Heraldic Waitlist
It would appear that the Canadian Heraldic Authority has developed a bit of a backlog due to high demand. While certainly an annoyance for anyone seeking a grant of arms,…
November 2023
Parthi in SSW!
Daisy Group is very proud to have helped our friend Parthi Kandavel in Scarborough Southwest – which he’ll now represent at City Council! Woot!
A Disastrous Month for Pierre PoiLIEvre
Wow. Based on an array of revent revelations, Canadians need to do everything they can to ensure that the leader of the opposition remains the leader of the opposition. The…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mark Sumner discusses the World Health Network’s recognition that the damage from COVID-19 includes harm to people’s immune systems which has made…
My latest: first they come for the Jews
A Christmas tree. A Christmas tree lighting get-together, to be precise. They’ve been doing the Christmas tree celebration in Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, for a long time. The first…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 30, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Canada’s federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/24v8zyxm – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Saturday Photo: Good for 500 Years?
Where Canada keeps its memories: Took a trip to Gatineau to lend a hand during the current teachers’ strike, but I also visited the Preservation facility of the Library and…
Let’s Mine Landfills for Profit
Extracting resources from under the ground is an expensive and environmentally harmful thing to do. It’s also political challenging in many places to open (or expand) new mining operations, the…
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…
BC ignoring public sector accounting standards
Auditor General Michael Pickup submitted a report to the BC Legislature titled Summary Financial Statements Audit: Supporting the Role of MLAs. It is to assist understanding of the province’s annual…
The System Isn’t the Problem
See Lecce’s announcement on a mandatory anti-communism curriculum coming to schools: But then also check out Frank Domenic’s take on it and how similar our current provincial government is to…
The Tiring Trail of Trump.
As a political commentator, I am tired of Donald Trump. He is no longer a mystery. He bores us. He barely holds the draw of Pierre Poilievre in Canada. Even…
The last thing Alberta New Democrats need is a dumb fight over their name, which is just fine as it is
It would be a pity if the coming NDP leadership race got sidetracked into a silly fight about whether Alberta Opposition party should change its name. Former Calgary-Currie NDP MLA…
Today’s News: From Trudeau v. Poilievre, to "effective altruism"
Well, well, well — so Trudeau was right about India’s responsibility for the murder of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In his National Intelligence and Security Newsletter, Wesley Wark brings us…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2023-11-29 22:45:00
20 Days in Mariupol.Frontline Terrifying…
Confessions of a hatemonger
Pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne, Australia, May 22, 2021. Photo by Matt Hrkac/Flickr. The recently deposed British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has claimed that those participating in the massive protests taking…
Reading the Iliad
There was a moment when I was reading The Iliad that I thought to myself, “This is it. This is what the epic is really all about.” Somehow it all…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The Canadian Press reports on Statistics Canada’s findings that Canadian life spans have fallen for three years in a row – with Saskatchewan…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ex-Ontario teacher silenced for views on books gets court OK to proceed with lawsuit against school board #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/6UMzYQD3Nj – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…