This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 6, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: Social Hosts Not Liable for Drunk Driving Guests http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/05/supreme-court-of-canada-social-hosts.html – Garry J. Wise,…
The full axiom reads as: “You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the people, all of the time. Many of us have…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith never spoke directly to a Crown Prosecutor when she set out to interfere in the administration of justice on behalf of pandemic public health scofflaws, and…
Forgive me for being frank. Scott Moe’s government is going to do Eff all. Bottom line is our GHG emissions are rising at a time we desperately need to be…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best. “When you strike at a King, you must kill him.” The parentage of the American essayist’s words have been claimed by many, but one…
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…
#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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
