Climate capitalism and ‘regimes of obstruction’
A pump jack operates in an oil field in the Permian Basin in Texas. Photo by Jacob Ford/Odessa American. The Big Stall: How Big Oil and Think Tanks are Blocking…
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The F-35 Canada doesn’t Need.
American airplane manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s sales staff had a marker event last month. They found that Switzerland wanted to buy 36 F-35 stealth fighter jets. It makes you wonder though…
Regulators who oppose regulation
A Boston Globe report ought to interest Canadians because the Massachusetts experience improves understanding of how regulators who do not believe in regulation work hand-in-hand with industry…
A Far Different Future Sooner Than You Might Imagine
One thing that can be said for the unfolding climate emergency is that it has forced us to see ourselves not as Masters of the Universe but as a species…
Welcome home, blogger! Don’t worry about closed Alberta hospital beds – we have pepper spray and pickup trucks
SIDNEY, B.C. Welcome home, blogger! Alberta Premier Jason Kenney trying to prove that he’s a real manly Alberta man too (Photo: Twitter/Jason Kenney). Having spent a few days dealing with…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – CBC News reports on the research which is just starting to systematically identify and treat the worrisome symptoms of long COVID. Gabriel Scally…
Let’s Start Making Wider Sidewalks
There’s nothing like a pandemic to force us to realize that our current minimum requirements for walking spaces and sidewalks are stupid. The post Let’s Start Making Wider Sidewalks first…
Art imitates law
During today’s hearing in Bernier v. Kinsella et al., I did a painting for my amazing legal counsel, David Shiller (that’s him up top). Hope he likes it. I sure…
Talking the Installation of a New Governor General on “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 installation of Mary Simon as the…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 26, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: How to watch, listen and follow the installation of governor general Mary Simon via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet7212021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Boycott Big Tech: Go To Purism & Linux
This will definitely be my next laptop: Purism Librem. My MSI is still fast, reliable, and bullet-proof, after three years of use – while all my previous laptops bogged down…
family and friends reunion road trip: day four: birthday party at a winery
This was another big family day, and a wonderful one. We took Kai and Cookie to a dogsitter who we found through Rover, the Airbnb for dogs. She has a…
Public parks are public land
Toronto’s Alexandra Park became a safe haven for residents experiencing homelessness amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Toronto Police cleared an encampment in the park on July 20. Photo by Michael Swan/Flickr.…
I Miss Collingwood’s Elvis Festival
I miss Collingwood’s Elvis Festival. It was a weekend full of visitors, friends, music, entertainment, dancing, and fun. But it was killed in 2019 by a council that dislikes others…
Regarding Those Benighted Anti-Vaxxers
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Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of July 26, 2021
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Mental Health Workers are Better than Cops
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of July 26, 2021
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