Israel/Palestine; Russia/Ukraine – The Politics of War
One of the key features of war in the modern era is the need to demonize the “other” in order to create a justification for military action. In the Russia/Ukraine…
November 2023
The REAL Foreign Influence
Real foreign influence isn’t just China. It’s global anti-climate change oiligarchs that could care less about what’s left for the next generation of Earth’s inhabitants. The post The REAL Foreign…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Wrongful Dismissal Claims and Limitation Periods http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/ontario-employment-law-wrongful.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
The Face of Poilievre’s Monetary Policy
Who in their right mind would suggest using crypto as the backbone of our monetary policy? Oh yeah … a career politician with no real-world experience. The post The Face…
from the archives: my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew (a three-part story)
This seems like a good time to re-post this three-part series. It remains one of the best pieces I’ve written. Part one, my Jewish identity: my journey to palestinian solidarity…
The Gall of the Geopolitics.
It is becoming clear after all these years of studying our politics, that Canadians are dealing with far more political factions and causes than are needed to govern this country.…
Super cheap electricity
Seattle based writer David Roberts reports on energy matters. Recently Roberts explored the variability of renewable energy. Opponents of wind and solar power rely on this subject to raise objections.…
As Edmonton activist Michael Kalmanovitch sees it, with the planet afire, he had no choice but to raise a ruckus at the Legislature
The way Michael Kalmanovitch sees it, he had no choice but to raise a ruckus inside the Chamber of the Alberta Legislature moments after Monday’s Throne Speech. The moment on…
Can unions restore a stable America?
A stable US is important to all of us. A very imperfect democracy but nonetheless by far the most important, it is the central pillar of global liberty. Recently that…
Nothing New
Studies coming out now keep repeating what we already know. Covid was at first thought to be a respiratory illness, but we know it makes its home in the bloodstream…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jingwei Li et al. offer an update on the current state of knowledge surrounding long COVID, including the need for far more…
The Lost Souls of Guayaquil
Spectacularly creative and emotionally gripping. The Lost Souls of Guayaquil is an original and thought-provoking novel about life, death, and what defines us in between.This masterful piece of magic realism…
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Spectacularly creative and emotionally gripping, The Lost Souls of Guayaquil is an original and thought-provoking novel about life, death, and what defines us in between. In a clash of beliefs,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 2, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: No charges for alleged threats toward Jewish community at Queen’s University house party #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/yye6cvm9 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
My latest: ignorance = hate
“I never really knew much about Jews until this year.” That’s what Dana Remillard Kreil wrote in one of her essays, which ended up in court. She went on: “In…
APP: Funding Alberta’s Separatists
The proposed Alberta Pension Plan is nothing but a scheme to finance Alberta’s separation from Canada. The post APP: Funding Alberta’s Separatists first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering
Smoke billows and debris flies in the air as Gaza City is targeted during Israeli airstrikes, October 9, 2023. Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP. In a Global News segment this past…
Another Self Inflicted Wound
The cost of living is on everyone’s mind these days. In an effort to make things a little easier, the Trudeau government decided to remove the tax on home heating…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away?
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away? If the Will makes a gift…
UCP expands role of government’s chief advisor on union negotiations, former AUPE negotiator Kevin Davediuk
In March 2016, Kevin Davediuk’s new job as chief government advisor on negotiations with Alberta’s public sector unions was described by media and Conservative politicians as a grave blunder by…