Tokyo Demonstrates the True Cost of Cars
Japan’s well respected car industry sells cars the world over, but at home it’s a different story. Car ownership is low in Japan for obvious reasons like having a good…
April 2023
Ford versus Smith.
It appears to be a race to the bottom. It is amateur Ontario premier Doug Ford against amateur Alberta premier Danielle Smith. Neither has the experience or competence to be…
Today’s Comments: Just wondering who will be next on the hit list?
Canada continues to watch Poilievre and the CPC shoot themselves in the foot every time they open their mouths. And funny, isn’t it, how hostile they are toward journalists? In…
‘National Citizen’s Inquiry’ into COVID-19 objects to TikTok ban; meanwhile, Alberta’s official version of the same thing is doing something
The so-called “National Citizens Inquiry” established last fall by Preston Manning complained on Easter Sunday that TikTok has joined YouTube in suspending its account, presumably for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.…
Living with the Lower Case [Gabriel Kuhn reviews A Brilliant Red Thread]
A review of Don Hamerquist, A Brilliant Red Thread (Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2023). There is much to like about Montreal publisher Kersplebedeb. One thing is the political positioning. Introducing a list…
When you become what you hated
I'd point out the irony of Trudeau and his cabal attacking the media as much as the Trump and his cabal attack the media, but what's the point? Ten years…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Fulton discusses the lessons we should be learning from the response to COVID-19 in preparing for the next pandemic. Richard Payerchin highlights…
Canadian Emblem for the Coronation of King Charles III
With less than a month to go before thecoronation there has been an increase in government announcements in regards to the various aspects of thecelebration. The Department of Canadian Heritage…
My latest: we don’t trust you
When the news broke that the board and leadership of the Trudeau Foundation had resigned, en masse, Justin Trudeau – he whose surname is affixed to said Foundation – was…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 12, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump asks to delay sexual assault trial following historic indictment #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3GySibl – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Machine Learning Improves Enzyme Eating Plastic
A bacteria that eats plastic may sound too good to be true since we have so much plastic waste littering the planet. The rouble with plastic eating bacterias is that…
"My Family Sometimes Comes Second. It Has To"
The above are the words of one of the officers who recently entered the private school in Nashville which saw a horrible killing spree by a deranged former student. While…
Rule #1: Canada’s media bosses always get what they want
A Rogers store offering services from Rogers Wireless. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The recent government approval of the Shaw purchase by Rogers Communications confirms a seeming iron rule in this…
Justin Pearson And The Future
In the United States, Justin Pearson has become a national figure. He writes in this morning’s New York Times: Last week, the people of Tennessee and the nation witnessed an…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: 4 Things to Think About When Making a Last Will
If you’re making the Last Will there are 4 things that you should think about. 1. 1. Who do I want to leave my property to after I pass away?…
Trusting Doug Ford?
It’s an old maxim: Never trust anyone who says “Trust me.” And when it comes to Ontario premier Doug Ford, you should tell him to sell that worn-out jalopy to…
Danielle Smith versus Danielle Smith on public health care: Methinks the premier doth protest too much!
Danielle Smith renounced and denounced Danielle Smith’s health care policy objectives at a United Conservative Party at a press conference yesterday in the Edmonton suburb of Sherwood Park. Former Alberta…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Playful cats.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Nina Lakhani reports on the latest data showing greenhouse gas emissions rising at an alarming rate. Bill McKibben discusses the math of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 11, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Family defrauded nearly $12,000 by fake Domino’s delivery driver in Brampton #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3o27qYg – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…