#LegalTweetoftheDay: All internet service providers in US must block 3 pirate streaming sites, federal judge rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://bit.ly/3ynVcwa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
I’ll be posting more about the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership race in the days to come, including putting together candidate profiles and updating my campaign reference page. For those interested in…
Assorted content to end your week. – Vaibhav Upadhyay and Krishna Mallela discuss the development of new COVID-19 vaccines, and the hope that they’ll offer more protection as variants continue…
With the unprecedented leak of the SCOTUS draft brief, and official confirmation of the politicization of the Court, we see the final nails pounded in Roe v. Wade — a…
Palestinian-Canadian activist Khaled Barakat. Image courtesy Al Mayadeen. The Israel lobby has launched yet another odious and hypocritical attack. They are calling on the federal government to expel Palestinian-Canadian activist…
In the last Ontario election, the Liberal brand was toxic. The party wound up with seven seats — not enough for official party status. This election will be a real…
The election in Ontario might be the shortest in the history of the province, but it certainly won’t be the most courteous. How could it be? The voters are frustrated…
Lots of comments tonight about the first Conservative debate — apparently not an “official” debate though I’m not sure why that mattered. The big loser was, I think, Patrick Brown…
There’s nothing wrong with a little financial education, but is that what Alberta students will be getting from the grade school “financial literacy” program Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced…
Many years ago, when I toiled in the oil patch, I lived in Houston, Texas for a couple of years. It was most enjoyable, especially the part about missing Canadian…
A few weeks ago, news broke that the standoff over pricing between Frito-Lay and Loblaw that had stripped chip shelves bare at Loblaws, Superstore, Independent Grocers and Shoppers had ended.…
Checking the various international climate performance indices for Canada’s rankings is a depressing business. Consider for example the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). The CCPI is compiled annually by three…
Are the Rapid A Tests much good for making social plans? Not definitively. Cases are going undetected by tests in many cases, giving false negatives that result in infectious people…
This week, a draft ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was leaked. Although what’s in the ruling itself is retrograde (and that’s being kind), that isn’t…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: A federal judge accepts Derek Chauvin’s plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3vMGRI7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Eric Topol describes how COVID-19’s infectiousness has been steadily increasing with time even as so many governments have gone out of their…
I suppose that all political campaigns, to one extent or another, require some willful ignorance or selective memory. If they didn’t, how could so many voters support so many obviously…
The leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade is the second attack on Fort Sumter. It is the beginning of the second American Civil War. Lawrence…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the…
But, by all means, continue to go unvaccinated and stop wearing masks and act like it’s just another flu. Oh, and do your own research. That too. “Covid: World’s true…
