Can Canadian Conservatives survive their own leaders?
During the "freedom" convoy, Canadian conservative leaders such as Pierre Polievre were falling over themselves to not just show support for the protesters, but be seen with them in the…
January 2023
Can Canadian Conservatives survive their own leaders?
During the “freedom” convoy, Canadian conservative leaders such as Pierre Polievre were falling over themselves to not just show support for the protesters, but be seen with them in the…
Saturday Photo: The New Year Begins on a Gray Note…
The view at the Lachine Rapids on the morning of January 1, 2023. Going for a walk was a good thing to do, but it was cold and wet and…
They Are So Dangerous
Kevin McCarthy is now the speaker of the U. S, House of Representatives. Dana Milbank writes: This is insurrection by other means: Two years to the day since the Jan.…
The Tax That’s Time Has Come.
Have you ever wondered why the rich get all upset and angry at the mention of a wealth tax? I got to thinking about it when the former president Trump’s…
Finally the crazy is over!
Yeah, sure. I spent the evening watching the US House of Representatives try to elect a Speaker. Finally, they did. Just barely. A head of lettuce — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance)…
Musical interlude
The Paper Kites – Give Me Your Fire, Give Me Your Rain
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – David Wallace-Wells examines a few of the false narratives which are limiting our response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sarah Wulf Hanson and…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 6, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: N.B. convoy donor fighting motion to name him in lawsuit #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3Zg8jdW – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Chaos In The House
As much as I might like to, I find it hard to completely ignore the dysfunction that defines American society in general and, currently, in particular, the House of Representatives.…
Riding On The Back Of The Tiger
These days, our politics are driven by anger. Konrad Yakabuski writes: Former federal Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole spoke for many Canadians distressed at the increasing nastiness of our political…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 1, 2005
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 1, 2005 via Wise Law Blog: Canada’s new Spousal Support Guideline Proposal http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2005/05/canadas-new-spousal-support-guideline.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Locals pay the price of super gentrification in Mexico City
La Roma Norte, Ciudad de México. Photo by Natch Jarero/Flickr. The accelerated gentrification of two of Mexico City’s neighbourhoods, La Condesa and La Roma Norte, has caused tensions and a…
Taxing Excess Profit?
It really is disgusting. As inflation is eating away at your paycheque, the boss of your company could be going home with more than 200 times the salary of the…
We Need to Talk about Kraken (XBB.1.5)
I watched this livestream tonight: an interview and Q&A with Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding (EFD), an U.S. epidemiologist who broke the news that the CDC knew XBB.1.5. was a variant of…
Juxtapose: Burgeoning CEO pay and the sprawling woke conspiracy the National Post thinks we should worry about
On Tuesday, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reminded us that it takes the country’s 100 highest-paid corporate CEOs less than an hour to make $58,800 – the average Canadian…
So Jordan Peterson Is Being Disciplined?
Jordan Peterson is running about making a big fuss because his social media antics have garnered the attention of the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO). "I won't comply!", he…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 5, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: CIBC agrees to settle overtime class-action lawsuit, will pay $153 million #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3GbvXQ4 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk examines what we know about – and what we should be doing in response to – the Kraken COVID-19 variant…
This Heat Pump Uses Sound
Normal heat pumps make use of chemicals to modulate temperatures, in the future they may all use sound. A new French startup has announced they will sell a residential heat…