Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
October 2023
The Times They Are A-Changin’
The new speaker in the House of Commons is a black man — Greg Fergus. He’ll have his hands full — because he’ll have to deal with Pierre Poilievre. Susan…
BC’s money pit is no comedy
Economist Erik Andersen emails an informal newsletter offering opinions, sometimes about how organizations and individuals use political influence to extract wealth from the public. He gave an example that was…
Christian Priorities
One for the Christian right. Sexual impurity was a two-fold concern in the ancient olden days. First, it was to ensure that everyone’s spreading their seed in fertile ground, instructing…
Record temperatures and record dangers require strong actions
In September, California issued a lawsuit charging numerous oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute for intentionally spreading misinformation and delaying action on climate. The lawsuit details behavior by companies…
American Chaos.
It is not that we have been ignoring what is going on with the Americans. We just keep hoping it will heal itself. Past President Trump is under indictment and…
Don’t worry, be happy
I have been feeling pretty gloomy latey about the state of politics, here and in the United States. Then yesterday David Moscrop gave us this piece on substack — Does…
The West takes on an orange hue
With the big victory for the NDP in the Manitoba election on Tuesday, the western provinces are now bookended by social democratic governments. In between are two conservative governments but…
Day 1 (?) Of "Save the Children" Convoy Lacks Convoy and People
So, what is new in "FreeeeDOOOMMMMMMM" convoy news in Ottawa? Yep. They are in Ottawa. Knock me over with a feather! Didn't see THAT coming! /sarcI was going to post…
Day 1 (?) Of "Save the Children" Convoy Lacks Convoy and People
So, what is new in "FreeeeDOOOMMMMMMM" convoy news in Ottawa? Yep. They are in Ottawa. Knock me over with a feather! Didn't see THAT coming! /sarcI was going to post…
Day 1 (?) Of "Save the Children" Convoy Lacks Convoy and People
So, what is new in “FreeeeDOOOMMMMMMM” convoy news in Ottawa? Yep. They are in Ottawa. Knock me over with a feather! Didn’t see THAT coming! /sarc I was going to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 4, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump’s Fraud Trial Starts With Attacks on Attorney General and Judge #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3csradyk – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Revisiting “Antifascism Against Machismo” [D.Z. Shaw, ThreeWayFight]
Tammy Kovich, Antifascism Against Machismo With an introduction by El Jones and commentary by Butch Lee and Veronica L. Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2023 153pp.; ISBN: 9781989701232 Review by D. Z. Shaw…
Against Orthodoxy and Despotic Rule: A Review of Islam and Anarchism [The Commoner]
Against Orthodoxy and Despotic Rule: A Review of Islam and Anarchism Javier Sethness The first part in a series on Islam, humanism, and anarchism. Originally written by Javier Sethness, this…
Shock therapy and Russia’s fatal turn
The Supreme Soviet building, otherwise known as the “Russian White House,” after being shelled, October 4, 1993. Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Scanpix. There are events that at the time seem to…
John Kelly Reveals All
In addition to the blatant corruption of the Ford cabal, my other ongoing obsession is with all that Donald Trump represents for a rapidly-declining Amerika. Here, John Kelly, his former…
Desalination on the Cheap for the Masses
Water water everywhere and plenty of drops to drink. Researchers from MIT have found a way to passively convert seawater into drinking water using a setup so simple it seems…
Parliamentary Privilege and Security
It is not without irony that the Conservatives are referring to the Parliamentary Security as a tool of the government after last week’s events surrounding the Speaker’s invitation to a…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?
An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and properties that you own…
This week
In a world gone to Hell, it’s nice that Canadians elected the first black Speaker and the first Indigenous Premier in the same week, and everyone is kind of yeah…