Snowbirds Must Pay The Price For Their Selfishness
Like the majority of Canadians, my wife and I have taken all the precautions we can during this long season of Covid-19. We have not seen our son and daughter-in-law,…
February 2021
Some Of The People
Doug Ford came to power claiming he was “for the people.” But he began his tenure by cutting programs. When the pandemic hit, it appeared that Ford was changing course.…
Solving Problems is the New Life Goal
It’s now February and those of you that decided to commit to a New Years resolution have probably given up on them, that’s ok. Trying is always the first step.…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of February 8, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of February 8, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Going where no politico dares to go.
It always amazes me when some politicians will wade into subjects about which, they know nothing at all. It is what can get them in trouble, most of the time.…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of February 8, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 8, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Court sides with mentally disabled man after immigration hearing questions legitimacy of…
UCP prioritizes businesses that run care homes over workers fighting COVID-19 on the front lines inside them
It’s very hard to resist the temptation to juxtapose the Kenney Government’s response to the plight of underpaid front-line health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the troubles faced…
Episode 68: The 1976 Coal Policy and stopping open-pit mining in Alberta’s Rockies
Kevin Van Tighem joins the Daveberta Podcast to discuss one of the biggest issues in Alberta politics today – the expansion of open-pit coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of…
Kenney’s “Dead Letter” Coal Policy
Dead letter: something that has lost its force or authority without being formally abolished – Merriam Webster On Feb 3, 2021 Jason Kenney said he rescinded Lougheed’s coal policy which…
I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age
The internet rewired our brains. He predicted it would. By Charlie Warzel Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. Feb. 4, 2021 Credit…Alex Kiesling Michael Goldhaber is the…
The centennial of broken Liberal promises on PR
A recent newsletter from Fair Vote Canada reminded us that the Liberals have been promising proportional representation (PR) for 100 years. And not delivering. In 2021 we celebrate, if that’s…
Randy Rainbow Strikes Again
Although her words indict her, a feckless Republican Party won’t hold her to account. Her crazed stream-of-consciousness utterances go unchecked. To whom do I refer? Marjorie Taylor Greene, of course,…
This week’s Sparky: we’re, um, back
(H/T Brad Wall!)
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bill Blaikie discusses how our growing inequality and precarity is the direct result of harmful policy choices: By 1985 we were five…
Battling white supremacy in the ring
Open air Heavyweight World Championship fight between the reigning world champion Tommy Burns of Canada, left, and challenger Jack Johnson at Rushcutters Bay near Sydney, 1908. Photo by Philipp Kester.…
Plague Update: SK Gov Asks People To Watch NFL In Restaurants
Feb. 7, 2021 – emailed the Premier and my MLA. Dear Premier Moe: It’s no secret that your weak response to the pandemic has given us Canada’s most shameful second…
Saunderson to Flog his SVJI at the County
On the County of Simcoe agenda for Feb. 9 is a motion from our mayor for the rest of the county to support the Saunderson Vindictive Judicial Inquiry (SVJI) and…