COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections and The Next Pandemic
Well the pandemic is over, at least according to most governments, science and medicine not so much. So now it is time to look back, and to look forward. Perhaps…
2023
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Michael Kempa discusses Justice Paul Rouleau’s findings on federalism in his report on the use of the Emergencies Act – though the hope…
The unsettling truth at the heart of the Elghawaby controversy
Amira Elghawaby is Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia. Photo courtesy Reuters. I recently experienced an ethical dilemma. A letter was circulated by people I admire and respect and…
Latest: heading South on the Parkway
On the Parkway to Enid's. Joey supervised. pic.twitter.com/PqaTE3Kucj — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 27, 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 27, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario school board releases professionalism policy after photos of teacher with prosthetic breasts surfaced #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3Z4mJgL – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
The Future of Human Agency
My response to the Pew/Elon University Survey. By 2035, will smart machines, bots and systems powered by artificial intelligence be designed to allow humans to easily be in control of…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of February 27, 2023
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things i heard at the library: an occasional series: # 38
I was covering the desk while staff was on break. A customer asked where he could find books on sex. I asked whether this was for a young person or…
So Much For So Little
It’s now clear that the three big names at Fox News are liars. But, of the three, Tucker Carlson’s story is actually kind of sad. Michael Harris writes: Back in…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of February 27, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 27, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Integrity commissioner investigating Tory affair after ex-mayor’s resignation Osgoode Hall trees can…
And Another ISP Bites the Dust.
Noting in the news that another internet service provider (ISP) has been purchased by one of the large telecom services was just another annoyance in life. There always seems to…
Guest Post: Researcher Regan Boychuk digs deep into the history of the RStar scheme
Like other commentators, in the past few weeks I’ve paid a lot of attention to the United Conservative Party’s so-called RStar scheme to forgive multibillion dollar oil corporations at least…
Today’s Random Stuff
First, here’s something I didn’t know: Reservation runway: Rising Cree designer makes New York runway debut — ‘The future is going to be Indigenous-led’: designer Scott Wabano /via @CBCMontreal https://t.co/5ADVQ8anAR…
The Day Premier Smith Lost All Credibility
Albertans are asking a lot of questions about RStar, the $100 million pilot program designed to give owners of inactive wells a royalty credit on new wells if they clean…
Dismissing the low taxes myth with a word
If there’s a common refrain in Conservative election platforms it’s lower taxes. No matter the current tax level, Conservatives believe it must be lower. If this is simply a belief…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reinhart discusses the importance of approaching public health from a collective perspective, rather than presuming health is simply a matter of…
We need statesmanship, not politics, to end Ukraine war
Minister of Defence Anita Anand, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. Photo from Twitter. As a military historian…
Saturday Photo: The Flowers of Winter
Outside snow still covers the ground, although the days are getting longer. Inside that translates into several house plants taking a cue from lengthening daylight and setting forth blooms. An…
One year at war: no winners, but all are losers
Ukrainian soldier stands watch in Kyiv. Photo courtesy the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Flickr. In Neville Chamberlain’s expression, in war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners,…