Who Invited This Guy?
For those planning their nuptials, here is a word of advice: make sure Donald Trump isn’t there to offer a toast. Recommend this Post
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Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of March 29, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of March 29, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Once Upon a Time in Collingwood
MORE THAN SIX MONTHS after council received the final report from the Saunderson Vindictive Judicial Inquiry (aka the SVJI), council has finally seen fit to hold a (virtual) public meeting…
The Big Picture
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court declared that the carbon tax was constitutional. It was also the day that the Auditor General released her latest report. Susan Delacourt writes: One theme…
Carbon Pricing in Canada is Constitutional
A few years ago the federal government in Canada started charging for carbon wastage by people and companies. The 2018 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act was passed to ensure that…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 29, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 29, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Prosecutor’s DoorDash side gig leads to demotion Michael Kovrig’s closed trial in…
Liberalism Betrayed.
You hear it too often. It is the jerk who tells you that they are socially a liberal and financially a conservative. Does that mean that you want to do…
The Boat as Metaphor
everyone’s anti-godzilla until there’s a 200,000 ton boat that can’t be moved — Emma Berquist (@eeberquist) March 27, 2021 So now the world is following the tale of the boat…
On the anniversary of his death, we come to bury Ralph Klein, not to praise him – but just the same the man had his moments
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the death of Ralph Klein, so we can expect Conservatives in media, social and otherwise, to strive mightily today to outdo one another with…
Suez Canal Unblocked
Incredibly illustrative video to understand better the issue with #EVERGIVEN in the #suez pic.twitter.com/1iyPCh5tFk — Fábio Carvalho (@fabioac) March 28, 2021 This is the best thing you will see this…
Episode 71: Peace, Order and Good Carbon Taxes
University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach joins the Daveberta Podcast for a rousing discussion about the Supreme Court of Canada’s big decision about the federal carbon tax, the politics of…
Mr Kenney Responds to the Supreme Court of Canada
“Parliament acted within its jurisdiction.” – Supreme Court of Canada Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act On Mar 25 Premier Kenney issued a statement followed by a press conference…
Help wanted
Got a rather specific threat sent to my website. Can’t find the email of the OPP contact (or whomever) to send it to. Anyone have an email address, please and…
The truth and Julie S. Lalonde
@julieslalonde, who has been on the Trudeau government payroll, continues to allege that the victim in the BC beer festival was “outed” by the media. In fact, the victim wrote…
A logophile’s lament …
After many, many decades as a journalist and writer, I have developed a rare condition: I am a logophile, which is someone who loves words. You’ve likely never encountered the…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Alexandre Tanzi highlights how the 1% in the U.S. made out like bandits even as the country suffered through a pandemic year…
The “Crisis” At The Border
Republicans are fuming. They say that things have gotten worse at the southern border since Joe Biden became president. Robert Reich writes: The House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, declares it…
Knowledge vs Opinion, Enlightenment vs Delusion
As Plato said, everyone has opinions, but few have knowledge. It is important that we keep that in the back of our minds, if not the fore. Two levels, there…