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Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of August 22, 2022
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A Clear And Present Danger
No less than The Globe And Mail has warned us. Michael Harris writes: In this country, The Globe and Mail did not refer to Poilievre by name in a long…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 22, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 22, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia 2020 investigation, judge rules – CNNPolitics…
Correcting the record on Bill Graham and the Iraq War
Bill Graham, former Canadian defence and foreign affairs minister, died at the age of 83 on August 8. With the recent death of former Liberal Defence and Foreign Affairs Minister…
Top Canadian mining companies profited $143 billion in 2021
Barrick Gold’s Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic. Photo courtesy Barrick Gold. In August 2022, the Canadian Mining Journal—a reliably pro-corporate industry magazine—published its list of Canada’s top 40…
Democracy Denied.
It could have been planned or it might be accidental. When it happens, it is wrong. It can deny voters the representation they deserve in the provincial legislature or in…
Today’s News: Just a little light treason
Just a short one tonight: Ron Johnson believes that there’s a five second rule for both food dropped on the floor and treason. — Steve Metz (@steven_metz) August 22, 2022…
Alberta is calling, again: Top-notch education at the U of A! (Never mind how we’re trying to bring it down a notch or two …)
The Alberta is Calling vanity advertising campaign featuring the voice of the province’s soon-to-be-retired premier continues to tout benefits for would-be newcomers to Alberta that Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party…
[Aug. 30, MTL] India’s Descent Into Fascism And Far-Right Hindu Supremacist Networks In The US & Canada: A conversation with Raqib Hameed Naik
*Please share widely / SVP partagez largement* *India’s Descent Into Fascism And Far-Right Hindu Supremacist Networks In The US & Canada* *A conversation with Raqib Hameed Naik* *Tuesday, August 30,…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates August 9, 2022
NOTE: If you currently send the updates to Eric King, he is being transferred and might not receive the packet until he reaches a new prison. His supporters advise to…
Straight talk about lame talk
New owners took over The Georgia Straight two years ago. That quickly led to changes that are not reader-friendly. However, their website still offers useful commentary and is particularly worth…
The Day Pierre Poilievre Showed Us Who He Really Is
Pierre Poilievre has been making a lot of kooky videos recently, that are both deeply disturbing, and strangely enough also hilarious. Like the latest one where he compares our banking…
Things to Come.
When H.G. Wells wrote his science fiction book The Shape of Things to Come, it was in the middle of the Second World War. You can see the influence the…
Weekend funnies
If you ever wondered what happened to Biff… Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in “Back to the Future,” wrote a song about answering the same fan questions for 30+…
When I watch the United Conservative Party (UCP) Leadership race, one question always comes to the fore: do the UCP leadership candidates realise that in five to ten year Alberta will have serious problems in retaining our economic position in this world?
In 2008, Tesla rolled out its boutique electric car. It was called the Tesla Roadster. At that time, the Roadster had a big sticker price: $109,000 USD. Based on a…
Tweet of the day
Natural, holistic, hypoallergenic and the profit margin is enormous. So, if we can…
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