Today’s News: "galloping riderless across the landscape"
My title tonight comes from this interview between The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols and Russia expert Thane Gustafson, talking about the unpredictability of Putin’s war. And it seemed apt to use…
2022
A Dying Breed.
It was a picture of Canada’s first nations’ representatives with the Bishop of Rome that got me thinking. Where are the anachronisms in this picture? And who are the people…
After six years of exemplary service as Alberta Health Services CEO, Kenney Government sacks Verna Yiu
Verna Yiu led Alberta Health Services through the darkest hours of the pandemic with grace and a steady hand. The 20-year-plus veteran of public health care administration is the kind…
Putin’s War and the Horror of Genocide
In the midst of all the destruction, it should have been a celebration. A moment to celebrate having driven the Russian invaders out of several villages on the outskirts of…
Council Misses the Bus. Again.
Council’s latest plan will make life harder for low-income and senior residents by making our public transit less accessible, less affordable, and then replacing the schedule with random access buses…
Falling Behind Faster and Faster – IPCC
The latest chapter in the IPCC’s third major report says that we have a very narrow chance of averting 1.5 degree warming. But, if we make the big sacrifices and…
The Flight from Reality – Nikiforuk
The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk writes that we’re being left to our fates as province by province lifts Covid-19 restrictions. Like most modern politicians, Johnson couldn’t be bothered with dealing with…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 4, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Juror’s Error Did Not Affect Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict, Judge Rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/35Gk4U6 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
National Caregiver Day in Canada: All the News!
The first Tuesday in April is National Caregiver Day in Canada and this year, there is lots of news to share! Although it doesn’t formally launch till May, activities at…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Michael Marshall offers a reminder that even where it hasn’t been able to achieve its ideal goal, a zero-COVID strategy has produced far…
The end of dollar dominance?
The shift in international currency strength after the Ukraine war will not form into some West-East bloc, but instead towards a fragmentation of currency reserves, argues Michael Roberts. Image by…
Call for Art and Article Submissions for the 2023 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar
The Certain Days collective will be releasing our 22nd calendar this coming autumn. In lieu of a 2023 theme, we are doing an open call for abolition-related art and article…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 4, 2022
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Where’s Justice?
During his time in office, Donald Trump dismantled the American Justice Department. Michael Harris writes: One of the trademarks of Trump’s trip through the sewers of business and politics has…
Hamburg Builds for a Future of Higher Seas
Hamburg’s transition from being seen as only an industrial port to a thriving cultural hub is well underway and part of that transition is to ensure the city can survive…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 4, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 4, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Multiple charges laid against MPPRandy Hillier Jan. 6 Panel Argues for Contempt…
Time to Try the Trump Card?
Are we so desperate to help Ukraine that we have to ask Donald Trump for help? It seems obvious that the Russian generals have been lying to Vladimir Putin. The…
Today’s News: Good news, of a sort
Russia has now withdrawn from Kyiv and northern Ukraine. Yes, that’s the good news today. But now the fear is that Russia will be sending its troops and equipment to…
Plague Update: Sweden Killed People
Really shocking news out of Sweden. Eugenicists have been setting policy, and children were being used as bio-weapons. Remember all the right wingers online touting Sweden as an example for…
Alberta—the political province
Canada’s central and eastern provinces, with the exception of Quebec, are all governed by the same two parties that date from the time of Confederation—the Liberals and the Conservatives. The…