Eerily Prescient
In 1986, Frank Zappa appeared on Crossfire, a show that billed itself as a forum for debate between opposing views. In the following clip, (you can see the entire episode…
2023
Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is a problem right across the country. In Toronto, one of the candidates for mayor has suggested a solution. Edward Keenan writes: When mayoral candidate Josh Matlow unveiled…
What’s the Big Idea?
It would be a shame to tell all those people running to be mayor of Toronto that they are doing it all wrong. This is not a long campaign. It…
Weekend funny stuff: Some stories, some writing, and some animal crackers, of course
Here are some interesting stories for your weekend. First, this is an absolutely wonderful story: Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country.…
Message to Alberta’s media: Danielle Smith has neither the authority nor the power to restrict you to one question – ignore her decree!
It’s in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s nature never to admit she’s wrong, so it was no surprise after her announcement Friday that she wouldn’t allow reporters at a government news…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Zak Vescera reports on the CCPA’s new research showing how an increasing number of jobs in British Columbia are precarious – with already-disadvantaged…
Fossil fuel capitalism rewards John Horgan
Former BC Premier John Horgan. Photo courtesy the Province of British Columbia/Flickr. When former BC premier and NDP leader John Horgan announced that he is joining the board of a…
Saturday Photo: Bixis are Back
Signs of Spring: bees in the flowers and Bixis on the corners! Such a change from a week ago when we were recovering from the ice storm. No blog post…
Just Another Lie
The United States is ruled by a crumbling gerontocracy. Maureen Dowd writes: Carl Hulse and Annie Karni wrote in The New York Times about Washington’s actual gerontocracy and the challenges…
Mr. Ponzi would be so Proud.
It is getting harder every day to support the unedited freedom of the Internet. Do we have to get used to faux sites, false advertising, scurrilous accusations and outright thievery?…
The victim of her own repeated blunders, Danielle Smith decrees a limit on reporters’ questions
It looks like Alberta’s going to need a Sam Donaldson in this election campaign. Former ABC White House Correspondent Sam Donaldson in 1995 (Photo: John Matthew Smith via Wikipedia). You…
Musical interlude
PVRIS – Anywhere But Here
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 14, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Restore Broad Availability of Abortion Pill #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3UDEFx7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Angry Talking Heads
When I was a teacher, it used to bother me to no end that it only took one or two ignorant, badly-behaved kids to spoil the atmosphere and discourse in…
More Fun With Photo Editing
I imagine most people have a favourite photo editor that they use for all their photo editing. Sometimes I like to mix it up and use different software for the…
Time To Go?
Lawrence Martin thinks that it’s time for Justin Trudeau to plan his exit: It’s getting near crunch time. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to leave an opportunity for a…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010 via Wise Law Blog
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Warman and Fournier: Divisional Court Protects Online Anonymity, Overturns Motion Court Ruling https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/05/warman-and-fournier-divisional-court.html – Garry J. Wise,…
Poilievre’s Poison.
If you are wondering who is poisoning the political air in Canada, it is that smarmy little man who leads the unfortunate conservatives in parliament. Pierre Poilievre has little time…
Just another "friendly sausage maker"?
The US media reaction to the news about 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, a National Guard technology support staffer who leaked dozens of secret US documents – such a nice boy! patriotic!…