Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Hayden Klein reports on new research suggesting a connection between COVID-19 infection and increased cancer rates (particularly in younger people). And the…
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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 30, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine in response to Indigenous demands #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3nx4cvH – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Freedom To Think? Not In Florida
Some may think I spend too much time these days writing about the Benighted United States of America. Perhaps I do, but its seemingly inexorable slide into ignorance and autocracy…
Step By Step: Engulfed by a Lack of Sensitivity
Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and Polish historian, made a ten minute speech in December 2021 that has become a more and more timely reminder to pay attention to how we…
The Right To Repair
Susan Delacourt writes that buried in the Trudeau government’s budget is something called “the right to repair.” What does that mean? It is intended to give Canadians another alternative when…
The ‘Chinese interference’ story is rooted in xenophobia, economic decline
A sign outside the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) headquarters in Ottawa. Photo by Chris Wattie. One of the stories dominating Canadian media right now—the baseless accusation that Beijing interfered…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
A $2.5 Billion Subsidy to Loblaws, Metro and Sobeys
This week, the Liberals announced a food program that would ultimately transfer $2.5 billion in subsidy to Canada’s food monopolies. What a shame. The post A $2.5 Billion Subsidy to…
The Bully at Queen’s Park.
In thinking about the type of conservative Ontario premier Doug Ford might be, we have come to the conclusion that he is a bully. He is a conservative, though he…
Today’s News: The Absolute Worst
The school shootings are the worst, the absolute worst. Here is an incredible photo — a child weeping as she is being transported away from The Covenant School shooting in…
Premier threatens CBC for reporting her own words in phone conversation with anti-vaxx pastor facing criminal charges
It may not be Lake of Fire 2.0, but you wouldn’t think Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s blustering response yesterday to the CBC’s release of a recording of her telling an…
America may be broken, Canada not so much
Americans long had a reputation for being the world’s greatest flag wavers. According to a recent cross-border study by the Angus Reid Institute, that may no longer be the case.…
America may be broken, Canada not so much
Americans long had a reputation for being the world’s greatest flag wavers. According to a recent cross-border study by the Angus Reid Institute, that may no longer be the case.…
Oilers don’t get no respect
It’s tough being an Edmonton Oilers fan these days. One game you think they might make some real noise in the playoffs, the next game, you think they shouldn’t even…
My latest: what if they gave a budget, and no one cared?
Budgets? Who cares. These days, voters mostly don’t. Polls consistently show distrust about everything government does and says – including budgets like the one released by the Trudeau government earlier…
Toronto politics invades County politics
Here’s a letter I wrote to the local paper. Remember, politicos: everyone has a past. As a resident of Hillier, I was frankly astounded by the Times’ willingness to publish…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Ritika Goel, Vanessa Redditt and Michaela Beder discuss how the Ford PCs are cruelly taking health care away from the marginalized people who…
AUKUS submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia
American nuclear attack submarines in Australian waters. Photo courtesy the US Department of Defense/Flickr. The recent Australia, US, and UK $368 billion deal on buying nuclear submarines has been termed…
Financialization is the latest business model for Canada’s media
The Toronto Star sign after being stripped from the 1 Yonge Street building. Photo by Fareen Karim/BlogTO. Canadian media have traditionally been highly lucrative businesses. Some of the country’s richest…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3nx0sKN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…