My latest: got university hate? Follow the money
Follow the money. That’s the best strategy when trying to get to the bottom of a political scandal. Follow the money, and you’ll eventually find the bad guys. But what…
December 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 6, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto won’t back down from court fight with Uber: Mayor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/35b4h2hd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Solar Retaining Wall Goes Live in Switzerland
It might seem odd to put solar panels on the side of walls in a region with mountains, but that’s exactly what’s happening in Switzerland. One of the cantons in…
Using Private Members Business To Attack Minority Rights
Near the end of the 42nd Parliament, the Bloc brought forward two bills to curtail minority English language rights in Quebec. One mandated that federally-regulated business be subject to Quebec’s…
More Oppressive Budget Bullshit
Council is still eyeing a massive hike to Collingwood property taxes, proving they lack any concern about the problems facing seniors and others on fixed incomes, low-income earners, and the…
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 cost of emissions just went up
With gorgeous blue prairie skies all too often transformed into smoky shrouds, we have just experienced a summer that brought climate change home. We are aware of the fires, the…
Poilievre, the Common Man?
As the farmer who spreads manure over his fields, Canada’s federal opposition leader lays it on for his party’s right-wing supporters. It is why Pierre Poilievre would feel at home…
In search of the ‘oneness of humanity’
Street art in Gaza. Photo by Belal Khaled/X. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has expressed anguish over the situation in Gaza, warning that “Gaza is becoming a graveyard for…
Further Reflections On Nationalism
I would emphasize there are better and worse forms of nationalism, but stress that nationalist political-economic policies can be highly beneficial for the people, as opposed to neoliberalism, globalism or…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates November 28, 2023
NOTE:If you regularly send packets to Gage Halupowski, please stop, as he hasbeen released! If you regularly send the updates packet to the Virgin Island III, thereare new guidelines for…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 5, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Law Society of Ontario’s actions against applicants accused of cheating on bar exam violated ‘procedural fairness,’ court rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/ymthrpbe – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Canada Now Requires Companies to Disclose Who Benefits
Following similar legislation in other countries Canada has finally introduced a beneficial ownership requirement on Canadian companies. Federally registered companies will have to disclose who owns them, which means it’ll…
The Danger Posed by Covid is Indeed Being Underestimated
Covid updates from Ontario and Germany were in the news yesterday. But first, check out this graphic of tips for staying healthy over the holidays from the Canadian Covid-19 Hazard…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Common law entitlements upon termination
Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court? Ontario’s Employment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notce…
My latest: the Ottawa rally for Israel
OTTAWA — We saw the Palestinians. They were there. They were. They had some flags and some signs, over by West Block on Parliament Hill. We saw them, but there…
Just Safe Stories
Will re-branding Covid help people start acting to protect themselves from it? Maybe we need an ad campaign to kick-start public health. Outside of judicial rulings and before marketing, we…
Seeds of Civil War.
Recently I wrote that I was tired of writing about Donald Trump. He was boring everybody. That was until he started entertaining his followers with how he intended to use…
Why teach history?
Some Republican-led American states are changing how students in their public schools are taught civics. The new standards focus on patriotism, Christianity and anti-communism. Hands-on activities, such as debating current…
Google’s promised $100 million a year brings hope for Canadian news
Photo by Sebastian Hillig/Flickr Google has proved that it’s not evil after all by coming through with $100 million a year for Canadian news, but history is starting to again…