Freedom Day?
Yesterday was Freedom Day in Britain — and Boris Johnson was self-isolating. Polly Toynbee writes: The prime minister’s glory day was such a disappointment. He had planned an event to…
2021
The Suburbs Are Bad, Here’s How to Make Them Good
We need to change the way we build and live if we’re going to avert catastrophic climate change, and it’s time we think about the biggest carbon offender: the suburbs.…
Covid Journal, July 20, 2021
Me boycotting the Olympics won’t make much of an impact on the absurd double-standard of pushing ahead with organized sports, but I’m going to do it anyways, I encourage you…
In Defence of the Damned.
It is not often that the Toronto Star provides free advertising for the corrupters among us. Instead of the ladies and gentlemen so described paying for the Star’s attention, it…
Whither the Greens?
I have been a supporter of social democracy since the days of the CCF and Tommy Douglas. I have, however, often offered support to the Liberals and occasionally to the…
Canada’s fighter jet purchase is a waste of public money—and a disaster for the climate
CF-188 Hornet. Photo by Corporal Pierre Habib/Department of National Defence. How about a little friendly pressure? Hopefully that’s all it would take for left wing New Democrat MPs to join…
Buddhism: Surface & Depth; Or, Big Mind & Baby Minds
Buddhist meditation and mindfulness are very popular now, and have become mainstream. Hospitals, churches and secular classes are now offering meditation and mindfulness training and practice. That is a good…
"Pretty Please" Isn’t Working. If the Carrot Fails, You Might Have to Try the Stick.
If we’re to have any hope of achieving herd immunity over Covid-19, we might have to resort to a little muscle. Max Boot writes that “pretty please” isn’t working. President…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – John Paul Tasker writes that Canada needs to push hard to increase the number of vaccinated people to prevent a fourth wave of…
How “Peter Gunn” influenced Steely Dan
I recently read Eminent Hipsters, and autobiography by Donald Fagen of Steely Dan. I highly recommend it if you are a fan of his music. Like any music biography, it…
Talking the Unofficial Start to #Elxn44 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 what has become the unofficial start to…
Harbourview Dump Splash Pad Already Over Budget
Local residents recently confirmed to me the dump that is under Harbourview Park occupied all the land from the wastewater treatment plant (WTP) on the east, to the Arboretum (Hickory…
In Florida, It Is "Death By DeSantis"
You need only watch the first two minutes to get the full measure of how Florida is ‘dealing’ with its Covid-19 crisis. Recommend this Post
Legal tweet of the Day: July 19, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3ipqKs7 #OntarioReopeningPlan #Step3 #Covid19News #vaccination #besafe – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Republicans’ Culture Of Death
COVID is ripping through the United States again. And that, James Downie writes, is just fine with Republicans: In the last two weeks of June, the United States averaged between…
Experimenting on Digital Twins Helps us Understand Reality
It’s hard to predict the future, but with enough data we can at least get better at it. That’s exactly what digital twins are all about. By using as much…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of July 19, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of July 18, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
indigenous peoples day at the kwalilas hotel in port hardy
On Indigenous Peoples Day, the day of the summer solstice, we attended a ceremony held by the local First Nations communities outside the Kwa’lilas Hotel, the beautiful Indigenous-owned hotel in…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of July 19, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 12, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Criminal defence lawyers sound alarm over Ford government’s new justice of the…