2023
Canada is in need of a Social Rejuvenation
Canada (and the world) needs a social rejuvenation. The post Canada is in need of a Social Rejuvenation first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 10, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Doug Ford follows Justin Trudeau’s lead and bans TikTok from government phones #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3F9yE51 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.For…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.For…
Pierre Poilievre And The Road To Con Hell
Ever since I saw his graduation photo, and the bizarre inscription he chose to go with it, I have always believed that Pierre Poilievre suffers from a serious mental problem.…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-health-care-reform-sex-offenders-and.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Dark And Ugly
For the last two decades, we have watched American politics get dark and ugly. The ill wind that emanates from there has blown across our border. Susan Delacourt writes: The…
COVID science and post-truth policy at Canadian universities
What are we to make of the dissonance between university administrators and scientific experts related to COVID-19 across Canadian universities? Photo from Flickr. In January 2023, Health Canada affirmed that…
Pierre Poilievre’s Pickle.
If the leader of the opposition, conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, thinks he could have a case to make of Chinese government interference in Don Valley North in the last election,…
Federal environment minister spoke softly about that unreported toxic sludge leak, but Ottawa carries a big stick
Ottawa can afford to speak softly on constitutional matters because it carries a big stick. One of Imperial Oil Resources Ltd.’s drainage ponds at its Kearl site north of Fort…
Today’s News: Outstanding Support for Trans Rights
I thought this was outstanding: And with a disturbing rise in anti-transgender hate here in Canada and around the world recently, I want to be very clear about one more…
BIG step toward saving the oceans
Along with our other environmental sins, we are fishing the oceans dry. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, over a third of global fisheries have been fished beyond…
Signs Of The Times
I’ve been really busy this week and haven’t had time to post. The following reflects just a few of the things I haven’t written about, as seen through the eyes…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Luke Savage points out that even biased right-wing polling is finding broad support for stronger social programs and limitations on corporate domination…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 9, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘It is not a crime to give someone the finger’: Quebec judge issues candid ruling in neighbour dispute #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3YBCydV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
oregon family visit, part 6 and final (portland to port angeles to victoria)
On our way out of Portland, we stopped at the home of R, the well-known baseball writer who Allan had met at Powell’s. By sheer coincidence, he had some research…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you?
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it…
Picking Up Our Tab
There are a lot of us aging baby boomers around. Unfortunately, the young are being left to pick up our tab. Paul Kershaw points to the recent healthcare deal between…