Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jason Hannan discusses why the gaslighting campaign to get people to forget about the deadly disease being left to spread unchecked is…
June 2022
The Clock Is Ticking
Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote yesterday. But, Doug Saunders writes, his days are numbered: He survived the vote by 211 to 148, meaning he will return to 10 Downing…
Ontario Omertá.
It was somewhere between Thomas Harris’ Silence of the Lambs and the Mafia’s Omertá, a vow of silence. The only difference was that it was Ontario’s electorate that was being…
Today’s News: Lest We Forget
Follow this tweet thread for some sad photos of the brave Canadian boys who lost their lives fighting in D-Day 78 years ago. They were all so young: @CAFinUS has…
Alberta progressives whipsaw themselves from hope to despair – but less may have changed than it appears
So what is this, already? The spring of hope or the winter of despair? Former premier and NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Two months ago, tout…
A Bit More on Burnout
I was listening to VoicEd.ca last week (Wednesdays at 8:45 am), and they recommended Lynn Thomas’s post on resilience and burnout summarized from a talk by Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe. I…
Jason Kenney’s “Breaking Bad” Press Release
Last week, the feds granted BC a 3-year exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act decriminalizing the possession of up to 2.5 grams of certain illegal drugs for personal…
India has a key role to play in a possible new world order
In the first half of April 2022, India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, made some revealing remarks at a press conference in Washington, DC. He was standing beside US Secretary…
#SKNDPLDR Candidate Profile – Kaitlyn Harvey
The flip side of Carla Beck’s position as the ultra-establishment candidate – backed by most of the NDP’s existing organizational structure, and using that position to play to those with…
#SKNDPLDR Candidate Profile – Carla Beck
On paper, Carla Beck’s track record covers nearly every group the NDP should be looking to attract into its fold. She’s a well-respected veteran member of the Legislature, with prior…
No victory in defeat
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath speaking during the party’s campaign kick-off event in Hamilton, April 2018. She announced her pending resignation as ONDP leader on June 2, 2022. Photo by…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 6, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard guilty of sexually assaulting young woman, not guilty on counts related to teen fan #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3MikuPz – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Judy Melinek notes that the physical effects of long COVID include irreversible organ damage, while Rob Chaney discusses its devastating impact on people’s…
Peggy Nash: An activist’s guide to getting elected
Former NDP Member of Parliament Peggy Nash. Photo by Matt Jiggins/Flickr. The following is an excerpt from former NDP MP Peggy Nash’s new book, Women Winning Office: An Activist’s Guide…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of June 6, 2022
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Good Bye, BoJo?
This could be Boris Johnson’s last day in office. The Guardian reports that: Boris Johnson is to face a vote of no confidence on Monday evening after the threshold of…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 6, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 6, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: B.C. to decriminalize possession of small amounts of ‘hard’ drugs such as…
Freeing Poilievre.
“Freedom” is the clarion call from Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre. ‘“Freedom’ from what?” you ask. And now we know. Poilievre had promised his followers in the protest convoy, that came…
Today’s News: Just a few odds and ends
Just a random collection of news tonight. First, from Uvalde: The more the media tries to dig into what happened in Uvalde, the less it makes sense. It is beginning…
Awkward family portraits: Travis Toews and his supporters try to give an impression of unity and inevitability
Talk about your awkward family portrait! Brian Jean, the last time he announced he was running to lead the UCP, in 2017 (Photo: Brian Jean/Flickr). Former finance minister Travis Toews,…