Why are we less polarized than the U.S.?
Witnessing the current state of affairs in our great neighbour to the south, the word polarization leaps to the tongue. In a previous post I suggested what we call polarization…
October 2023
The Truth is Out There
Because it’s harder than ever to discern fact from fiction means we have to work harder. Don’t give up! Definitely not an example of Art Deco. I once dated a…
Winnipeggers mark the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup
On September 11, 1973, Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in a violent coup d’état carried out by the Chilean military with the backing of the government of…
Saturday Photo: Thanksgiving Greetings from Montreal
Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone. It’s raining here–and much needed–but this is the way I like to think of fall. It’s a good moment to stop and reflect on all one…
Never Promise A Rose Garden.
If you ever want to teach a class of neophyte politicians how to raise the funds they will need, you should start with lectures by municipal politicians. This is where…
Musical interlude
Bob Moses – Enough to Believe
It’s not the carbon tax
A few in the BC Legislature, and the Official Opposition in Canada’s Parliament, want us to believe that carbon taxes must go to improve the country. They’re wrong, MP Alistair…
Happy Thanksgiving from Wise Law
From all of us at Wise Law, wishing our clients, colleagues and friends an enjoyable holiday and a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
A Less Capable Technology is Developing Faster than a Stable Dominant Technology
Matt Crosslin reports having missed one of my posts from last fall in which I comment on something he wrote in his blog, and now that he has seen it,…
Scandal builds at University of Alberta over Nazi endowments
Ukrainian-born Canadian lawyer Peter Savaryn. During World War II, he belonged to the Waffen-SS Galician Division. Photo courtesy the University of Alberta. The fallout from the Canadian Parliament’s decision to…
No Friend To The Environment
Readers will know that Ontario premier Ford cares little for environmental matters. One remembers his rash act upon assuming power of enthusiastically tearing up 750 green energy contracts, costing Ontario…
Breathe, Grieve, Love, Repeat
We have very little direct influence over one another but we do affect one another in myriad ways that we often don’t even notice. I had a student once, about…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Paralegals and Family Court Representation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/04/ontario-paralegals-and-family-court.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Press freedom is slipping away in Canada
Photo by Himanshu Pandey/Unsplash Press freedom is increasingly under assault worldwide by governments that are finding the Internet much easier to control than the press ever was. While dictators everywhere…
The Second Ottawa Convoy.
Since they could afford to fly, there are no trucks parked on Wellington Street in Ottawa this week. This convoy from the west is made up of senior executives from…
Calgary E. coli poisonings too serious a matter to be left to a committee led by a former Conservative candidate
Food safety, children’s safety and public health are topics too important to be left to a committee chosen and led by a Conservative sinecure holder and former star candidate. Alberta…
Just in Case You Wondered What I’ve Been Reading…
I’ve been asked by a couple of websites that gives suggestions for reading to create a list or two. Here’s the one on BookList:
Keeping Up The Pressure
Fires are burning in the House of Ford (not the fashion mogul’s, but rather the corrupt and incompetent one that ‘rules’ our province). That increasing attention is being paid to…