Majority government – who would have thought?
I was pleased indeed to read about the agreement between the Liberals and the NDP to create a stable government until 2025. This will be the first time in almost…
March 2022
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dayne Patterson discusses the continued recognition among doctors that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over (and indeed approaching another particularly dangerous phase).…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 23, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Liberal-NDP dental plan would benefit millions of Canadians #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3LqaeVJ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
How the issue of Ukraine is playing out on the left
Mural in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Photo by spoilt.exile/Flickr. A significant issue that has generated much heated discussion on the left is not over whether Russia’s illegal invasion of…
Liberal-NDP cooperation deal leaves many questions, and opportunities for progress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Photos courtesy Canadian Press. On Tuesday morning, it was announced the Liberal Party and the NDP had reached a supply and…
Lower Than
Republicans are giving Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a hard time. Paul Waldman writes: Republicans know they can’t stop Ketanji Brown Jackson from being confirmed to the Supreme Court. Since they…
SF’s Busiest Street Removed Cars and Traffic Improved
Market Street in San Fransico connects many communities within the city, yet using it to navigate from place to another was a slog. Until they got rid of cars last…
Today’s News: Rumours
Even the New York Times is now starting to write that Russia is actually losing to Ukraine. Yes, things are still terrible in Mariupol. But there was news yesterday that…
Hysterical Conservatives outdo themselves with ‘coalition’ histrionics, but Parliament is operating exactly as it should
Let it be conceded that the Conservative histrionics over yesterday’s confidence and supply agreement between the Liberals and the New Democrats in Parliament has far outdone the “spectacular national Conservative…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats dreaming big.
How the Liberal NDP Deal Has Deep Sixed the Cons
Ever since the Con leadership race began, Pierre Poilievre has been racing ahead of all the other mediocre candidates. Pedalling furiously away, and making it sound that if you vote…
in which i accommodate another quirk of small-town life: how to hand-wash a pea jacket
About a year ago, I blogged about some quirks of living in a remote region. It’s always amusing, baffling, and occasionally annoying to cope with what is and is not…
The GOP wanders right off the political spectrum
The polarization of political views now has many Americans rightly worried about the future of their democracy. At least those that care about democracy. Some almost seem to welcome its…
The Dreaded "E" Word or Good Intentions On the Road to Hell
Canada must stop producing fossil fuels by 2034. 12 more years if mankind is to have a break-even chance of arresting global warming at 1.5C. A study out of the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Crawford Killian writes about the dangers of becoming unduly relaxed about a new COVID wave (with particular reference to South Korea’s experience).…
A Great Day For Canada
About fricken time the Liberals and NDP came to an agreement to stop the never-ending short election cycle. This should have happened last year. Now let’s get some movement on…
Neoliberal failures expose the need to defund the police
Police cannot ever solve broad social and political problems created by the neglect of the neoliberal state. They will forever be locked in a chase to find more crime which…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 22, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows to Be Independent on Supreme Court if Confirmed #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3Nc9Knv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
My latest: the Axis of Weasels
The problem with backroom deals is that they don’t stay in the backroom. They leak out. Also, they don’t just look secretive, they look sneaky. And, because they are done…
Like Pearson?
Apparently, the Liberals and the NDP have a deal. The CBC’s Vassy Kapelos reports that: The leadership of the Liberals and the NDP have reached an agreement that would see…