Note to readers
Reduced activity here will continue for a while. While treating me for a now four-month-old case of Shingles, medics found a heart disorder that needs attention. I’ve been quickly in…
March 2023
Trans Mountain: A $35+ billion fossil fuel subsidy
“There is a genuine possibility that within the coming century, we will hit temperatures that are deeply incompatible with the continued existence of human life.” Canadian industrialists, the Trudeau government,…
Of Fools and Damn Fools.
Common sense tells us that conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has gone much too far. To accuse the prime minister of colluding with a foreign government, to win the 2019 election…
Musical interlude
CHVRCHES – Final Girl
Object Removal with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 – The De-urbanization of a Pond
Back in the day, Inpaint used to be the standard for removing objects from digital photographs. Then I discovered Photo Stamp Remover which I found to be much better and…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Camille Bains reports on Dr. Mona Nemer’s warning that long COVID represents a mass disabling event with potentially devastating social and economic consequences.…
Canada is in need of a Social Rejuvenation
Canada (and the world) needs a social rejuvenation. The post Canada is in need of a Social Rejuvenation first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 10, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Doug Ford follows Justin Trudeau’s lead and bans TikTok from government phones #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3F9yE51 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.For…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.For…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-health-care-reform-sex-offenders-and.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Dark And Ugly
For the last two decades, we have watched American politics get dark and ugly. The ill wind that emanates from there has blown across our border. Susan Delacourt writes: The…
COVID science and post-truth policy at Canadian universities
What are we to make of the dissonance between university administrators and scientific experts related to COVID-19 across Canadian universities? Photo from Flickr. In January 2023, Health Canada affirmed that…
Pierre Poilievre’s Pickle.
If the leader of the opposition, conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, thinks he could have a case to make of Chinese government interference in Don Valley North in the last election,…
Federal environment minister spoke softly about that unreported toxic sludge leak, but Ottawa carries a big stick
Ottawa can afford to speak softly on constitutional matters because it carries a big stick. One of Imperial Oil Resources Ltd.’s drainage ponds at its Kearl site north of Fort…
Today’s News: Outstanding Support for Trans Rights
I thought this was outstanding: And with a disturbing rise in anti-transgender hate here in Canada and around the world recently, I want to be very clear about one more…
BIG step toward saving the oceans
Along with our other environmental sins, we are fishing the oceans dry. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, over a third of global fisheries have been fished beyond…
Signs Of The Times
I’ve been really busy this week and haven’t had time to post. The following reflects just a few of the things I haven’t written about, as seen through the eyes…