Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 26, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 26, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Florida Supreme Court’s order blocking diversity quotas for CLE instructors could impact…
2021
The Vulnerable Sex Workers.
If we are going to consider the most vulnerable in our society for vaccination, we should start with the sex worker. They are doing something most people enjoy. It is…
Vague promises and half measures…
Leaders who worry about the state of the world in future years want actions to address climate change taken today. Leaders who worry about the state of the economy today…
Kinney versus Kenney: Can a progressive gadfly offer unhappy Albertans a way to send their premier a message?
Progressive gadfly Duncan Kinney, executive director of the progressive news and advocacy organization behind the Progress Report newsletter and podcast, is the first Albertan to file his papers with Elections…
Episode 73: Alberta politics is never boring
There is rarely a week in Alberta politics that is boring. On this episode of the Daveberta Podcast we discuss the recent fundraising numbers that show the NDP crushed the…
Kenney vs Freeland: National Child Care
“…this is going to be the most powerful step change in the Canadian economy since we did the NAFTA deal. It will really drive our economic productivity, our growth.” –…
Without Us, Covid-19 Would Be a Big Fat Nothing
We’ve learned a lot about Covid-19. Compared to other viruses it’s easily transmissible. It’s very contagious, easily spread. It’s also pretty lethal, far worse than seasonal influenza, which makes it…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Rich Mendes reports on new research showing that the longstanding focus on physical distance as a means of avoiding the indoor transmission…
topsy-turvy land: u.s. states make protest illegal and driving into protestors legal
It seems that state lawmakers in several U.S. states need a refresher course on the First Amendment. It’s a very simple amendment, really. Amendment I Congress shall make no law…
Is India a Threat to Us All?
What happens in India does not stay in India. Thanks, in part, to a rightwing government that downplayed the Covid pandemic, India’s limited healthcare system has been overwhelmed. Out of…
North Cowichan Council To Review Low Tree Poaching Penalties
North Cowichan to review low penalties for tree poaching CHEK News reports on the issue North Cowichan is conducting a review of its bylaw penalties for illegal cutting of trees…
george floyd + 1,000 others annually: justice is not possible, but accountability might help
Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd, was found guilty on all charges. At long last, after millions protested around the country and the world, a police officer…
A post-pandemic social peace accord?
There is no golden age of reciprocity ahead, writes John Clarke. The capitalist system is in crisis and a capacity to rebound and broker peace deals is lacking. Still image…
what i’m reading: sometimes you have to lie: the life and times of louise fitzhugh, renegade author of harriet the spy
Until very recently, I didn’t know anything about Louise Fitzhugh and had not thought about her at all. Of course, as a child I read and loved Harriet the Spy,…
Saunderson’s Epic Blunder
A blunder of epic proportions? A sobering display of supreme incompetence and ineptitude? A total failure of communications, direction, and leadership? An underhanded excuse to hand our municipal water services…
Something For Everybody
Chrystia Freeland’s budget has something for everybody. Michael Harris goes into the details: The star of this 739-page budget? The federal government will also spend $30 billion over the next…
B.S. for the Beer Store.
You wonder sometimes if anyone is ever going to tell the truth about Ontario’s Beer Store. For more than 90 years, this restrictive system of selling beer has been foisted…
What if we all get Covid-19? Why vaccines are the cure to contagion
Historically, vaccines have arguably been one of the biggest success stories of the human race – and the story of Covid-19 will be no different. Despite this, there is a…