That’s It: White Supremacy
It used to be that evangelicals drove the Republican agenda. That, Jennifer Rubin writes, has changed: Social policy is no longer at the heart of the agenda of the demographic.…
November 2021
Thought For The Day
Busy as I am these days performing outside maintenance chores before the storms inevitably start to fly, I offer this for today’s reflection, as well as gratitude that Aaron Rodgers…
No damage to Air Canada.
There was a surprising guest editorial in the Toronto Star the other day. It was an unusual reaction to a speech by Michael Rousseau, chief executive officer of Air Canada.…
There’s Heat and Then There’s Wet Bulb 35
With today’s report from the Washington Post that many of the estimates submitted to the UN have significantly understated greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 24 per cent, the…
Edmonton officials want another $3-million sole-source advertising deal with Postmedia – they should do better
With the implication there’s no alternative solution, Edmonton’s city administration has asked City Council’s Executive Committee to ratify a $3-million sole-source contract with Postmedia tomorrow to provide print and digital…
Bad, Bad Times
The American military, for all it’s size and cost, has really not been impressive in it’s wars since 1945 – even though all of them have been against vastly inferior…
The Incredible Cowardice of the Con Loser Erin O’Toole
For almost two months Erin O'Toole has been keeping a very low profile, avoiding the media and not doing any interviews. I thought he was just pulling a Harper, and…
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The Globe’s "O’Toole Paradox"
The Globe editorial board is giddy at how Tory backbenchers have gotten, “out from under the thumb of domineering party leaders who view them as little more than biotic voting…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 8, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawsuit filed against Travis Scott, Live Nation and others following Astroworld Festival tragedy via @CNN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Figures Don’t Lie but Liars Figure. COP 26 -"A Bit of a Fantasy."
A Washington Post investigation finds that many nations are lying about their greenhouse gas emissions. Malaysia’s latest catalogue of its greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations reads like a…
Red State America Reaps the Whirlwind
Since Covid vaccines became widely available, death rates in Red states are roughly three times that of Blue states. The more you like Trump the more you’re apt to die…
The Art of the Possible. Is It Enough? Not Anymore.
We’re in a crisis. Any doubt of that was erased by the summer’s killer heat domes, worsening wildfires, and prairie droughts. It’s also manifest in our warming and acidifying seas,…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of November 8, 2021
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Get With the Program
It’s time, Susan Riley writes, to stop treating anti-vaxxers with kid gloves: It is long past time that governments, institutions, unions, corporations, school boards—especially health-care providers, but, basically, anyone who…
Roasting Coffee by the Rays of the Sun
In Italy your next cup of coffee may come from a solar roaster instead of an unsustainable source. Climate change is threatening the ability of coffee plants to survive, as…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of November 8, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 8, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Rogers family drama moves to courtroom Monday as both sides seek legal…
Covid Journal, Nov 8, 2021
Can we please have our urinals back? The post Covid Journal, Nov 8, 2021 first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Justin Trudeau’s smoke and mirrors climate policy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault hold a press conference at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland on November 2, 2021. Photo from Twitter. In…