Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Dawn Bowdish and Andrew Costa provide a reminder as to how to stay as safe as possible from COVID-19 (even as governments…
September 2023
pacific northwest labor history association conference: the young organizers
Without a doubt, the most engaging talk I attended at the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Conference was “Young Workers Rising,” a panel of young organizers interviewed by another young…
"Return To The Office" Policies
So, now that we are 3 years past the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a sizeable number of companies are beginning to demand people “be back in the office”. For…
Eating in the air: Air Canada’s new Jérôme Ferrer, meal box
Even if I'm not always hungry during the flight, if I'm going cross-country in particular I find a little nosh helps to pass the flight. And I'm a planner, so…
Eating off the Hill: Air Canada’s new Jérôme Ferrer, meal box
Even if I’m not always hungry during the flight, if I’m going cross-country in particular I find a little nosh helps to pass the flight. And I’m a planner, so…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 5, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark resigns #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/2p89f5bw – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Ecuador just showed the world what it means to take climate change seriously
In August, millions of Ecuadorians voted in a landmark referendum to halt oil exploration and development in the Yasuní National Park in the Amazon rainforest, one of the most biodiverse…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of September 5, 2023
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of September 5, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 5, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Trump Trial Set for March 4 in Federal Election Case Art generated…
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic
The title of this post is likely known to most. It means taking actions that will do nothing to avert disaster. And that is precisely what Doug Ford is doing…
We’re Mutant Enablers
A friend said, “I watch the numbers. I’ll start to mask again when cases get high. People who are sick should wear a mask.” And that, my friends, is why…
The Importance of Being Liberal.
Oscar Wilde published The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. It was a farce for its time. The importance of being a liberal is something of a farce for our…
We’re closed … but not for long (and we hope you had a happy Labour Day)
Labour Day – the traditional end of the Canadian summer and supposedly the moment when we all get seriously back to work, or school, or whatever – has come and…
Nate has my heart, but Bonnie has my brain and (more than likely) my first preference vote in the Ontario Liberal leadership race
(From left to right) OLP leadership candidates Bonnie Crombie, Nate Erskine-Smith, Yasir Naqvi, Dr. Adil Shamji, and Ted Hsu As many know, I’ve been an activist with the Ontario Liberal…
Stores … progress … trees
It is beginning to look like it’s going to be easier – and a bit more straightforward – to have one store at Society6. It will feature basically prints and…
What have unions done for us? What could they do?
Photo courtesy United Steelworkers/Flickr Unions have given us the weekend. They have fought for the eight-hour day. They have agitated for improved health and safety laws. They have eradicated child…
Only A Good Start
What can be said about the overdue resignation of Housing Minister Steve Clark, other than that it is only a good start? His departure from cabinet (which I am sure…