What Happened to Trebor?
Back in late 2020, local media was singing the praises of a new company called Trebor RX at 395 Raglan Street in Collingwood. Its entrepreneurial owner, George Irwin, promised great…
2022
The end of rights and freedoms
I'm now convinced section 33 will ultimately turn the Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Bill of Rights – that is, a mere statute that amounts to fuck all.…
These Twits Twitter.
I have never been able to make the connection between the more popular personal Internet exchanges and the world of blogs. About 10 years ago, one of my grandsons told…
Manitoba’s Stefanson to Alberta’s Smith: Drop dead!
When Manitoba Conservative Premier Heather Stefanson blew off Alberta Conservative Premier Danielle Smith’s call yesterday to ship Alberta oil through the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Wild Rose Country’s most…
Whew! That was close—too close
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s election on Sunday in a squeaker, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a mere two points. It was a victory for more than Lula.…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Knvul Sheikh reports on new research showing how a single COVID-19 can “rebound” whether or not it’s been treated with Paxlovid. Pooja Toshniwal…
Doug Ford’s Mighty Not Withstanding hammer slams again.
From page 21 of It’s a Londontlife #2. We lost a lot of work somehow in a failed backup crash power outage disaster. I don’t know. Work from 2018 and…
Meta witnesses get hostile reception from Liberal MPs
Last week, MPs confronted Meta executives over their threat to block Canadians from sharing news across Facebook and other platforms. Photo by Christoph Scholz/Flickr. Heritage committee hearings into the Online…
It’s All So Simple
… if you are a devotee of Fox News and its ilk. I talked to this lady who says drugs will be handed out tonight for Halloween by “illegals” because…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 31, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3Ub9tE7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Kids Love Living in Cities
Urban places are already good places since they are more environmentally friendly than sub-urban places and have fantastic access to culture. Research in Toronto has revealed that children love cities…
hard times: we are ruled by banks, corporations, and the governments that enable them. it doesn’t have to be this way.
In Canada this year, food bank usage hit an all-time high. In March 2022, there were almost 1.5 million visits to food banks — 15% more than there were one…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of October 31, 2022
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Divine Right?
I have already written about Doug Ford’s refusal to testify at the public inquiry into the occupation of Ottawa. Today, Michael Harris takes on the issue: Besides refusing to personally…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 31, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 31, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Temporary restraining order sought against group linked to voter intimidation allegations in…
A Frugal Ford?
Ontario premier Doug Ford has an unusual problem for a conservative. The provincial government’s Financial Accountability Office says that the government has a $2.1 billion budget surplus instead of a…
Hey, its Halloween!
Likely the best video ever: Here are some good Halloween tweets and tweet-stories I have been collecting! BOO, EH! pic.twitter.com/8ew5sWk0tz — Brittlestar (@brittlestar) October 29, 2022 Happy Halloween ? @TheSlyStallone…
When the UCP Government Ran Amok
“There is no room for the unilateral assumption of authority in a constitutional democracy.” – Nigel Bankes, U of C emeritus professor of law, on the government’s decision to rescind…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ewen Callaway discusses the COVID-19 “variant soup” which we’ll be drowning in this winter due to the deliberate elimination of any public…