Politicization of Masks
If political leaders on the left feel like they can’t talk about the importance of N95s to prevent viruses, then points go to the far right, who started this anti-mask…
October 2023
PP: Not While I’m Eating.
There is a video clip doing the rounds of MP Pierre Poilievre eating an apple while being interviewed. He should only hope that the other guy in the clip knows…
Help was on the way? Looks like the goal of UCP’s $70M+ ‘Tylenot’ stunt was simply to own the Libs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party government may look like fools for having paid $70 million up front to a Turkish drug manufacturer last December for a…
Musical interlude
Flight Facilities feat. Jess – Foreign Language
Kinsella cast music, volume 9
It’s out!
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Sultan al Jaber and Vanessa Kerry offer a reminder that a climate breakdown in progress represents a foundational danger to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 27, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Corporal Punishment in Private Schools Is Outlawed in New York #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/mr28v4v2 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Let Them Eat Cake
The Continued Arrogance of Brian Saunderson Our gormless backbencher CONservative MPP, Brian Saunderson, recently exposed his egregious arrogance in a comment to CollingwoodToday about the province again burdening municipalities by…
what i’m reading: for the win + labour book club update
Cory Doctorow’s novel For the Win may have been the most unexpected title on my Labour Book Club booklist. It’s kind of science fiction (but not really), kind of YA…
Canada lags on renewable energy
In Canada, more than $100 billion is now being spent to expand fossil fuel production. Meanwhile, other nations are working to mitigate climate change and enable long-term human survival. For…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: U.S. Supreme Court Extends Camera Ban at California Gay Marriage Trial https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/us-supreme-court-extends-camara-ban-at.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
For all the Fierce Raindrops: Lessons that Should Have Been Learned
Changing minds on big issues takes a long time and the work never ends. Anti-drinking and driving groups appeared in the early 1980s, like MADD, typically made up of survivors…
N95s Should Be the Default
Lots of chatter about this New South Wales comms hit and miss: From Dr. David Berger, “As the ninth Covid wave grows, NSW Health doesn’t say ‘wear masks’. It says,…
Ontario’s Leadership Quest.
It seems to be a universal quest these days. Whether country, province or municipality, we are desperately in need of effective leadership. I feel embarrassed that I bitched about Jason…
Today’s News: What rough beast is coming in the Israel-Hamas War?
Until I read Tom Friedman’s column in the New York Times, I didn’t understand what was happening in the Israel-Hamas War – particularly why so many people around the world…
Public utility money pit
Today, charts about BC Hydro showing information that ought to alarm citizens of British Columbia. It will not of course, because corporate media does not bother to report meaningful data…
Corporate timidity threatens journalism
With disputes and condemnations over coverage of the mayhem in Gaza, it is worth considering the ethics of journalism. Whether or not generally accepted rules are followed by media is…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – William Ripple et al. offer a new and alarming state of the climate report. And Damian Carrington delves into their findings as…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 26, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Hamilton man convicted of filming women at gym, uploading videos to Pornhub gets 15 months behind bars #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/ev57knyk – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…