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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“…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.” –…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…