St. ALBERT, Alberta – I’ve been to a couple of all-candidate forums in St. Albert over the years that got pretty lively, and one in 2015 that was downright rowdy,…
Question Period has become a parody of itself. Sitting four years on the government side back bench, it was baffling. But question period is a symptom of, or an expression…
I got up this morning in semi-darkness even though the sun had risen at 5:45 a.m. and the forecast was for sunny and warm. I looked out my window and…
Day five of my transcontinental journey began in my home province of British Columbia, with the Rocky Mountains having passed behind us in the darkness of night. Which, without any…
The targeting of enemies—minorities, liberals, secularists, leftists, urban naxals, intellectuals, assorted protestors—is not driven by a calculus of ordinary politics….When you legitimize yourself entirely by inventing enemies, the truth ceases…
Grounded cats.
He didn't win. Anything, ever. His client was fired and forced return the documents she stole. She didn't get a cent. And when he represented the bigot Maxime Bernier, he…
Hey @CityofVancouver? this is second incident I’ve seen caused by these useless ‘slow street’ barricades installed last month. They don’t slow down traffic; they cause crashes and traffic chaos. pic.twitter.com/A4xZOwMCGi…
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Teen sues TDSB, Toronto police after arrest in school lockdown, saying he was the ‘victim, not the perpetrator’ #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/45hs2wW – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
The United Conservative Party’s “Alberta Surgical Initiative” to outsource publicly funded surgeries to private facilities is an expensive flop that has diverted resources away from public hospitals and reduced provincial…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Lisa Young writes about the stark difference in how Alberta’s main party leaders approach the role of women in politics and society.…
Americans think that the economy is terrible. That’s strange — because the data suggests things are pretty good. Paul Krugman writes: Since December 2021 the U.S. economy has added almost…
Scott Squires posted a list of excellent graphics he’s made/collected, openly shared on a google drive, in order to encourage education around Covid protections. Here are just a few: (Read…
Airplane visible between two Distillery District condo towers, Toronto. Photo by Lori Whelan/Flickr. While pundits and corporate media outlets delight in describing Canada’s skyrocketing rental rates as an accident of…
It is surprising that only 102 people signed on to be mayor of Toronto, in this by-election. There are probably some people in the also-ran category who would make a…
News yesterday that a leaked copy of high-profile Alberta pollster Janet Brown’s latest poll suggesting Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party may be on the road to a relatively easy…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Susie Madrak writes about the continued recognition by experts that the COVID pandemic is far from over. Chengliang Yang et al. examine how…
Tree ridge in flames during the 2018 Woolsey Fire that burned in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California. Photo courtesy Peter Buschmann/United States Forest Service/Wikimedia Commons. One and a half…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto man arrested after allegedly using live python in assault #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3Msjgop – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
