Toronto: Neither Broke, Nor Broken.
I find this campaign for the mayoralty in Toronto on June 26 to be quite boring. It reminds me of the old song: “It seems to me I’ve heard that…
May 2023
Today’s News: Rainbows and Drag Queens and Saskatoon Catholic Schools
I’m pretty sure it was the reference to “Drag Queens Story Hour” that freaked out the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools administration this week. But they’ll never admit now that they…
Saskatoon Hate
2 Catholic school administrators did damage to their city’s reputation by discouraging teachers and then parents from allowing their kids to attend a welcoming and inclusive space at a corporate…
Musical interlude
Manchester Orchestra – The Way
About reparations
Last Tuesday, the air quality in Calgary hit a level in the range hazardous to human health. According to meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal, Alberta had the “worst air quality in the…
Belgorod raid: Why are Russian neo-Nazis fighting Putin?
Pro-Ukrainian Russian fighters at a press conference after completing their Belgorod Oblast raid. Photo courtesy the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN)/Wikimedia Commons. The war between Russia and Ukraine escalated further…
On the Nature of Praxis
Proposal to the 2023 Open Education Conference. Status: rejected. I hate rejection. 🙁 72 On the Nature of Praxis Stephen Downes National Research Council Canada, Ontario, Canada Abstract The concept…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Beth Mole writes about the work being done to better define, diagnose and treat long COVID – even as different symptoms appear to…
PEF at the Canadian Economics Association meetings 2023
The Progressive Economics Forum holds its annual meetings at the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) conference, which we thank for its financial support. In this year’s CEA, we are also celebrating…
Donnie Rosa becomes Squamish Nation Executive Director of Ḵ’iyáx̱an Ch’áwch’aw (Community Services)
In a media release Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, the Squamish Nation, has announced the appointment of former Park Board General Manager Donnie Rosa to a leadership position. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw is on an…
Donnie Rosa becomes Squamish Nation Executive Director of Ḵ’iyáx̱an Ch’áwch’aw (Community Services)
In a media release Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, the Squamish Nation, has announced the appointment of former Park Board General Manager Donnie Rosa to a leadership position. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw is on an…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 26, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge throws out lawsuit over nude scene in 1968 film Romeo and Juliet #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/XSqIB68Nye – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
twelve reasons i loved the pacific northwest labour history association conference
I mentioned here that I recently enjoyed two back-to-back opportunities, one for work and one for union. Through my union, I was extremely fortunate to attend the annual conference of…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 19, 2013
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 19, 2013 via Wise Law Blog: Vexatious Litigants http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2013/03/vexatious-litigants.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
There is No Middle Path.
We should all be sick and tired of the so-called liberals who claim they are financially conservative. That is not liberal. With liberals like that, conservative leader Pierre Poilievre might…
Some comments on the passing scene
Saw some good comments today on various things – here they are: First, this is absolutely true: ?The thing I like about this Liberal government is that, amidst all the…
Jason Kenney’s novel Hyperlink Defence in defamation suit fails to impress Court of King’s Bench judge
It’s probably not very helpful to the United Conservative Party effort to hang onto power by its fingernails that party founder and former premier Jason Kenney found himself back in…
Guaranteed chaos okay with fact-free ideologues
Canada’s largest newspaper chain promotes climate change denial and works to elect right-wing politicians, even Danielle Smith who a Postmedia columnist said was surrounded by “guaranteed chaos.”
Tonight’s tonic: “Debunking three big myths about bike lanes…and why every North American city needs as many bike lanes as they can possibly build”
Tonight’s tonic: “Debunking three big myths about bike lanes” by Taylor C. Noakes, a public historian and independent journalist. I couldn’t agree more with these facts. Enough of the neo-con…
Will this be game over for Notley, or Smith?
Monday’s election results will look like a real-life episode of HBOs Succession, only with a lot less profanity. No one can say with any certainty how Monday’s provincial election will…