A captured government
An excerpt from a newsletter published by a international non-governmental organization is worth attention. Toronto Star reports the Danielle Smith convoy that travelled to the 28th United Nations Climate Change…
2023
Musical interlude
PVRIS – Things Are Better (Alt Version)
Thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination
I was 13 years old, and in band class when the announcement came over the PA system that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Ever since then, I have paid an…
Thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination
I was 13 years old, and in band class when the announcement came over the PA system that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Ever since then, I have paid an…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 1, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 93 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4kuubt7x – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Green win in Kitchener Centre byelection a great local victory, plus clear repudiation of old-time parties
Congratulations to the Green Party’s Aislinn Clancy, the newly elected Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre after last night’s byelection win. Her win gives the Greens two seats in…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2008
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2008 via Wise Law Blog: “Wrongful Life” versus “No Life” – Court of Appeal overturns Wrongful Life Decision http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2008/01/wrongful-life-versus-no-life-court-of_23.html – Garry J.…
Perfectly Clear
Donald Trump announced this week that, when he’s re-elected, he’ll kill Obamacare. He tried that once — and he almost succeeded. Why is Trump obsessed with Obamacare? Paul Krugman writes:…
Are the Covid Inquiries Just for Show?
How many inquiries do we need before Public Health kicks into gear again?? Wastewater in my area is hitting the tippy top of the graph, and that’s after the y-axis…
Is It Brinkmanship?
H/t Moudakis One has to wonder, given the lack of any real movement on a national pharmacare program, whether Justin Trudeau is gambling on Jagmeet Singh’s NDP being more afraid…
And a Very Merry to Alberta.
Alberta’s Looney-Toons premier must have gotten away from her keepers again. She has used her screw-ball Alberta Sovereignty in a United Canada Act to forbid Alberta’s provincial agencies from obeying…
Heraldic Waitlist
It would appear that the Canadian Heraldic Authority has developed a bit of a backlog due to high demand. While certainly an annoyance for anyone seeking a grant of arms,…
Parthi in SSW!
Daisy Group is very proud to have helped our friend Parthi Kandavel in Scarborough Southwest – which he’ll now represent at City Council! Woot!
A Disastrous Month for Pierre PoiLIEvre
Wow. Based on an array of revent revelations, Canadians need to do everything they can to ensure that the leader of the opposition remains the leader of the opposition. The…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mark Sumner discusses the World Health Network’s recognition that the damage from COVID-19 includes harm to people’s immune systems which has made…
My latest: first they come for the Jews
A Christmas tree. A Christmas tree lighting get-together, to be precise. They’ve been doing the Christmas tree celebration in Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, for a long time. The first…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 30, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Canada’s federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/24v8zyxm – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Saturday Photo: Good for 500 Years?
Where Canada keeps its memories: Took a trip to Gatineau to lend a hand during the current teachers’ strike, but I also visited the Preservation facility of the Library and…