Use It or Lose It.
Have you ever noticed that a building site is acquired, plans go through municipal council, everything is ready and for the next two years, nothing has happened. There are many…
2022
Conservative cancel culture is alive and well in the UCP’s Alberta – the War on Labour Day must end!
Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party are trying to cancel our Labour Day weekend. Labour Day in Alberta in 1904, when plumbers and pipefitters had uniforms (Photo: AlbertaHistoricPlaces.com). Surely…
Chong’s sensible reforms
I recently posted about the decline of conservatism in Canadian politics with the transformation of the progressive conservatives to mere conservatives. Red Toryism has not, however, been entirely extinguished in…
Canada’s Manufactured Healthcare Disaster
Canada’s healthcare system has been driven to the ropes by inept provincial governments across the country. Don’t let our public system be privatized. The post Canada’s Manufactured Healthcare Disaster first…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dayne Patterson reports that what little data Saskatchewan residents have to manage to risk of COVID is showing higher levels than have been…
The Abominable Cowardice of Pierre Poilievre
I have rarely seen a video that disturbed me more than the one of the Con ape Elliot McDavid going after Chrystia Freeland. I have always hated bullies, and McDavid's…
Today’s tonic: “The nasty verbal assault on Chrystia Freeland tells us a lot about rage in Canadian politics”
Today’s tonic: “The nasty verbal assault on Chrystia Freeland tells us a lot about rage in Canadian politics” by @maxfawcett https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/08/28/opinion/verbal-assault-chrystia-freeland-canadas-rage-dangerous via @NatObserver #Extremism breeds #Violence against #women in #PoliticsToday…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 29, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: RCMP, others investigating following alleged exorcism at Sask. children’s bible camp #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3AXEmoZ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Annoy A Nazi
I was going to write about Pierre Poilievre this morning, but then Brittlestar’s latest popped up; as a consequence, I now have a new, catchy personal theme song: Recommend this…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of August 29, 2022
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Political Arsonists
These days, some politicians — like Pierre Poilievre — have declared war on journalists. Michael Harris writes: Populist politicians like Poilievre either don’t understand, or don’t care about, is that…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 29, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 29, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: TTC to resume ticketing fare evasion after pandemic pause Georgia jury awards…
Help wanted: a leader
@JustinTrudeau hires an anti-Semite, and doesn’t apologize for doing so. @PierrePoilievre meets with a white supremacist, and doesn’t apologize for doing so. Canada deserves better than these two jerks. #cdnpoli…
Israel’s support for the far-right in Latin America goes back decades
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for photographers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. Photo by Alan Santos/Planalto Palace. Across Latin America, the…
Doug Doesn’t Do Decency.
There are people in our society who do the right thing without being asked. Ontario premier Doug Ford is not one of them. There are people in our society who…
Today’s News: Funny business!
Tonight here’s a bunch of recent tweets that made me laugh: First, here’s a great Coyne concept — hitting for the Conspiracy Theory “cycle”: … was killing thousands of people,…
Tonight’s tonic: “Full Kinzinger: McConnell ‘Probably’ Won’t Be Able To ‘Save The Senate'”
Tonight’s tonic: “Full Kinzinger: McConnell ‘Probably’ Won’t Be Able To ‘Save The Senate'” #uspoli #Midterms2022 @AdamKinzinger https://youtu.be/LDHQqlKdT3A via @YouTube
We are not the first civilization to collapse, but we will probably be the last
“Doomsday Selfie.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. CAHOKIA MOUNDS, Illinois — I am standing atop a 100-foot-high temple mound, the largest known earthwork in the Americas built by prehistoric peoples. The…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Wency Leung asks how much more of a human toll we’re willing to accept in order to operate in denial of a…