Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 12, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 12, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Prince Harry a no-show at court hearing in suit against tabloid publisher…
2023
Ideology and Indoctination
We’ve got marches and rallies surfacing, sometimes right outside of schools, with people chanting, “Leave the kids alone” in order to put an end to “gender ideology.” What does this…
Ford Flails at Foes.
We won’t have Ontario premier Doug Ford to kick around much this summer. He will be up polluting the air in Muskoka on his gas-guzzling water craft. Before he fled…
Google and Facebook may be stealing, but not from news media
Google and Facebook are stealing money, but they’re not taking it from newspapers—they have been stealing from their own customers. Photo from Flickr. Are Google and Facebook stealing? It seems…
The Politicization of the Beast
Welcome to “Life in a Conservative Province” also known as “they say the wackiest things.” “They” being conservative premiers who say idiotic things when asked: how do you reconcile your…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Canadian Press reports that the Ford PCs’ COVID negligence includes shutting down a rapid test program still distributing hundreds of thousands…
I don’t hate him. I oppose him.
I don't hate him. I don't hate anyone. I believe any one of a number of scandals – blackface, obstruction of justice, groping a woman, wiring contracts for family members…
A Train Wreck
David Johnston is gone. He was last week’s sacrificial lamb. Intergovernmental Affairs leader Dominic Leblanc has suggested that the opposition parties construct their own solution to the problem. Susan Delacourt…
We’re Reaping What We’ve Sown
There’s tons of news about all the smoke – so much about the smoke. But I’m finding very little information about the actual fires. We know that firefighters are coming…
Poilievre’s Legacy.
When you have a political party of climate change deniers, what can you say about climate change? I once asked a very conservative lady why she wanted to leave the…
Saturday Photo: A Nap after Breakfast, You Silly Goose!
They’re kind of hard to see, but here’s Mama Goose and four babies who are resting after eating what seemed to be a delicious breakfast. Summer is here!
Be Careful What You Wish For
So Canada’s foreign interference rapporteur David Johnston has left the building: Shorter David Johnston: https://t.co/1Kl7H9fed8 — Dale Smith (@journo_dale) June 9, 2023 Dale Smith has an excellent column Exit David…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre's feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada.Not necessarily in that order.He announced that he was going to personally filibuster Parliament…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre's feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada.Not necessarily in that order.He announced that he was going to personally filibuster Parliament…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre’s feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada. Not necessarily in that order. He announced that he was going to personally…
Should we care?
Robert Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator who has been quoted here before. His May 5 newsletter discusses why corporations have so much power and…
Brain Fusion and Long Covid
I can’t find a way to embed this, but a three minute video seen at this link is making the rounds. It’s an interview with Professor Yazi Ke of MacQuarie…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2023-06-10 07:49:00
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her…
The case for a (mostly) car-free world
Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. I grew up in Los Angeles, one of the most sprawling, car-dependent cities in the world. It’s easy to find highway-sized lanes…