Ontario School Safety
This small but mighty grassroots organization, Ontario School Safety, was at Queen’s Park Wednesday, on Clean Air Day, to plead for clean air in schools and school buses. They unmasked…
June 2023
Adding Fuel
In the debased species known as humanity, it perhaps is not surprising that the very wildfires consuming us have become fuel for yet more deranged people and their ‘theories’. Here…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 22, 2016
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 22, 2016 via Wise Law Blog: Wise Law Blog: Post #3500 – On Milestones, Law Blogging, the Marketing Classes and Vulgar Talking Yams…
Finally
Donald Trump has finally — finally — been indicted. Ruth Marcus writes in The Washington Post: For me, a seven-count indictment — though we haven’t seen all the specific charges…
The NDP is a spent force in Canadian politics
Former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley (far right) at a campaign rally in May 2023. Photo from Twitter. Canadian progressives need to begin the process of organizing a new political movement,…
@kinsellart
@kinsellart for you to peruse at @kinsellart! pic.twitter.com/yp2Dv8PAiX — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 9, 2023
Jousting with Johnston.
Our Ottawa castle keep turned out in all its pomp, glory and pageantry this past week to see former governor general David Johnston in the lists to joust with Poilievre’s…
Reality Sinks In For Trump, Indicted Again
The Reality is that Trump is no Winner. He’s Snowed-In. He’s headed to the big house, not the White House. Reality got 5 years for one document. — Chuckadero (@ChuckScheper)…
Immense tax gap losses
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), an organization that represents about 12,000 tax professionals at Canada Revenue Agency says it clearly: “Wealthy corporations and the ultra-rich…
Historical facts – so confusing! In case you missed it, World War II didn’t start 79 years ago Tuesday
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – It took a long time for word of the outbreak of war in Europe to reach this isolated island in the North Atlantic. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith…
President Jailbird
Trump has been indicted in Justice Department probe, source says https://t.co/gNTKa3lDRP — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 9, 2023
Review 6: Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster – 1964
Toho didn’t waste any time cashing in on the popularity of the latest Godzilla movie, and released two G films in quick succession that same year (the only year to…
Trans Rights are Human Rights
The trans community isn’t safe in Canada, that’s why Pride month is necessary. And there’s no straight month because nobody has ever been discriminated against for being straight! Last week…
Canada smokes New York
Good neighbours share. But what Canada is sharing these days with its good neighbour to the south is not appreciated. I refer to the dense plumes of smoke from our…
Wild (fires) in the Streets (of New York)
In Canada, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in Toronto. In the United States, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in New York. Here’s a roundup of tweets:…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Umair Haque discusses the absurdity (and manufactured idiocy) that results in us continuing with extractive business as usual as we enter a…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 8, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Cities and towns all over Quebec say the new language law is abusive #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/3hcabf97 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?
Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future. You can create a Last…
Why we should abolish ‘Corporate Pride’ once and for all
Photo by Nathan Mac/Wikimedia Commons June is Pride Month, and I have already tendered my annual resignation from gay and queer life until July 1. Every year I withdraw from…
Poilievre’s Plan.
When Adolph Hitler sent his Brown Shirts to the Bundestag in the Weimar Republic elections in the 1920s and 30s, their purpose was not to govern but to obstruct. It…