Latest painting: Alberta is calling me
New one. I think I’ll keep it. pic.twitter.com/RIvApwJoeT — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 22, 2022 The post Latest painting: Alberta is calling me first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 22, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich denied bail #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https:// – 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. – BBC reports on the justified fears of medically vulnerable people that they’re being left behind by the UK Cons’ decision to eliminate…
What, Trucker Tokers?
We’re all feeling the pinch from the breakdown of freight transport. Goods are just not getting to market as normal. Short supply, costs and prices go up. There’s a shortage…
Alberta To Waste Taxpayer $ on Frivolous Lawsuit
So, yesterday, Jason Kenney announced that Alberta was going to sue the Federal Government for “trampling on provincial jurisdiction” with the Emergency Measures Act … all of a few days…
Enemies Of Democracy
I wrote yesterday that the Ottawa Occupation was a con job. The con job began when the people involved were called protesters. Michael Harris writes that these folks were no…
Yes, you should just delete your apps
Third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats have taken control of the marketplace, losing money while getting diners used to ordering on these platforms without seeing or feeling the cost. Photo…
This City Captures Drinkable Water from the Air
Aquifers feel there pressure of increasing populations and farms; as a result, cities around the world get drastically close to running out of water. The solution in some places may…
Today’s News: It passed
Done! The Emergencies Act passed the Commons and now the Senators get to posture and preen for a bit before they pass it too. The fact that we got through…
Kenney’s Confusion.
Heard the other day that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney intends to go to court to block the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergency Measures Act. That is a little late…
Looks like Albertans will get their wish and become the focus of Canada’s attention – it may be an unpleasant experience for some
As the folk wisdom goes, be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. Albertans, who have a habit of complaining bitterly when they are not at the…
The End of the Postwar World
Today marks the end of the post-Cold War world. At least that’s how the editorial board of the Washington Post views Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize two disputed regions of…
Unpublished Ottawa: whither thou goest, Tories, is your 1958 Edsel?
Watching some gesture-y guy talk about why the #CPC are hooped. Joey and Roxy are asleep. Link here: https://t.co/xAeEuunVyW pic.twitter.com/3Lmpjz5eUL — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 22, 2022 The post Unpublished…
Hot takes: Putin outmanoeuvres the West; Trudeau outmanoeuvres the Opposition, and Alberta outmanoeuvres … shoes!
Well, this has been an interesting Alberta Family Day – and it’s not even over yet. In international politics, Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway Russian-speaking provinces of eastern…
Why The Cons Are The Big Losers Of The Battle of Ottawa
It's amazing what a difference a few days can make. Just three days ago this poor loser might have thought the Con terrorists were winning. As he bellowed and belched…
Who are they?
Video captured by CTV News appeared to show several protesters surrounding, harassing and intimidating a crew from the CBC. Two men could also be seen spitting at the journalists Link…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Alexandra Hutzler reports that even a majority of Americans seeing mask mandates lifted aren’t prepared to buy the line that it’s safe to…
Drowning in Greenwash
November, 2015. A newly elected Canadian prime minister took to the floor of the Paris Climate Summit and proclaimed “Canada’s back.” The climate pariah, Stephen Harper, had been vanquished. Canada…
Flash Floods in London???
One thing that still amazes me when these climate emergency events occur is how easily our resilience is overwhelmed. Next week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release its…
The Police Problem in Canada
The Emergencies Act sets a dangerous precedent- as does Bill 1 in Alberta, and we should not be encouraging their precedent-setting use. It is clear that the systems and leaders…