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…
2023
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…
The world economy is changing—the people know, but their leaders don’t
Container vessels at the Yangshan Port, Shanghai, January 2, 2022. Photo courtesy Visual China Group. The year 2020 marked parity between the total GDP of the Group of Seven (the…
Like the Shot Fired on Fort Sumter.
There was no way the peace would last. Surely the late Hazel McCallion must have warned her replacement, Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie, about that pissant Patrick Brown in Brampton. Mayor…
"The Godfather, if it was re-enacted by a five-year-old"
How it started: He didn’t do it, but if he did do it, it isn’t a crime, and if it is a crime, it isn’t that bad, and if it…
Danielle Smith names her cabinet – not all the omens are good ones
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Back home in Wild Rose Country, Premier Danielle Smith has named her cabinet, so the Internet and airwaves will naturally soon be rife with speculation about What…
Musical interlude
Andain – Much Too Much (Zetandel Chill Remix)
Buh-bye
Don't let the door hit you, etc. "David Johnston quits, PM to consider public inquiry on meddling | The Star" https://t.co/ZuHtaq53ep — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 10, 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 9, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts in classified documents probe #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://tinyurl.com/429yftka – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Ontario School Safety
This small but mighty grassroots organization, Ontario School Safety, was at Queen’s Park Wednesday, on Clean Air Day, to plead for clean air in schools and school buses. They unmasked…
Adding Fuel
In the debased species known as humanity, it perhaps is not surprising that the very wildfires consuming us have become fuel for yet more deranged people and their ‘theories’. Here…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 22, 2016
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 22, 2016 via Wise Law Blog: Wise Law Blog: Post #3500 – On Milestones, Law Blogging, the Marketing Classes and Vulgar Talking Yams…
Finally
Donald Trump has finally — finally — been indicted. Ruth Marcus writes in The Washington Post: For me, a seven-count indictment — though we haven’t seen all the specific charges…
The NDP is a spent force in Canadian politics
Former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley (far right) at a campaign rally in May 2023. Photo from Twitter. Canadian progressives need to begin the process of organizing a new political movement,…
@kinsellart
@kinsellart for you to peruse at @kinsellart! pic.twitter.com/yp2Dv8PAiX — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 9, 2023
Jousting with Johnston.
Our Ottawa castle keep turned out in all its pomp, glory and pageantry this past week to see former governor general David Johnston in the lists to joust with Poilievre’s…
Reality Sinks In For Trump, Indicted Again
The Reality is that Trump is no Winner. He’s Snowed-In. He’s headed to the big house, not the White House. Reality got 5 years for one document. — Chuckadero (@ChuckScheper)…