Forgive Me.
I’m having a terrible time in the last few days of blogging. It’s the confusion generated by adjusting to new glasses I’m making terrible mistakes as I write. Western countries…
May 2021
My latest: Operation Humiliation is in full effect
Humiliation, compensation, extortion, capitulation. That’s kind of how Canada’s relationship with Quebec goes, sometimes. It has four steps, usually. One, a separatist or crypto-separatist Quebec government falsely insists that Quebec…
Who Asks "Why?"
Every time there’s a conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, all we hear is ‘why?’ It’s easier to affix blame if you can truncate the event. Pick a convenient start…
A Skeptical View Of Cryptocurrencies
Recently, I have seen a lot of discussion on Twitter about cryptocurrencies, and their validity. The arguments basically boil down to proponents arguing that this technology is the future of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 20, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: TopTrump Executive Under Criminal Investigation Over Taxes via The New York Times – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Recommendations for Good Practice Using AI in Learning
Image: Forbes General Design for Humans The application of AI should be based on a human-centered approach. This means that the design should be based on actual human use, and…
Population-level experiment: an update
Today Canada is in 40th place globally in “total vaccines per 100 people” – but 94th place for fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, Canadian governments are withholding hundreds of thousands of about-to-expire…
Charting a course for the future of feminist organizing
Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age Nora Loreto Fernwood, 2020 In reading Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age, it dawned on me…
Urban Farming Helps Cities Tackle the Climate Crisis
Growing your own food is fun and possible, even in a tiny space, so everyone should give it a try. Cities are finding ways to encourage more people to grow…
Confronting The Problem Head On
Language and Quebec’s identity are once again front and centre. Francois Legault claims that Quebec has the right to amend the constitution. At issue is Quebec’s Bill 96, which would…
#TBT: it was the Eighties
TBT: me and Chris Benner jamming above Fida’s Pizza on Sunnyside. Gayle Nakamoto photo.
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. Nobody is proofreading the…
Locked Down, Locked In, Locked Out.
It was never said that being a prisoner in your home was so bad. It is not until you look across the breakfast table and realize that the person sitting…
Locked Down, Locked In, Locked Out.
It was never said that being a prisoner in your home was so bad. It is not until you look across the breakfast table and realize that the person sitting…
Foundering public inquiry gets another two months to find evidence; UCP gets even more time to figure out what to do with it
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced his government’s foundering “public inquiry” into the supposed conspiracy by American interests to bankroll environmental charities to help landlock Alberta’s fossil fuel resources will…
MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR APPOINTED AS VICE-CHAIR FOR SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING
The progressive opposition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR APPOINTED AS VICE-CHAIR FOR SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING OTTAWA – Member of Parliament Alistair…
Eugene Smith
From : Cowichan Performing Arts Centre <theatre@cvrd.bc.ca> Subject : Stream a Special Concert with Eugene Smith To : richard hughes <richard_hughes@shaw.ca> Reply To : us3-d2903c7fd9-0ae4d98de4@inbound.mailchimpapp.net Wed, May 19, 2021 02:00…
Are Erin O’Toole’s Cons Going To Win The Next Election?
It's starting to feel a lot like summer in the place where I live, so yesterday I decided to take a short break from the crazy Covid world I've been…
In the Runup to What Could Be Another Roe v. Wade Showdown, Another Iron Curtain Descends on Reproductive Rights in America
A couple of days ago we learned that the governor of Mississippi had signed into law a blanket prohibition against abortion after 15 weeks. Not to be outdone, the governor…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates May 18, 2021
NOTE: If you currently send the updates to Loren Reed, please stop, as they were recently released. Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/updates-18-may-2021.pdf NYC ABC, along…