Space Lawyer Protected Us From Mercury
Exciting personal space law news! In 2018 a whistleblower told me about a new satellite thruster that used mercury, the poisonous liquid metal, as a propellant, and that it would…
2022
Roe v. Wade’s fall shows we can’t be complacent about women’s rights in Canada
Rally in support of reproductive rights in Ambler, Pennsylvania, May 31, 2019. Photo from Flickr. The recent leak of a draft decision by the United States Supreme Court that overrules…
Liberalism Reborn.
It seems that the conservative and new democrat party leaders in Ontario are fighting a liberal party that no longer exists. They think they are fighting the Kathleen Wynne and…
Today’s News: Reality bites
First, this: Such good news and a great game. Our son says that four out of five times, the team that wins Game 5 also wins the series! On to…
Alberta premier prematurely celebrates court’s view Ottawa’s environmental assessment law is unconstitutional
Jason Kenney and his allies in the United Conservative Party are noisily celebrating the Alberta Court of Appeal’s opinion yesterday that the federal government’s environmental assessment law is unconstitutional, and…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Dozing cats.
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…