Taibbi’s Tough Talk
Trust Matt Taibbi to re-open old wounds. In his latest piece, Taibbi looks at the invasion of Ukraine through George Orwell’s eyes. No one is spared. In the last weeks,…
March 2022
We Should Decolonize Names
Over the years I’ve had occasion to collect names any number of times. The standard way to do this is with an online form. You then store the names in…
On Risk Calculation
Is Putin insane, or does he just want everyone to think he is? The world can’t afford to get the answer wrong. H/t Michael De Adder Recommend this Post
Capable former cabinet minister Danielle Larivee will again be NDP candidate in Lesser Slave Lake
The Alberta NDP made it official yesterday, announcing that Danielle Larivee will once again be the party’s candidate in the Lesser Slave Lake riding. As I said when I reported…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 14, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to countersue accuser E. Jean Carroll, calling it a delay tactic #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3KF0qqn – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Steven Woolf examines the inescapable connection between political choices and avoidable COVID-19 deaths between U.S. states. And Christopher Blackwell discusses how the pandemic…
Maxime Bernier loses again! And we win!
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered the People’s Party leader to pay us almost every penny of our legal costs! We are so grateful – and particularly to our amazing…
Maxime Bernier loses again!
Andre Marin and Mark Bourrie, too. Full indemnity costs: ouch. @MaximeBernier has lost again! The Ontario Superior Court has ordered the People's Party leader to pay @DaisyGrp and I $132,000…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 14, 2022
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Take Him Seriously
Pierre Poilievre is a clown. Nonetheless, Susan Riley writes, it’s time to take him seriously: Random journalists, subject-matter experts, and others, try to counter Poilievre’s facetious boilerplate—“lets give Canadians back…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 14, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 14, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Supreme Court Will Not Review Decision to Overturn Bill Cosby’s Conviction Bill…
Some Good News?
How bike lanes inspired some thoughts about better design which in turn results in less dependency. The post Some Good News? first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Ford’s ‘400’ Focus.
It really is annoying that Ontario premier Ford has started his election campaign with emphasis on the ‘400’ series highways. We all know that it takes years and extensive planning…
Today’s News: Ukraine perseveres
This is wonderful: Zelensky’ late-night address: Day 17 of the war is over. “The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such…
On Removing Mask Mandates
I’m gobsmacked by the recent move to remove the mask mandate for schools starting March 21st, at the start of spring. The Hamilton Board dared to face down the ministry,…
Short Break
Given world events it’s become a little more difficult to focus on those squawking about their freedoms being trampled and not getting a fair deal from Ottawa. So Ms Soapbox…
How Politics is Supposed to Work
This photo shows how today’s politics has broken. 1961. A new president, Democrat John F. Kennedy, takes a stroll with the former president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, to discuss foreign…
Debunking the myth of Canada’s non-involvement in the Iraq war
A damaged billboard of Saddam Hussein along a roadside as Coalition forces conduct operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 2003. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew R.…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Kit Yates discusses how the lifting of COVID-19 public health protections in the UK has predictably precipitated another wave of infections. Natalie…
KINSELLACAST 201: Exclusive interview with Ukraine’s Yarema Dukh! Plus: Lilley, Kheiriddin, Belanger – and the Antlers, Smog, Nina Anastasia, Horsegirl
The post KINSELLACAST 201: Exclusive interview with Ukraine’s Yarema Dukh! Plus: Lilley, Kheiriddin, Belanger – and the Antlers, Smog, Nina Anastasia, Horsegirl first appeared on Warren Kinsella.