They’re Taking The Books Out Of Classrooms
In Florida, they’re getting rid of lots of books. Marsha Lederman writes: Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder or more depressing on the U.S. book-ban front comes…
January 2023
Protect nature, or face human extinction
It seems like a no-brainer that in protecting nature, we are protecting ourselves and working to ensure human survival. Yet the ruling classes believe they can insulate themselves from consequences…
Ford’s Innovation?
If the business of the province is to deliver healthcare to its citizens, then why is the federal government butting in? What if Doug Ford’s version of Medicare is different…
Challenge accepted: Premier throws down the gauntlet with defamation accusation; CBC picks it up
On Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threw down the gauntlet, accusing the CBC of defamation and demanding that the corporation retract and apologize for its Jan. 19 report someone on…
Musical interlude
Jamie Woon – Shoulda (Samy Chelly Remix)
OPSBA Conference in the Time of Covid
I’m missing my first trustee conference this weekend because there are no Covid mitigations in effect. I called to ask about it, and they’re following the Ontario protocol, which is…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – George Monbiot discusses how everybody is being forced to play COVID roulette due to the choice not to work toward clean and safe…
Who Is The Real Pierre Poilievre?
I've been away, but it seemed to me like only yesterday that Pierre Poilievre shocked a lot of Canadians, by solemnly declaring that he was really a nice guy.He claimed…
Who Is The Real Pierre Poilievre?
I've been away, but it seemed to me like only yesterday that Pierre Poilievre shocked a lot of Canadians, by solemnly declaring that he was really a nice guy. He…
NATO arms transfers to Ukraine risk nuclear nightmare
A soldier walks past a line of M1 Abrams tanks at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs. Photo by Christian Murdock. Early on the morning of May 2, 1945, General Vasily Chuikov,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 27, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Supreme Court of Canada to rule on constitutionality of mandatory firearm sentences #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3wGhCGN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
The Greenbelt Fight Is Far From Over
If we can place any credibility in the utterances of federal politicians, the fight to save Ontario’s Greenbelt from the depredations of Doug Ford’s developer cronies is far from over.…
This pisses me off
Look, we @HotNasties @SFHPunks guys are honoured when people like our stuff. But when they put out an album of our stuff, without permission, without thanks, without even a fucking…
This pisses me off
Look, we @HotNasties @SFHPunks guys are honoured when people like our stuff. But when they put out an album of our stuff, without permission, without thanks, without even a fucking…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 17, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 17, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Alberta Tribunal Addresses the “Great Prima Facie Debate” on Family Status Workplace Accommodationhttps://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/05/alberta-tribunal-addresses-great-prima.html – Garry J. Wise,…
Rural Rage
Rural rage is a feature of American politics these days. But it’s not limited to the United States. In Canada, we are experiencing the same phenomenon. Paul Krugman writes: The…
New book shows why Indigenous leadership must be at the heart of Canada’s just transition
The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada Angele Alook, Emily Eaton, David Gray-Donald, Joël Laforest, Crystal Lameman and Bronwen Tucker Between the Lines, 2023 When new oil…
The Wildest of Wildrose.
She’s backkkkk and the rest of Canada can stand back in shock. Danielle Smith of Wildrose fame is back. And she is running strong. It took Jason Kenney to prepare…
Danielle Smith comes out swinging; Justin Trudeau responds with the rope-a-dope strategy
Danielle Smith comes out swinging. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). Justin Trudeau’s Liberals do the rope-a-dope. Remember, though, in addition to being prime minister, Mr. Trudeau is an…
Today’s Scene: Enshittification
I used to title these posts “From the Substacks” but good commentary is not just Substacks these days, its Medium and Patreon and blogs and opinion pieces from all over.…