Ford’s Foolish Fumbles.
Ontario premier Ford has fallen on failing times. It was not just swallowing a bee the other day—that, at least, was funny. It is incidents such as watching him read…
August 2022
Today’s News: Night and day
I don’t have a lot to talk about tonight, but I read a couple of articles today and I was struck by the contrast in these descriptions – the leadership…
Inquiring minds want to know: What does Danielle Smith’s ‘Sovereignty Act’ actually say – or does it even exist?
Brian Jean, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the United Conservative Party, has a good question for Danielle Smith, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Anne Sosin and Ranu Dhillon write that it’s long past time to take the well-documented and devastating effects of long COVID into account…
On Finding Answers in Research
I recently posted, on social media, a list of studies showing the effectiveness of masks and of mandates. One commenter said he doesn’t trust studies because they could be biased,…
A Useful Crisis
I’m a big movie buff, and I used to love watching meaty psychological thrillers and films with evil people murdering one another. No Country for Old Men is one of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 17, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Why this BigLaw firm adopted a permanent work-from-anywhere policy for its lawyers and staff #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://bit.ly/3dFkRIg – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy - the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That's…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy - the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That's…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy – the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That’s…
Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: What are my rights if I’m being discriminated against in my work place?
Human Rights legislation both in Ontario and nationally protects against discrimination in the workplace on various grounds. This includes age, disability, racial, ethnic, and religious right, sex, gender identity, sexual…
Freedom and Friends.
It reminds us of the yahoos who visited the Nation’s Capital last February looking for freedom. The people in this case found freedom but this Freedom is only allowed if…
Today’s News: Updates from all over
Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act today — and Biden is no dummy, unexpectedly handing Manchin the pen even though Schumer and Pelosi are right there too. In spite of…
The Alberta Advantage is back! Highest average wages in the country! (Never mind what we said last year …)
Who knew that higher salaries were part of the Alberta Advantage? Bigger paycheques! One of the ads that will be appearing at Vancouver transit stops soon (Image: Government of Alberta).…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Upturned cats.
Americans want more parties (political, that is)
A growing number of Americans are unhappy with their current political choices. According to a Pew Research Center survey, four in ten say they want more parties than just the…
What Happened to Politics?
I want to save this thread by Jeff Rybak, defence lawyer, lecturer at the University of Toronto, and a not-for-profit corporate director: “I’m trying to understand what’s happening with politics…
I Know How He Feels. Do You?
Is decline the new trend for civilization? With the exception, perhaps, of population growth, humanity seems to be at or on the cusp of decline.Tom Engelhardt, of TomDispatch, has written…
I Know How He Feels. Do You?
Is decline the new trend for civilization? With the exception, perhaps, of population growth, humanity seems to be at or on the cusp of decline.Tom Engelhardt, of TomDispatch, has written…
I Know How He Feels. Do You?
Is decline the new trend for civilization? With the exception, perhaps, of population growth, humanity seems to be at or on the cusp of decline. Tom Engelhardt, of TomDispatch, has…