Peru’s oligarchy overthrows President Castillo
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo visiting the Amazon region after an earthquake. Photo from Twitter. June 6, 2021, was a day which shocked many in Peru’s oligarchy. Pedro Castillo Terrones,…
December 2022
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 20, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3WzexmS – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Marco Zuin et al. examine the connection between COVID-19 infections and subsequent heart attacks. And Felicity Liew et al. study the effect…
Iran: Secular revolt against clerical tyranny
The Islamic regime in Iran is occupied with the brutal crackdown of the latest uprising of Iranians, who are fed up with 43 years of repression and are demanding change.…
BC’s government partnered in greenwashing
The NDP government of British Columbia says the province’s CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 “is one the strongest climate plans on the continent.” If that is true, the continent is in…
Fraud Is His Middle Name
Yesterday, the January 6th Committee referred Donald Trump to the justice department on four charges. Of the four, Eugene Robinson writes, Trump’s attempt to “defraud the United States” is the…
what i’m reading: krakatoa: the day the world exploded: august 27, 1883 by simon winchester
The 1883 volcanic eruption known as Krakatoa was the largest, loudest, and most destructive natural event in human history. The explosions (there were many) were heard almost 3,000 miles away.…
Poilievre’s Plan.
The secret is out. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has been telling his fellow conservatives his secret strategy to win the country. The fact that it is the same strategy as…
Today’s News: The Beginning of the End?
Three stories tonight seem to have the same theme — that it may be the beginning of the end for Pierre Poilievre, for Elon Musk and for Donald Trump. First,…
Trudeau government’s purchase of F-35 warplanes may be imminent
F-35B Lightning II. Photo by Defence Imagery/Wikimedia Commons. According to a report published on December 18 by Global News, after years of delays, Canada is set to finalize a contract…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 19, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3G1psQS – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Canada Starts Single Use Plastic Ban
Canada joins other nations in the banning of wasteful single use plastics starting at the end of this month. Canada’s plastic ban is being rolled out in an incremental fashion…
Do Masks Harm Children?
There’s some shock and outrage that I’d suggest encouraging masks in class to curb the spread of the three-plus viruses inundating pediatric wards in hospitals right now. Some have accused…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Blair Fix discusses how inflation reflects both instability in the overall system of prices, and a business strategy to turn that instability into…
Ontario’s strong mayor reforms: a new shell for urban neoliberalism
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo from Twitter. Earlier this month, Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell affixed her signature to Bill 39, the Better Municipal Governance…
Do they Understand?
During the recent by-election in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Pierre Poilievre was nowhere to be seen. Michael Harris asks: Where was Pierre Poilievre when his candidate needed him? Perhaps he was on YouTube…
Exclusionary, cisgendered male only, elitist functions are so hypocritical and need to go away from our community.
Last night, I had the misfortune of attending the latest Gentlemen’s Club event at the Carlu in downtown Toronto. It will be the last one I ever attend. Post-pandemic, I…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of December 19, 2022
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of December 19, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 19, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok Toronto cop files $30M complaint…
Christmas comes early at Warren’s house
I AM HAVING THE BEST DAY EVER https://t.co/Sg426w8mhF — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) December 19, 2022