Conservatives Colliding.
It seems there is a growing rift between Doug Ford, premier of Ontario and Pierre Poilievre, leader of the federal conservatives. It is a bumpkin versus an idealogue. It is…
May 2023
"So I’d best be on my way In the early morning rain"
Sad news today — Gordon Lightfoot has passed. I included some tweets and songs of his in a post from September, when he was at the CNE. The CBC has…
As campaign begins, Art Pawlowski and Rob Anders talk political alliance; Paul Hinman gets new party; Drew Barnes exits, stage right
Apparently looking for something to do while he awaits the verdict in his criminal trial later today, “street preacher” Artur Pawlowski has teamed up with the former holder of the…
On the Amazon, Lula tries to undo Bolsonaro’s destructive legacy
Deforestation in Maranhão state, Brazil, July 2016. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Lula da Silva’s election as president of Brazil has raised hopes around the world for swift action in defence…
My latest: SkyNet is active
Artificial intelligence is a benign kind of description, isn’t it? Doesn’t sound demonic at all. So too its acronym, AI. We hear and see “AI” all the time, these days.…
Better Sharing
Last November Creative Commons posed a question to 12 prominent global open advocates: “What does better sharing for a brighter future look like to you?” I was not one of…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Cassandra Willyard writes about the dangers of repeat COVID-19 infections. Kieren Williams reports on new research confirming how COVID-19 stiffens arterial walls, resulting…
Happy May Day! Alberta poised for election call today
Today is May 1, the International Day of the Worker and presumably only by coincidence the day on which Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to visit Alberta Lieutenant-Governor Salma Lakhani…
10 Ways Jobs can be More Sustainable
Today is the day to celebrate workers. If you’re currently employed and don’t own the company you’re at then, congratulations, you’re a worker! We can thank worker movements of the…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 1, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘Scattered on the floor’: Toronto police’s ‘dated’ drug lockers opened door to officer theft, confidential report says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/41OoSOW – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Day three on VIA Rail’s The Canadian: The unscheduled Saskatoon stopover
After going to sleep as we pulled out of Winnipeg station to resume our westward journey, I woke up some hours later to a sunrise over the snowy prairie of…
Getting Things Done
Those who prize quick decisions and action will no doubt applaud the likes of the Doug Ford government. As pointed out in my previous post, the premier and his coterie…
Pierre’s Disease
I’ve written a lot about Pierre Poilievre lately. That’s because he’s clearly not prime ministerial material. But, more than that, he carries the disease which threatens to take down the…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 1, 2023
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 1, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 1, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Death penalty trial begins for accused in Tree of Life synagogue mass…
Why Take the Risk?
If you read my blog and still don’t take Covid precautions, why not? Justin Lee posted a list of his guesses of what people might be feeling when he asks…
Mayday, Mayday.
Being ex-Air Force, ‘Mayday’ has always been a signal of distress for me. It seems that the real distress at this time is the Toronto mayoralty shenanigans. If I was…