What was the Freedom Convoy?
Trucks in downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy protest. Photo by Maksim Sokolov/Wikimedia Commons. It’s been a dizzying few weeks in Canadian politics. As the Emergencies Act is revoked, the…
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Recognizing Leadership.
The other day, we mentioned that every candidate for the liberal party in the coming provincial election in Ontario needs to demonstrate leadership. It is not that the party does…
Today’s News: the "Before Times" are gone
I tell you, I’m getting very very tired of the 2020s. If I could return them for a refund, I sure would. I had been thinking of the days before…
Russian vodka disappears from Alberta shelves – but what about Russian pipeline steel and AIMCo’s Russian investment fund?
On Sunday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the provincial government has directed the Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Commission to stop accepting Russian-made liquor products and to quit selling current stock…
Indisputable peril
Perhaps this year’s most important publication is by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Almost one hundred scientists from thirty-eight nations report that risks to long-term human survival…
Can some good come from a very bad situation? Let’s hope so.
The world’s most popular flag So, all you Freedom Convoy supporters, how do you feel now? Seeing an independent, democratic country under savage attack by a monstrous enemy intent on…
She was six years old.
“CNN – A wounded 6-year-old girl arrived at a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Sunday. Her mother wept outside the ambulance. Her father was at her side, covered in blood.…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Canadian Press interviews Dr. Saqib Shahab about the need for Saskatchewan’s citizens to act responsibly in getting vaccinated and taking public health…
Hey, It’s Moscow. People Disappear All the Time.
There’s been some speculation that Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has little to do with Kiev and much to do with threats at home in the Kremlin. There’s a pattern…
Mitt Romney – Treading Water in a Sea of Morons
Flawed he may be but Mitt Romney isn’t afraid of calling out his fellow Republicans. “Look, there is no place in either political party for this White nationalism or racism.…
The Cognitive Level
Image: © pkab.wordpress.com. Tony Bates has offered a preliminary critique of my paper on connectivism. He suggests that, in the words of Ebbinghaus, “What is true is alas not new,…
The Gaslighting House Guest
For the foreseeable future on this blog, there is going to be a bit of a balancing act going on. As may not be shocking to you, I have a…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 28, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Restrictions: Google follows YouTube in cutting off ad revenue to Russian state media #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3tdD8AU – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
What’s at Stake? Nothing Less Than a Liveable Future.
With our attention glued to Ukraine and seditious truckers, this is not the best moment for something even more serious. Today, the final day of February, 2022, brings a new…
Battle for the Soul
It’s amazing what can happen in the span of a week. This time last week, the occupation of Ottawa by anti-social and anti-public health individuals ended after three weeks. That…
Trumpism Is Here
You may not want to believe it. But, Max Fawcett writes, Trumpism has arrived in Canada: For more than four years now, Canadians have watched the slow-motion collapse of American…
Russia: From sanctions to slump?
Russia’s central bank in Moscow. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The economic war between the US-led NATO alliance and Russia is heating up alongside the real war in Ukraine itself. In…
Police association’s 24 complaints to integrity commissioner, all found to be without merit, were retaliatory: Edmonton City Councillor
Twenty-four complaints by the Edmonton Police Association claiming Councillor Michael Janz broke City Council’s code of conduct have all been dismissed as completely without merit by Edmonton Integrity Commissioner Jamie…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of February 28, 2022
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Satire and Her Ugly Siblings: Parody, Irony and Sarcasm
One of Hollywood’s most enduring images of satire is of Slim Pickens as Maj. T.J. “King Kong,” cowboy hat in one hand, h-bomb gripped in… The post Satire and Her…