Where have all the newspapers gone? Spoiler alert: They’re still here
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2022
Leave ‘Em Laughing.
If you live in Ontario, you need to pay attention to premier Doug Ford. If you don’t, he and his conservatives could bankrupt us. He has totally screwed our healthcare…
Today’s News: Orange Shirt Day
Sept 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also called Orange Shirt Day – for settlers, it is a day for thoughtfulness, remembrance, acknowledgement of wrongdoing, apology, and…
Conservative political activist Craig Chandler files defamation lawsuit against political scientist Duane Bratt
Calgary conservative political activist Craig B. Chandler indicated on social media Wednesday he is suing Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt for defamation. Mount Royal University political science professor…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the growing recognition that COVID-19 may have severe and long-term effects on the brains of people who get…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 29, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to pay additional $8 billion in wages if Bill 124 court challenge lost, report finds #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVToronto https://bit.ly/3dQXdt3 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
The R Word
A recession, we’re told, is just around the corner. Heather Scoffield writes: Deloitte Canada joins economists at Bank of Montreal, Desjardins and Royal Bank in seeing two straight quarters of…
Campaign to prohibit illegal Israeli military recruitment in Canada gets big boost
IDF soldiers return from the Second Lebanon War in August 2006. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The campaign to oppose illegal Israeli military recruitment has broken new ground. The Liberal government…
Cuba’s Families Code a bold step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the hemisphere
On September 18, Cuban citizens abroad voted in a popular referendum on the country’s proposed Families Code, a comprehensive revamp of social policy that includes some of the world’s most…
In Sheep’s Clothing.
Nor does the leopard change his spots. The news media seem to think that the new leader of the conservatives in parliament has discovered his nicer self. We can expect…
World News Day
Given that it is World News Day, a few reflections from the Star’s former public editor, Kathy English, seem appropriate: Trustworthy journalism is news and information that is accountable, accurate,…
Legal Tweet of the Day" September 28, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Federal court certifies $1.1B class action against RCMP over alleged bullying, harassment #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3BPomEF – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
“Henderson has scored for Canada!”
Is there a more famous phrase in Canadian history, coined on this day 50 years ago? To be honest, I’m at a loss to come up with another famous Canadian…
How to Win an Election
Anyone running for office should consider reading How to Win an Election, by Quintus Tullius Cicero, translated by Philip Freeman. It’s a short, small book subtitled An Ancient Guide for…
The Ruins
Life and death were in the ruins. The old cottage was filled with a riot of primal green ferns and stinging nettles. The only bright… The post The Ruins appeared…
Swastika Trail: the people (and Daisy Group) win!
Breaking! #NEW: Township of Puslinch to Rename Swastika Trail pic.twitter.com/H7Nc3akrQF — Daisy Group (@DaisyGrp) September 28, 2022
Four straight years of non-stop street protest in Haiti
A man holds a weapon next to burning barricades during anti-government protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 14, 2021. Photo courtesy Catholic News Service. A cycle of protests began in Haiti…
Why Economy Class is Best Class
Private jets (AKA PJs) are really bad for the environment, like really bad. We’ve looked at efforts to ban PJs before, this time let’s examine the relative carbon emissions of…
A Tale of Two Twitters
It is the best of the Internet, it is the worst of the Internet, it is the purveyor of wisdom, it is the purveyor of disinformation, it is the home…