Memes Saved the Lives of Anti-Vaxxers
COVID brought forth more than just a disease of the body, it also raised the profile of anti vaxxers so much so that they shut down Canada’s capital for weeks…
October 2023
The British roots of the conflict in Palestine
Postcard with the text of the Balfour Declaration in Hebrew. Published by Ya’ackov Ben-Dov, Bezalel, Jerusalem. Image courtesy the Levy Auction House/Wikimedia Commons. Israeli flags are flying over all government…
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…
Of Course It’s Airborne and We Should All Be in N95s
Just saving these here for posterity. Check out this whole thread of documents found on originsearch; there’s tons more in the thread, but I have no idea why or how…
Bringing It Home.
It is obvious that the federal conservative party has more money than good sense these days. Watching their current $3 million advertising campaign, one can only think of the despair…
Courageous people
I saw some courageous people in this week’s news. First of all, Heather Kuttai. She has been one of my personal heros for the last three decades. Heather has been…
Are our hands clean?
One of the best articles I have read about the Hamas-Israel war is The New York Times “There Is a Jewish Hope for Palestinian Liberation. It Must Survive” by Peter…
My latest: obstruction of justice to cover up obstruction of justice
If you’re going to finally confirm that justice was obstructed to hide obstruction of justice, when would you do that? When voters are focussed on a bloody war in the…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 18, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump ally loses first vote to be U.S. House Speaker #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/ub2k7ac9 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates October 3, 2023
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner supportcrews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and…
Scott Moe is “Perplexed”
That’s a fancy word for insincerely idiotic. If Premier Moe listened to CBC radio or had staff who did to explain it to him, he'd not sound like a perplexed…
Rethinking Assets can Alter Our Political Equation of Climate Change
They emphasis the need to address asset revaluation concerns in the context of climate politics and suggests that a focus on domestic politics is crucial. They also discusses the role…
At Our Worst
The Israel-Hamas War is a case of humanity operating on its worst instincts. Eric Ifill writes: I am embarrassed by the leadership of this country who have polluted what it…
I’ve had people telling me they’d now vote for Poilievre simply because of this
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Who wins?
The recent devastating fighting in Israel has people, friends, communities, faiths, divided; leaders, opinion-makers, nations united. As I try to get my mind around both the violence and the reaction,…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is Probate?
When you name a person in your last will to be the Executor of your Estate, that person sometimes needs to also apply to the Court to be appointed formally…
The difficult path to a green economy
Since 1990, Canada’s emissions have decreased by a modest 3.1 tonnes per person. However, when we look at the distribution of emissions, we find that the bottom 90% reduced their…
The Big Lie of Covid Herd Immunity
Why do some healthcare professionals still insist that herd immunity will work despite visual evidence to the contrary? A nicely explainer came out in Journal of Infectious Diseases March 2022:…
Basic Income – It’s Possible
We almost had it. When CERB was introduced to help people at the start of the pandemic, some people who hadn’t been to a dentist in decades finally got their…