Your Carbon Footprint is Fine, it’s the Wealthy that Need to Change
There’s no doubt that we can all reduce our carbon footprint, but there’s one segment of the population who drastically need to cut their carbon output: the rich. Recent headlines…
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Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of April 19, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of April 19, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 19, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 19, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Toronto judge was wrong to toss sex assault case because woman refused…
The Actor Within.
We were puzzling the other day as to what training our current leaders had that prepared them for their political roles. If all you have to base your conclusion on…
Why Master Sun Matters Today
Master Sun was a wise man. So wise that his famous treatise, The Art of War (aka The Art of Warfare), has been read, written about, critiqued, and discussed for…
R.I.P. NDP principles
Shortly after June 30, 2017, John Horgan revealed his true self and buried BC NDP political perspectives alongside its principles. He is duplicating BC Liberal policies in important matters.
Washington Post Calls for Doug Ford to Resign
Doug Ford needs to go – now. Washington Post columnist and Ottawa U. professor, David Moscrop makes a compelling argument for an immediate change in provincial leadership. As Ontario Premier…
A Man of Half-Measures
“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.”—Winston Churchill. Lives…
I got the shot
Booked my AstraZenica shot. Had the sweats, nausea, headaches and an unsettling surge of anxiety. However, when I turned off the Justin Trudeau press conference and got the shot, I…
Over 25 years, world’s wealthiest 5% behind over one-third of global emissions growth: Study
The wealthiest one percent of the world’s population is responsible for emitting more than twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorest 50 percent of humanity combined. Photo by Chalo…
Nuclear ban treaty an opportunity for Ottawa to re-engage in peace and diplomacy
A majority of Canadians think the world should eliminate nuclear weapons and that Ottawa should join the treaty that bans them. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class…
On Cynicism
John Lennon was a millionaire, though he talked about having no possessions; Thomas Jefferson had slaves; and Martin Luther King Jr. was a philanderer, true enough, but I think it…
Conspiracy Theory
Anyone with a functioning brain should immediately stop using the term conspiracy theory. It only shuts down debate and precludes intelligent, critical thought. There are facts, based in evidence, and…
It’s a Matter of Supply and Demand
Pity the United States where they’re awash in Covid-19 vaccines but can’t drum up demand. The proportion of the population who’ve received at least one dose is almost twice as…
Freedom of Speech: What Is To Be Done?
What is to be done about the issue of freedom of speech, and the current, deeply ominous trend of the closing down of Western society, and the inevitably linked rise…
Coming Apart at the Seams at Queen’s Park?
Tomorrow the eyes of political Canada are ready to be fixed on Ottawa, with the presentation of the first Federal Budget in over two years. With all the implications for…
Sorry, Ernest, but I just don’t get you
While scrolling through the TV listings last week (I spent almost as much time looking for something to watch as actually watching), I came upon a new Ken Burns documentary…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Peter Lozinski discusses the confusing and conflicting messages from Scott Moe which are making it difficult for well-intentioned residents to know what…