Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Smriti Mallapaty reports on new research indicating that a two-thirds of U.S. children short of vaccination eligibility have been infected with COVID-19.…
May 2022
Vladimir Putin’s Disgusting Day Of Victory
It would be hard to imagine a more grotesque spectacle. The malignant fascist dwarf Vladimir Putin presiding over Russia's annual Victory Day parade. And lying like a thief. Claiming that…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 10, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Can Americans seek abortion in Canada if Roe v. Wade is overturned? #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3yo148N – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
My latest: the smart, Indigenous female lawyer vs. SlapMineNutsMC
How would you choose, if you were the leader of a feminist political party? In Sault Ste. Marie, an experienced and respected Indigenous lawyer — who is female — wanted…
Riley On Carbon Capture
Susan Riley has become a fierce critic of Justin Trudeau’s climate policy. She writes: Well, that didn’t take long. Mere weeks after the federal budget offered a generous tax credit…
Who watches the watchers?
Photo by Don Fontijn/Unsplash The infrastructure of blacklists Much Western media reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has amounted to hand-holding the public by avoiding content deemed to be disinformation…
Make Big Oil Care by Cutting Profits
We’ve heard lots of big claims from oil companies about their commitment to sustainable energy production, but those are all words. Their actions are still to extract fossil fuels which…
Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Manufactured Consent is no Consent at all…
In the of NK v Botuik, 2020 HRTO 345, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal revisited the concept of consent within the context of a workplace “relationship”. The Tribunal declared that…
RCMP’s toxic culture of sexualized violence requires external review
Tens of thousands of women inside and outside the force have been victimized by the RCMP, writes professor and lawyer Pam Palmater. Photo by Pedro Lopez/Flickr. This article contains disturbing…
The Motivated Voter.
If there is one voter who drives the pollsters and political parties crazy, it’s the motivated voter. This is the voter that will get to the polling station and vote…
Today’s News: The stupid, it burns!
Evan Scrimshaw sent out a newsletter tonight talking about Skippy and the Conservative so-called “debate” last week and its worth quoting from: … It’s a busted ideology and a party…
Possible unpopular opinion: Premier’s communications director should be paid for his COVID isolation expenses
If Premier Jason Kenney’s executive director of communications followed all the rules when he expensed his stay in an Edmonton hotel and claimed meal allowances after a positive COVID test…
The shape of cyberpunk to come
Tokyo, Japan. Referring to Japan’s influence on the genre, science fiction writer William Gibson said, “modern Japan simply was cyberpunk.” Photo by Andre Benz/Wikimedia Commons. “Punk will only die when…
Poilievre supporter gets a Twitter lesson
People’s Party Pierre supporter writes in. Nice. #cdnpoli #cpc pic.twitter.com/tGSmdK6DQ4 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 9, 2022 The @PierrePoilievre supporter who wanted me to get AIDS for retweeting an article…
Is the Ocean Losing Its Memory?
A new report claims our oceans are losing their memory, something that may impair our ability to predict climate extremes and our ability to manage fisheries. The study is tough…
Jesus, endless war, and the rise of American fascism
“With this Ring.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. The Democratic Party—which had 50 years to write Roe v Wade into law with Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in full…
Monbiot – The Earth Beneath Our Feet
Forget flat screen TVs and broken supply chains. How secure is the global food supply? Hint: it’s not secure, not at all. If you haven’t got enough to eat, biblical…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 9, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Twitter over ban via @cnn #law #legal #lawtwitter https://cnn.it/3MYp72b – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sheryl Gay Stoberg discusses how concerns about pharmaceutical profiteering and a lack of access in the developing world are developing for COVID-19 treatments…
Inflation: Wages versus profits
Illustration by American labour cartoonist Fred Wright, updated to reflect increases in corporate profits, prices and wages over the past two years. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The Governor of the…