My latest: the anger grows
More than 70% — that’s the percentage of Israelis, give or take, who have now received a life-saving Covid-19 vaccine. Ironically enough, 70% also represents the number of Canadians who…
February 2021
UK: Uber Drivers are Employees not Individual Entrepreneurs
Uber drivers in the UK will now get better treatment from Uber thanks to the courts ruling the company can’t as robustly exploit their drivers. The way drivers get gigs…
The Lockdown Showed How the Economy Exploits Women, She Already Knew: Silvia Federici has been warning of what happens when we undervalue domestic labor for decades
article by Jordan Kisner, mirrored from New York Times Feb. 17, 2021 books by Silvia Federici available at leftwingbooks.net Prospect Park in May is a commotion of beauty: meadows and…
Talking House Vote on China & Cheryl Gallant’s Comments with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about yesterdays vote in the House of…
Damaged Democracy.
It is catching on. This writer is delighted that more and more Canadians are starting to question our commitment to democracy. Many point to the United States and say, ‘Boy,…
Advice for Jason Kenney: If you’re going to sup with the Devil, you need a longer spoon
Jason Kenney didn’t actually say there were very fine people at Saturday’s tiki-torch parade at the Alberta Legislature, but his half-hearted condemnation of the racist overtones of the tawdry “one-voice…
Justin Trudeau Takes On The Gun Lobby
As if Justin Trudeau didn't have enough challenges battling a pandemic, now he's preparing to take on another kind of enemy, an old enemy. Canada's gun lobby. He's trying to…
A Message About Learning from the Shop Floor
Dear Boss, Thank you for your email about e-learning, titled ‘A message about learning from the C-suite’ which was reprinted in Chief Learning Officer. You asked some questions and made…
GOP FUBAR – A Party Beyond Redemption
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin is what is being described as an ‘old school’ or conservative Republican. George Will and David Frum are her fellow travelers. Think of them as…
Unraveling the Menace
He’s no longer in the White House but, like Napoleon on Elba, Donald Trump remains a menace to the Republican Party, to America and potentially even to the world. Trump…
Talking the State of Canada’s COVID Response & the Future of the Canada/US Relationship “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 current state of Canada’s COVID-19 response,…
Talking the State of Canada’s COVID Response & the Future of the Canada/US Relationship “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 current state of Canada’s COVID-19 response,…
On unknown consequences
There’s been a spate of recent stories about the change in butter quality arising out of the use of palm oil as feed for cattle – with attention being paid…
It’s time for Canada to restore relations with China
The economic cost to Canada of deteriorating relations with China has been severe, but that picture will worsen if the Trudeau government refuses to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Image…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Marieke Walsh reports on the new modeling from the Public Health Agency of Canada which shows how COVID’s variants will foreseeably result in…
Another Sad Day for Collingwood
It’s sad to see any council devolve into pettiness and paranoia, but not surprising when this thin-skinned group does. In a story on CollingwoodToday, council voted 4-3* to censor “fact-check”…
One year ago: SFH at the Bovine
Missed it: a year ago yesterday, my band played at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto. Unbeknownst to us or anyone else, it would be our last show in a…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of February 22, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of February 22, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Canadian Universities to Educate Business About Climate Change
A select group of universities across Canada have signed up to be part of a a new initiative to get long-term investors to care about climate change. The universities have…
Don’t Panic
Canada’s deficit hawks are worried about the increasing costs of fighting the pandemic. Andrew Jackson writes: Last week, the Globe and Mail and the National Post gave prominent coverage to…