Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Luke Savage points out that even biased right-wing polling is finding broad support for stronger social programs and limitations on corporate domination…
March 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 9, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘It is not a crime to give someone the finger’: Quebec judge issues candid ruling in neighbour dispute #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3YBCydV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
oregon family visit, part 6 and final (portland to port angeles to victoria)
On our way out of Portland, we stopped at the home of R, the well-known baseball writer who Allan had met at Powell’s. By sheer coincidence, he had some research…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you?
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it…
Picking Up Our Tab
There are a lot of us aging baby boomers around. Unfortunately, the young are being left to pick up our tab. Paul Kershaw points to the recent healthcare deal between…
The FBI Wants You To Block Ads
The FBI finally agrees with culture jammers. Online advertising has gotten so bad that the FBI now suggests everyone should make use of tracking blocking software, also known as ad…
Canada needs a real plan to take on Big Plastic
Nearly three million tonnes of plastic are dumped in landfills across Canada each year—the equivalent to the weight of 24 CN Towers. Photo courtesy Alan Levine/Flickr. The announcement of Canada’s…
The Ethnic Wars.
Despite the headaches it involved, I often thought it would be interesting to write a book about the ethnic battles for political advantage in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) from…
With province awash in cash, premier makes no commitment to Edmonton’s mayor about help with city’s social woes
Danielle Smith’s office doesn’t really seem to have put a lot of effort into describing the Alberta premier’s meeting Tuesday with Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi. Community and Social Services Minister…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Keen cats.
oregon family visit, part 5 (portland)
Our full day in Portland was almost entirely about books and food, with a little shopping-I-can’t-do-at-home thrown in. I thought I was going to do a bit of tourism —…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dyani Lewis writes that we know enough to ensure clean indoor air if we care enough to work on limiting the spread of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 8, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario man pleads guilty to throwing gravel at Justin Trudeau during 2021 election campaign event #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3J10yRV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 7, 2023
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
My latest: Judge Justin
You can’t judge yourself. More specifically, you’re not allowed to decide – or control, or influence – a case in which you are one of the main players. In law,…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and…
Who Wants The Job?
Justin Trudeau is looking for someone willing to do a very tough job. Susan Delacourt writes: A new job has opened up. Wanted: someone who can restore people’s faith in…
Is this the ‘Woke’ Generation?
They thought they were doing it their way. The Ontario liberals changed their constitution. They made it just as stupid as the conservative’s constitution. They learned nothing from the other…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Joshua Cohen writes that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the first sustained streak of declining global life expectancy in over 60…