Don’t Share A Foxhole With Him
At the beginning of his administration, Donald Trump referred to the leaders in the Pentagon as “his generals.” But it didn’t take long for that relationship to sour. Consider the…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 7, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 7, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Appeals Court Denies Flynn’s Attempt to End Case Appeals court denies Michael…
So, who wants an election?
Americans do it every four years. Canadians sometimes do it more often. We are talking about federal elections here. Americans have never seen one like this one: the vote seems…
Capitalism will eat democracy — unless we speak up
Here is an open letter to the thinkers, scholars and activists of the world – a letter, unrevised, that I just sent to several friends, colleagues, and mentors. Hi folks,…
Dumkirk
Yes, I know in the overall scheme of things, the sinking of some of the boats in Trump’s boating parade this weekend is pretty trivial. But there’s nothing like trivial…
Is Alberta “slipping into authoritarianism”?
Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), sees a disturbing trend in the province. He suggests that, under the rule of Jason Kenney and his UCP,…
Alberta’s School Re-Entry Plan: It is what it is
These are unprecedented times, and they’re not being made any easier by Jason Kenney’s callous justification for his government’s half-baked School Re-Entry Plan, or Dr Hinshaw’s Order 33-2020 which was…