Queen Elizabeth II departing Australia in 1973, farewelled by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Photo courtesy the National Archives of Australia. In Canada and throughout the Western world, the fêting…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge orders an Iowa teen who killed her alleged rapist to pay his family $150,000 in restitution #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3Lk5GB7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Chilean President Gabriel Boric. Photo by Vocería de Gobierno/Flickr. Despite recently electing Chile’s most progressive president in the shape of former student protest leader Gabriel Boric, voters in the country…
Evangelicals are at the heart of the MAGA movement. They make a lot of noise. But they ignore the real problem they face. Lots of sheep are fleeing the flock.…
We need some help here. I thought I had figured out that the word ‘woke’ just meant you had awakened to something. Now I hear that the new leader of…
As a result of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, NATO is much more in the news lately. Consequently, the job of heading the organization is attracting attention as the…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Yong offers an important look at what long COVID’s “brain fog” means for the people suffering from it, while Peter Thurley…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario seniors to pay $400/day to stay in hospital instead of moving to LTC #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3S2ThV3 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
MEPs vote unanimously to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urge the EU to further sanction Moscow, March 23, 2022. Photo courtesy European Parliament/Flickr. Outraged Western leaders are threatening a…
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters at a rally in Alberta. Photo from Facebook. “Dog bites man isn’t news,” the old adage goes. “But man bites dog sure…
An activist holds an “Antifa” flag above a crowd of marchers, Berlin, June 27, 2009. Photo by Sam Chills/Flickr. The last few decades have seen regular debates on the left…
Increasingly misanthropic, I’m not sure I needed this video, sent to me by my friend Dom. It’s been around for awhile, but if you haven’t seen it, or would like…
The family who owned the Patagonia clothing company recently gave the company to a new trust which will take all the profits and dedicate it to fighting climate change. Meaning…
If there are those still among us who don’t know who Pierre Poilievre is, his first press conference after becoming the leader of the Conservatives should settle the matter. Karyn…
When Steven Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” for the musical “A Little Night Music,” it was not about circus clowns. It is a haunting song about the mistakes we…
Day Four of Poilievre’s leadership and his true colours are already showing: The nasty politics of the “real Pierre Poilivrer”. This is what he did to one of his own…
Canadian Conservatives have been working hard to give the impression they’re enthusiastic monarchists. The Queen and her husband, Prince Phillip, visit Canada, where she was genuinely popular throughout her 70-year…
Made y’all another playlist. https://t.co/XWMAuM7TgR — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 15, 2022
I didn't really want to watch the coronation of Pierre Poilievre, let alone write about it. It was just too boring and too ugly.And of course everyone knew who was…
I didn't really want to watch the coronation of Pierre Poilievre, let alone write about it. It was just too boring and too ugly.And of course everyone knew who was…
