On the Importance of Solidarity with the Covid Cautious
This is all from Conor Browne following a bit of in-fighting online: I consider the unmitigated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to be the single most important risk facing humanity. Climate change…
2023
The Weakness of Democracy.
Nobody ever said that democracy is perfect. It is just expected to be better than any of the alternatives. After more than a few years of trying to understand democracy,…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner discuss how even crucial advances like vaccines are under threat due to the ruthlessly persistent anti-science message…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 22, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: In a Toronto court, Jordan Peterson fights for his right to tweet his mind #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/5n77fsrs – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?
Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future. You can create a Last…
Symbols of Class
The Titan submersible hasn’t been found yet, and the supply of oxygen is gone. Some think they perished days ago from pressure or another type of malfunction, all horrific to…
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Here is the CBC coverage of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations in Saskatoon and Regina today. Other events of the day: The Survivors’ Flag is a symbol of courage, community and…
When Byelections Prove Nothing.
There you go Mr. Trudeau. You have your reading on the voting intentions of Canadians. The byelections in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba proved, once again, that some ridings tend to…
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan, on ‘previously planned trip out-of-province with family,’ a no-show for swearing-in
Silly me. I simply assumed that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith didn’t pick Jason Stephan as her justice minister because he showed signs of being too much of a wingnut. Opposition…
Disaster city
“Canada is increasingly a riskier place to live, work and insure,” said Craig Stewart, Vice-President, Climate Change and Federal Issues, Insurance Bureau of Canada. The bureau’s stats back up Mr.…
BC’s climate policy inspiration
British Columbia’s government searched the world for options before settling on a climate plan acceptable to the province’s oil and gas industry. A creative solution was found in a report…
It’s time to free the children
Spring is officially over (although we’re already had a month or more of summertime temperatures) and summer is officially here. Glorious sunshine. Everything is green. Mosquitoes are ready to hatch.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mitchell Beer writes about the Canada Energy Regulator’s recognition that the future will involve far less fossil fuel use than the oil industry…
Submarined
Look, I hope the little submarine people are rescued. But they should be sent a big bill when they are. They were completely reckless about the risks and went ahead…
My latest: what those by-elections mean for Poilievre
Yes, the government is still the government. Yes, the Official Opposition is still the Official Opposition. Yes, the turnout was low. Yes, nothing really changed. Yes, the punditocracy reads too…
Fairy Creek – Losing Our Monuments
Pay heed to how things have evolved in Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island. Its ruin is ours. The post Fairy Creek – Losing Our Monuments first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 21, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking in Romania #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/57p43duj – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
About That Missing Submersible
The headlines have been cluttered the last few days with the frantic search for the missing submersible “Titan” owned and operated by OceanGate. In the midst of it all, have…
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…