My latest: Montreal, hate city
MONTREAL- What the Hell is happening here? Here, in a city previously known for arts and cuisine and a decided European flair, things have gone from bad to worse.…
December 2023
Housing: where we are headed, and why
As I take possession of my new home in the red hot Moncton, New Brunswick market, where values have more than doubled in five years, I am left to contemplate…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Dying without a Last Will
There’s a popular misconception that if I die without a last will everything goes to the government. That’s actually not true. If you die without a last will in Ontario…
Gaza and the fault lines of empire
A Palestinian child stands among the ruins of a destroyed building in Gaza. Photo courtesy the United Nations/Flickr. Shortly after the news broke of the United Nations General Assembly’s December…
Bums on the Doorstep.
One of the challenges of publishing a blog is the daily sweeping away of the myriad of organizations who send you story ideas to influence your output. The worst of…
Ethics investigations, Alberta, style – no rules were broken when Deena Hinshaw was fired! Now please move along, folks …
You were wondering about that ethics investigation into the way former Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw was immediately re-fired after she was hired as a member…
Dogs, bruh – plus cats and owls and the rest of the barnyard
Here’s some great dogs – plus cats and owls and the rest of the barnyard. First, of course, dogs! this guy built a racetrack in his backyard for his dogs…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat with company.
You couldn’t stop solar if you wanted to stop solar
Worldwide solar energy capacity has been growing rapidly. In 2022, it was 150 times higher than in 2006 and more than double the level of 2018 when BC Hydro moved…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ryan Meili discusses how a blinkered focus on austerian “efficiency” and exit strategies prevents the development of care systems capable of meeting…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Discrimination in the workplace
Ontario employers are prohibited from discrimination in the workplace against any employee. Employers may not discriminate on the basis of – Race – Religion – Citizenship – Gender – Sexual…
Refaat Alareer: Literature as resistance
“If I Must Die.” Illustration by @beqararkarke/X. In contexts of class struggle, national liberation, and the fight for self-determination, art is a cultural weapon. It is a tool for educating,…
You Had One Job! On IPACs Refusal to Prevent or Control Infection
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) of Canada is a registered charity making some questionable decisions recently. They promote themselves as, “Focussing on infection prevention and control in the community…
Poilievre’s Protagonist.
There is only one target that interests conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. It is the prime minister’s job. It is the job the conservative wants and it is one he has…
After a day of negotiations, deal lightly taps the brakes on mass Christmas clearances of Edmonton homeless camps
Lawyers for the Edmonton police and the city of Edmonton on one side and the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights on the other reached a deal last night that…
All I want for Christmas is …
“What do you want for Christmas?” I’ve heard those six words dozens of times since I was a child. As a kid, it was an invitation to go crazy. The…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Geoffrey Johnston examines how the latest wave of COVID-19 is swamping Ontario’s health care system while its cumulative effect is reducing life expectancies.…
Abolish The Monarchy?
Abolish the monarchy? A better idea, since it is actually achievable within the relatively near term, is to create a new British constitution, which clearly enshrines – and re-asserts –…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 18, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Universities can take Quebec to court over tuition hikes and French requirements, lawyers say #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mvdc2sss – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
My latest: first they came for the Jews
Protest movements come and go. But they are quite different. These days, protest movements happen more on the Left then on the Right. There are exceptions, of course, like the…