Liberty Or Death?
Democracies around the world are having a hard time containing COVID. Glen Pearson writes: Democracies increasingly look incapable of containing the spread – not because governments aren’t trying, but because…
2021
Google Workers Create Union
Unions are a reaction to poor working conditions, and it’s clear that some Silicon Valley companies have created the need for unions. Google, which has been actively suppressing workers who…
Talking Canadian Politicians COVID-19 Travel Abroad with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell. We talked about the eternally growing story of Canadian politicians taking trips abroad during…
2021 Is Here, So Is Our New Year’s Book Sale!
The New Year, of course, comes with a New Year’s Sale at leftwingbooks.net/sale A new calendar year always makes me aware of all the things that are unknown about the…
A Few New Titles to Start the New Year
Three new titles from PM Press just came in, which is a nice way to start the New Year! Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly (Second…
The Essence of the Path
Here are a few things that I have gleaned, from listening, from study and contemplation, and from some genuine experience. I believe they can be helpful. But above all, think…
In epic flip-flop, Jason Kenney reverses course, disciplines globe-trotting MLAs and sacks migratory chief of staff
After a weekend of unprecedented denunciation from all points of the political compass, including many of his own loyal supporters, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney yesterday folded and accepted resignations from…
I just can’t see it
Just scribble something. Sometimes it works out.
Can We Stop This Nonsense About "Assange the Martyr"?
Julian Assange has won a reprieve from efforts to extradite him to face charges in the United States. For many on the left, Assange is a great martyr, a defender…
The case for producing more energy than we need
Solar is so cheap, we need to build far, far more than we need. By Michael J. Coren Climate reporter That was the surprising conclusion Marc Perez, a doctoral student…
My latest in Sun Media: mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
It is that time of year when we admit to our failings. It’s a timely time, too. For example, all over the Caribbean and various sun spots, nervous politicians are…
It’s Not Exactly the Cuban Missile Crisis, But…
Donald Trump is clearly in mental freefall, what the shrinks call “decomposition.” If you were incapable of distinguishing belief from reality you might be in the same condition. For the…
Mike Harris does not deserve the Order of Ontario
On the first day of 2021, the Province of Ontario quietly used the holiday season to appoint former premier Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario. This is a feeble…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – In the absence of any leadership from governments, a group of experts has put together a “Canadian Shield” strategy (PDF) to rein in…
Talking Canadian Politicians COVID-19 Travel Abroad 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 the growing number of stories of Canadian…
A Timely Reminder
With the travel circuit as busy as it is, now is a good time to remind each other that our political ‘leaders’ have advised all Canadians to avoid unnecessary travel:…
This Robotic 2 Acre Vertical Farm Can Replace 720 Acre Normal Farm
A new company based in California is hoping to drastically reshape our food supply in the coming years. Plenty uses vertical farming to lower its land use per crop and…
His Next Public Residence
There is nothing Donald Trump won’t do to stay in office. The lastest evidence is the telephone call he made to Georgia’s Secretary of State. Jennifer Rubin writes: The Post…
in which i inadvertently discover a downside to working at home
I’ve always loved working at home. I loved it when I first started writing fiction and working as a freelance proofreader in 1985, and I loved it even more when…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of January 4, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of January 4, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net