Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Estate Tax
There are 3 basic ways in which most simple Estates may be required to pay taxes. 1. If all or part of your state is being submitted to Probate, you’ll…
December 2023
Linguistic Nationalism Is Ethnic Nationalism
The issue of linguistic minority rights between Quebec and the rest of Canada is one that has not in any way been resolved. Defending English in Quebec is to defend…
A Disaster Groundhog Day
A few decades ago I watched a video in a class about a Black female musician answering the question how to stop all the racism and sexism in songs at…
Concerning Calandra.
Paul Calandra is now the go-to guy at in the Ontario government for apologies. It is his ability to feel the pain. He is the guy who cried for the…
Battling bovine belches and fighting farmyard flatulence was all very well until Ottawa got involved – now it’s an outrage!
Using the COP28 climate conference in Dubai as a news hook, on Sunday the federal government announced a new draft protocol on reducing enteric methane emissions from beef cattle, which…
I loathe this “government”
There already was a ceasefire, Trudeau. Hamas broke it on October 7.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cozy cat.
Book review: George Harrison: the Reluctant Beatle, by Philip Norman
There are some stories I never get tired of hearing. One of them is the formation of the Jefferson Airplane; how they were rehearsing twelve hours a day and seven…
Book review: George Harrison: the Reluctant Beatle, by Philip Norman
There are some stories I never get tired of hearing. One of them is the formation of the Jefferson Airplane; how they were rehearsing twelve hours a day and seven…
Accuracy, Licence, and the Death of Stalin
One of my favourite movies in my collection — seen three times already on DVD or Blu-ray but likely to be seen more — is the 2017 satire, The Death…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 12, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: The federal government is launching a three-person commission in the new year to investigate systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/42nhxbjm…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Were you terminated with cause?
It is very difficult for employers to prove “just cause” for termination, unless there is evidence of gross or willful misconduct like theft, fraud, or intentional dereliction of duties. To…
No shelter from the storm
Protest against Vancouver’s removal of a homeless encampment on the sidewalks in the Downtown Eastside, August 16, 2022. Photo courtesy PHS Community Services Society. Mass homelessness has persisted in Canada…
Batchoun: US ceasefire veto devoid of humanity
US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert A. Wood, raises his hand during a Security Council meeting on Gaza, December 8, 2023. Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP. On December 8,…
The One with the Apocalypse
I recently watched a few things, back to back, to distract me from the news. One was openly apocalyptical, as so much is these days. Is it a trend, or…
The Web We Weave.
The wife’s health has not been the best lately and she spends much of her time in her electrified Lazy-Boy chair. It is where she keeps two Apple I-Pads in…
LPNs’ application to join Direct Nursing Care bargaining unit summarily dismissed by Alberta Labour Relations Board
An application by a group of Licensed Practical Nurses for their jobs to be reclassified as part of Alberta’s Direct Nursing Care bargaining unit on the not-unreasonable grounds that direct…
Ban Companies Doing Business With Russia
Western companies have to start paying the price for continuing to do business with Russia. Their war against Ukraine must stop. The post Ban Companies Doing Business With Russia first…
My latest: sometimes you can see hate next door
What do you do when hate shows up in your neighbourhood? In some cases, knowing how to react is pretty straightforward. When Heather Reisman’s bookstore in Toronto is attacked and…
Not governed by reasonable people
Given the ultimate consequences, reasonable people should be applying the precautionary principle on climate and environmental matters. I suppose that means our governments are not populated by reasonable people.