Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of February 21, 2023
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Money Alone Won’t Do It
You might hope that the federal infusion of money into our health care system would solve its problems. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Throwing more money at the system is a…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of February 21, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 21, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Manitoba man imprisoned for decades to get appeal after likely miscarriage of…
Hébert Hardly Helps.
While I have always respected Chantal Hébert’s opinion, whether written in the Toronto Star or expressed on the CBC, she lost my support in her commentary on the official languages…
Toward local energy generation and a distributed grid model
After implementation of efficiencies and conservation measures, the least destructive way to meet future energy needs may be local power generation from solar and wind sources…
Chris Hedges: Rage Against the War Machine speech
“Murder King.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Idolatry is the primal sin from which all other sins derive. Idols tempt us to become God. They demand the sacrifice of others in…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Mark Jacobson writes that we already have the technology needed to make a full transition to a clean energy economy – as long…
Our annual Family Day toast to Don Getty, whose best-known achievement was one for the ages
The winters around here are long. Even with social media Canadians need a February holiday. Mr. Getty on the gridiron with the Edmonton Elks, then known by another name (Photo:…
Indict The Man
Patience with the American legal system is wearing thin. So far, Michael Harris writes, Donald Trump has held himself above the law: One of his tactics has simply been to…
B.S. By the Barrel.
The advertisement was on four full pages wrapped around the front (news section) of the Saturday Toronto Star. I have no idea what an ad such as that costs these…
Today’s Funny Stuff: rounding up the tweets and substacks
I still love this cartoon, from a year ago. Here’s one more great comment about the Rouleau report: So far it seems, according to Justice Rouleau, @JustinTrudeau’s worst fault regarding…
The UCP Government Responds to Justice Paul Rouleau’s Report on the Emergencies Act
On Friday Justice Paul Rouleau released his report of the inquiry into the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy protests in Ottawa and…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – John Launer offers his thoughts on how public health messaging around COVID-19 could have encouraged people to address risk management at both…
Building support for my campaign
I’ve just begun my outreach as I seek the role of VP Communications at the Ontario Liberal Party’s upcoming annual general meeting in Hamilton, and I’m gratified by all those…
A Hidden History
Ideally, history teaches us about the past so that we can gain perspective on what came before and learn some lessons so that we don’t make the same mistakes made…
Lies Are Collossally Profitable
Dominion Voting Systems — whose roots are in Toronto — is suing Fox News. The discovery process has revealed the deep rot at Fox. Erik Wemple writes: News organizations rarely…
Target, Ontario.
Comment #1 on the Rouleau Report: Watching Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique at the Rouleau Inquiry last November was disturbing. Here was the senior police officer for the province…
Rajan Sawhney, one of the seven contenders to lead the UCP last year, won’t seek re-election this spring
Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Rajan Sawhney, one of the seven contenders to lead the United Conservative Party last year, won’t be running for re-election this spring. Ms. Sawhney assailed…
Alberta NDP health care plan—back to the beginning
The Alberta election campaign begins. The NDP kick it off with their policy on what will no doubt be their, if not the entire campaign’s, major focus—health care. Their proposed…