Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lisa Schnirring reports on new research showing how infection with COVID-19 tends to lead to extended sick leave, while Helen Twohig et…
2023
Age of Absurdity
We’re skipping gleefully into the most absurd period in history. The philosophical notion of the absurd came from Camus. It grew legs with existentialists after WWII when the youngest and…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 6, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bell denies discrimination claims by former CP24 personality, asks commission to dismiss complaint #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3UePFAV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
You Won’t Regret Not Having Kids
People with kids put a lot of pressure on couples without kids to procreate, which is obviously rude but happens anyway. This could lead to people thinking they want kids…
Hot Air Isn’t A Defense
Several commentators have suggested that Alvin Bragg’s case against Donald Trump is weak. Jennifer Rubin isn’t so sure. She writes: Any pundits who speculated ahead that the case was weak,…
Norway’s oil fund approaching C$2 trillion
In 1996, Norway began depositing oil revenue into a national wealth fund so that current and future generations would benefit from the nation’s oil wealth. Bolstered by oil taxes and…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
‘Send in The Clowns.’
There is a sad feeling to Stephen Soundheim’s haunting ballad “Send in the Clowns.” It also has a special meaning to me when dealing with the also rans in elections.…
Embarrassed by premier’s telephone tête-à-tête with extremist facing criminal charges, UCP retreats to its safe space: Law ’n’ Order rhetoric
Sounding a mite panicked by the negative public response to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s willingness to bend rules to help political allies in trouble with the law, the United Conservative…
A healthy competition
Our federal government brought down its 2023 budget last week and it was very green. Dealing with climate change was front and centre. There were other good things, such as…
A healthy competition
Our federal government brought down its 2023 budget last week and it was very green. Dealing with climate change was front and centre. There were other good things, such as…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – IOS Press discusses new research showing that COVID-19 accelerates the cognitive decline in people already living with dementia. F. Perry Wilson examines how…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 5, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Former Ontario government employee pleads guilty to scamming province out of about $47M #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/412DWrn – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Focus: Multitasking is a Myth
Think you’re bad at multitasking? You probably are, and if you think you’re good at it, well, you’re probably bad at it too. So why do we think multitasking is…
Too Good Not To Share
From my favourite editorial cartoonist, Theo Moudakis: Trump’s Day in Court. Recommend this Post
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Intestacy – Dying without a Last Will
There’s a popular misconception that if you die without a last will everything goes to the government. That’s actually not true. If you die without a last will in Ontario…
Riding With The Truckers
When the Truckers Convoy arrived in Ottawa, the Conservative Party of Canada hopped on its bandwagon. Michael Harris writes: The Conservative party lurched to the populist right in the very…
Subsidized rental housing and homelessness under Alberta’s first UCP government
I’ve written a book chapter on subsidized rental housing and homelessness under Alberta’s first UCP government. My ‘top 5’ overview of the chapter is available here: https://nickfalvo.ca/subsidized-rental-housing-and-homelessness-under-albertas-first-ucp-government/
Russia and the emergence of the post-Western world
A man holds a Russian flag during demonstrations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by Issouf Sanogo. A few years back, at the University of Ottawa’s summer convocation, I was startled…