Iran and Saudi Arabia make nice
The Middle East has been an ugly place for some time. It has become humanity’s favourite region for killing each other although Vladimir Putin is attempting to return that honour…
2023
Iran and Saudi Arabia make nice
The Middle East has been an ugly place for some time. It has become humanity’s favourite region for killing each other although Vladimir Putin is attempting to return that honour…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Access to the drug used for medication abortions could be cut off nationwide, depending on this hearing today #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3FsWF7k – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
International Long Covid Awareness Day
Now we have a delegated day, today, to remind the world of the number of people who have lost their lives or livelihoods to this ever-mutating virus. Worldwide, about 1…
When You Buy A Government
The oil industry is its own worst enemy. Max Fawcett writes: For as long as I’ve lived in Alberta and covered the oil and gas industry — more than a…
Ontario hospital and LTC staffing and capacity plans: worse than you thought
By 2027 the PC health care funding plan falls $21.3 billion short, their hospital bed plan falls 500 beds short, their plan to free up hospital capacity by moving hospital…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
Canada’s ‘China syndrome’
The flag of the People’s Republic of China files at the Embassy of China in Ottawa. Photo from Flickr. As the war in Ukraine stalls, or moves towards the possibility…
Sex as a Simile for Politics.
After puzzling over a more interesting way to describe Canadian politics, I finally said ‘screw it.’ And, of course, that was my answer. Henceforth, we will describe our politics in…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Hibernating cats.
It’s a LondOntLife #6 begins
83 cartoons across 52 pages It’s a Londontlife#6 is at the printers for proofs. It’s always exciting for the new book to come out. And this one is packed with…
The Recall Petition Process and What Comes Next
By way of the agenda for the March 14 City Council meeting, we have our first glimpse at what The City of Calgary’s Recall Process will look like. If you…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 14, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario proposes new rules for companies laying off mass remote employees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3LjVwCz – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Aria Bendix examines the state of current knowledge as to how likely people are to suffer from long COVID after being infected…
The brutality is in the budget
Uniformed police officers at Winnipeg’s Millennium Library. Photo by Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press. Last Sunday, when my five year old asked me if we could go to the library, I…
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
I do not fit the usual profile of a stalking victim. I am not young, rich, a public figure, a celebrity nor female.
A Black Hole
Republicans are hell-bent on investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop. Jennifer Rubin writes: Right-wing House Republicans have left little doubt that they want to spend the bulk of their time and energy…
Start a Small Garden This Spring
Anyone can be a gardener and you can too! All you need is a balcony or small plot of land and you can start growing your own food. To some…
Private health care is no remedy for an ailing system
As the right-wing populist CAQ (Coalition Avenir Québec) government continues to peddle privatization as the solution to the province’s health care woes, progressive organizations throughout Québec are sounding the alarm…
Weston Lies to MPs.
Why is it that the grocery magnates of Canada can go to Ottawa and blatantly lie to the members of parliament? Don’t any of our MPs ever go to a…