How The Tofino Farce Set Off An Anti-Con Media Revolt
It was the shortest fake scandal this country has ever known, and the lamest. It only lasted two days, before it fell as flat as the waves on the beach…
October 2021
Twitter tweets: tale of tape
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12 Ways To Turn Green Intentions Into Green Actions
Editor’s note: Nudging mainstream consumers to go green needs more than facts and figures. This previously published article has some great tips. 82% of consumers have good green intentions, but…
Tweet of the Day: October 5, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Racist Calgary mayoral candidate gets 18 months jail time for violating Ontario judge’s hate speech order via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Nazeem Muhajarine and Kathryn Green call out Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government for causing readily-preventable suffering and death – both from COVID-19…
Is Bernier’s People’s Party racist?
Canadaland broadcasts a show about that, here. What they say: “…we found a startling string of connections between the PPC and white supremacist groups – and evidence that suggests the…
They Really Are Different From The Rest Of Us
H/t de Adder Canada Justin Trudeau has rightly earned severe criticism for his holiday in Tofino on National Truth and Reconciliation Day. However, in my view there is another very…
It Is Better
Lauren Boebert is a Republican star. She displays the loud and hypocritical stupidity which is the calling card of the modern Republican Party. Max Boot writes: Is there a purer,…
Saying Yes is Easy, Realizing You Should Say No is Harder
When a friend or colleague asks for help your instinct may to say “yes” right away and to lend a hand. That quick response may not be the best approach…
Bike Calgary survey responses
Do you commit to ensuring the 5A network receives the necessary personnel and budgetary support to achieve the objectives set out in the plan? Yes. A fully integrated mobility network…
My latest: I think Trudeau is going to leave
Always look for the silver lining, our moms told us. It’s there. In the case of the Justin Trudeau surf vacation, it’s hard to spot the silver lining. Because the…
Toronto Star on Maxime Bernier, PPC: “racist…Islamophobic…mysogynistic…ties to the far right”
@TorontoStar: “ a vile call for an attack on journalists, but like all abuse of power it manifested more acutely in gendered and racist ways.” https://t.co/nNv97lOIFv @SCJOntario_en #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/8iKCDfz9Nn —…
Shining Evil
It’s nice to see evidence of our rulers taking time to invest for their declining years. The prime minister of Czechosolvakia, for example, used offshore companies to (secretly)buy a 13…
Media ignore politics behind Green leader’s demise
Former Green Party leader Annamie Paul addresses supporters, September 17, 2021. Photo from Facebook. Annamie Paul’s perspective has overwhelmingly shaped coverage of the dramatic and bitter conflict within the Green…
Blah, Blah, Blah.
I have never paid much attention to that young Swedish environmentalist, Greta Thunberg, but she certainly has good writers. The other day there was a clip on the news about…
‘Best Summer Ever’ takes its toll on Jason Kenney as Alberta premier’s approval rating tumbles
All of political Alberta was agog yesterday at the revelation 77 per cent of adult Albertans disapprove of Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership according to a recent online survey by ThinkHQ…
Fired worker awarded $30K after restaurant co-worker used wrong pronouns
Originally published by the Vancouver Province Author of the article: Susan Lazaruk Oct 02, 2021 Human rights tribunal found the worker had been discriminated against because the restaurant failed to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 4, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Clint Eastwood Wins $6.1 Million CBD Lawsuit via @nytimes – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Nuki, Jennifer Rigby and Anne Gulland write about the refusal to acknowledge the airborne spread of COVID-19 which led to a continuing…
gardening and games, but not piano: three things going on with me
Next year? I’m thinking borscht. It was not a total #gardenfail You may recall that I tried to plant my little gardenette, as we used to do in southern Ontario,…