How’s That "50 by 30" Thing Going?
The International Energy Agency reports that CO2 emissions climbed a hefty six percent last year. The culprit? Energy prices. Higher costs for fossil fuels, especially natural gas, are said to…
March 2022
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 8, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bill to scrap Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine would stop dozens of open investigations #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3Mz4Ssh – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ed Yong rightly questions how the U.S. (like Canada) has come to see a large number of preventable COVID-19 deaths as normal.…
Punctual Meetings are More Productive
It’s not just you who thinks there’s too much useless chatter at the start of the meeting. Meetings that don’t start on time are less efficient than those that do,…
It’s Getting Warmer
Things are beginning to heat up. Apparently, Jean Charest will announce his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party on Thursday. Stephanie Levitz writes: While the federal Conservative leadership…
Three to One.
It is probably a little unfair but if it takes three, so be it. They are showing us how weak prime minister Justin Trudeau is by comparison. With Chrystia Freeland,…
Citing soaring prices, but with eye to shielding retailers’ profits, UCP stops collecting 13-cent-per-litre provincial fuel tax
If the United Conservative Party Government was serious about protecting Albertans from soaring fuel prices, it could move to temporarily control the retail price of gasoline and diesel fuel. Big…
Today’s News: Poetry of a sort
There’s a lot of news and tweets about the Ukraine-Russia War, so I am now following three Twitter Lists: From The Horse Whisperer: Ukraine Coverage From Josh Marshall: 2022 Ukraine…
I like sky.
New one, done today. Ukraine is in my head. pic.twitter.com/Bbeqf6Ehs8 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 7, 2022 The post I like sky. first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Sanctions against Russia are hurting ordinary people in Central Asia
The financial war against the Russian economy has already had wide-ranging effects on ordinary people inside and outside of the country. Photo from iStock. While the Russian and Ukrainian economies…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Associated Press reports on the continued disparity in COVID-19 vaccinations between countries which is exacerbating the risk of new and more severe…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 7, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Supreme Court Will Not Review Decision to Overturn Bill Cosby’s Conviction #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/35AlFe1 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Now, More Than Ever
With the world oil price said to be heading to $200 per barrel and beyond, with grocery prices skyrocketing, and with Earth on the cusp of runaway climate catastrophe, could…
The Soul Of The West
Michael Harris writes that, in the Ukraine War, the soul of the West hangs in the balance: Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down,…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of March 7, 2022
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 7, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 7, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario set to introduce $15 minimum wage for app-based gig workers |…
This Cheap Box Helps to Keep COVID at Bay
The desinergs of the Corsi-Rosenthal box wanted to do something to help places deal with COVID-19. As we all know, the virus is airborne and spreads easily in interior environments.…
The Mess She Leaves Behind.
Ontario’s health minister, Christine Elliot is leaving politics, again. Another conservative cabinet member is deserting Doug Ford’s sinking ship. She joins cabinet colleague Rod Phillips in leaving. Both leave behind…
What’s with all this chatter about the Canadian Bill of Rights? The latest far-right talking point explained
There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the Diefenbaker-era Canadian Bill of Rights, especially on social media. While it doesn’t seem to have hit mainstream commentary in a big…
Today’s News: Return of the Red Phone
Our son asked me yesterday what it was like to live in the time of the Cold War. That’s when I realized that for him, the threat of nuclear annihilation…