The Most Dangerous Bribe
H/t Theo Moudakis I wrote recently about the large-scale bribery that Doug Ford is engaging in during the run-up to Ontario’s June 2 provincial election. Cheques in the mail, promises…
April 2022
This Isn’t Tax And Spend
The Conservatives will attack yesterday’s budget as a big-spending plan on things we don’t need. Heather Scoffield writes that it’s not that — at all: The finance department figures we…
Which Ten is that?
Ontario has bought into the federal government’s “Ten Dollars a day” daycare deal. That is what everyone calls it. And most people realize it is not going to happen overnight.…
Today’s News:
A fascinating “history” of the Russia Ukraine War: A day by day timelapse of the approximate situation of the war in Ukraine so far. The situation at 00:00 UTC each…
Don’t change horses in mid-stream! Rebellious UCP members get dire warning on eve of Jason Kenney’s leadership vote
This week, the campaign brain trust for Alberta’s beleaguered premier managed to find 19 old Tory MLAs willing to sign their names to an open letter begging United Conservative Party…
Plague Update: Shahab Predicts COVID Will Wane by March 2022
The depravity of Shahab and Moe is really laid bare, as Canada enters the 2nd Omicron wave in no small part to the removal of public health measures. They shamefully…
Barn learner
New one. I like barns. pic.twitter.com/5F38vjm9dg — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 7, 2022
Explain This, Vlad. Russia’s Denials Don’t Hold Up.
German intelligence has intercepted Russian radio messages about first interrogating and then shooting Ukrainian civilians. The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence service, has acquired gruesome new insights into the atrocities…
Problem Solved? The Sea Lions Have a Solution.
From disease-spreading fish farms to bitumen supertankers, Ottawa has done the west coast no favours. There is some good news. These damned fish farms are under attack – by sea…
Finally—a Bill to end news theft
It’s taken a while, and the loss of a third of journalism jobs and 451 news outlets since 2008, along with the migration of billions of advertising dollars to tech…
Now More Than Ever? Covid Unmasked.
The UK reports that, at the end of March, one in thirteen Brits had active Covid infections. One in 13 down with Covid. At the same time, a new strain…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 7, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheday: Jackson Would Become the First Black Woman on the Supreme Court #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3KotsuK – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Tim Requarth writes about the U.S.’ appalling number of COVID orphans who have lost caregivers due to failures in public health policy…
Let us now praise Amazon unionists
“Hammer-Head.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon’s chief counsel as “not smart, or articulate,” who led…
One woman’s struggle against sexual harassment at a Canadian Forces base
Bonnie Robichaud, union activist, public speaker, mentor, and a recognized pioneer and leader in the fight for human rights. Photo courtesy Between the Lines. The following is an excerpt from…
So Much For A Harvard Education
J.D. Vance is a graduate of Harvard Law. He is also the author of Hillbilly Elegy, an account of what it’s like to grow up poor in Appalachia. Ron Howard…
Milton Was Wrong
In 1644, the English poet and pamphleteer John Milton wrote an impassioned defence of free speech (or, more factually, against censorship of print and in favour of restriction-free publication) called…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
Carbon tax for thee, big fat raise for me
Kelowna gas, this week. Trudeau’s regime raising the carbon tax on the same day they gave themselves a big, big raise was a big, big political mistake. #cdnpoli #lpc pic.twitter.com/roU9toCPpU…