Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of October 4, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of October 4, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
October 2021
Opening A Pandora’s Box of Elite Financial Trickery
Yesterday the Pandora Papers were released to the public by a team of investigative journalists. It exposed how 35 world leaders and 300 other public officials used complex financial arrangements…
Retiring Centcom
Most Americans now see the Afghan War as a mistake. But the real mistake, Andrew Bacevich writes, goes back much further than Afghanistan. It goes back to Ronald Reagan, who…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 4, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 4, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: DOJ agrees to drop release restrictions for Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr.…
Lessons for Conservatives.
My advice to conservatives among us is just to be what you are. That might be simplistic but there is concern that your party’s philosophy is wandering too far off…
Today’s News: Next year country
Well, the boys gave it a good try, but couldn’t quite get into the post-season this year: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was sitting in the dugout watching the BOS/WAS game. Sat…
Jason Kenney the Anecdotal Policy Maker
“Anecdotal” (anəkˈdōdl) adjective: an account not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research. And the gong show continues. On Sept 30, we learned…
KINSELLACAST 179: Surf and Destroy with Mills, Mraz and Belanger
The post KINSELLACAST 179: Surf and Destroy with Mills, Mraz and Belanger first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Deceit and distraction
BC Hydro and government overseers have long claimed electricity demand is growing at a rate of 40% over 20 years. In fact, demand has not grown since 2005. What did…
Choose Change. Vote For Results.
I’m running to be your Ward 4 City Councillor with solutions for the future of Calgary. … The post Choose Change. Vote For Results. appeared first on DJ Kelly |…
The View from Here: Preventing School Spread of Covid-19
Stuck in another gruelling semester of school, it’s striking how a minor schedule change can completely disrupt time and energy. I’m falling asleep as soon as I get home! But…
In Decline, a Few Thoughts
Western civilization is in decline and it still has a long way to go. We had better get used to it. That’s according to author, newspaper editor and professor, Andrew…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Canadian Press reports on the overwhelming public support for vaccine mandates and other public health rules – as well as the…
It’s About Time
We may be on the cusp of doing something about wealth inequality in Canada. Robin Sears writes: When even thoughtful American conservative commentators like George Will muse about the need…
Political Polarization
As various writer dissect our recent election some observers are looking at the bigger picture…. “Political observers have been warning that the increasing polarization of Canadian politics is turning respectful…
Will elections ever save us? No, but a strong Labour movement will.
Giving Labour more power within the capitalist system should be seen as a win for the Left, especially after decades of neo-liberal decay. If we are to progress as a…
Fair Vote’s Fancy.
A reader sent me some literature from Fair Vote Canada the other day. This piece was complaining about the number of Canadians who did not vote in the recent federal…
Alison Redford, chosen to lead Alberta’s Conservatives a decade ago, doesn’t look quite so bad in hindsight
I happened to be leaving the Edmonton EXPO Centre at the same moment as Alison Redford in the wee hours of the morning she was declared the winner of the…
Alison Redford
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Some Sunday Wisdom From A Social Seer
To borrow from Ben Jonson’s accolade about Shakespeare, George Carlin was “not of an age, but for all time.” A man not afraid to shake the tree of complacency, he…