Pondering the Political Phoenix.
How many times over the years have we heard speculation about this or that political party being able to raise itself from the ashes? Would the federal conservatives ever survive…
2023
What a week!
Sad news from all over today: Jeff Beck, Robbie Bachman, Lisa Marie Presley … gone. ☹️ Life is fragile folks. pic.twitter.com/XJ7FVj7pJu — Larry Updike (@LarryUpdike) January 13, 2023 In other…
Ah, Imprecision! Carry On, Prosecutors! Danielle Smith takes it all back in clarification
As predicted in this space yesterday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has now clarified her statement of the day before about contacting Crown prosecutors “on a regular basis” to ask if…
Musical interlude
Flight Facilities – The Ghost
Why we do not need to nationalize health care in Canada
Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade/Unsplash The following article is a response to “Why we need to nationalize health care in Canada” by Taylor C. Noakes, published in Canadian Dimension on…
Re Ontario Green Belt Reduction
I can but say that I share these concerns and the following communication from ALL the Ontario opposition parties says it all.......Bonnie LysykOffice of the Auditor General of Ontario20 Dundas…
Re Ontario Green Belt Reduction
I can but say that I share these concerns and the following communication from ALL the Ontario opposition parties says it all……. Bonnie LysykOffice of the Auditor General of Ontario20…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Oscar Grenfell discusses how Australia is among the countries which has seen a declining life expectancy due to COVID-19 – with a distinct…
The Shadow Pandemic
The Shadow Pandemic must be taking into account as we move out of the changes needed to thwart Covid. The post The Shadow Pandemic first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 13, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario man denied car insurance coverage after 3.5 metre fall takes company to court and wins #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3Xwj4H8 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
On A Wing And A Prayer
H/t MacKay As one who will very soon be on a plane, I watched with great interest but low expectations yesterday’s committee hearing into the fiasco of air travel over…
Selfishness Pure And Simple
The Republicans in the House have made it clear. They plan to cut Social Security and Medicare. Paul Krugman writes: CNN has obtained a screenshot of a slide presented at…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from October 29, 2010 via Wise Law Blog
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from October 29, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Family Law: Court of Appeal Rules Superior Court Judges May Request, But Not Order, Children’s Lawyer…
Is It Time For The NDP To Rebirth Itself
The North American right wing has been overtaken by a vile hateful Donald Trump inspired populist MAGA movement that has spawned the Freedumb Convoy types and infected the Canadian Conservative…
Who is Harrying Harry?
No, there is no insight here to the royal who defines himself as a spare. Life is too short. I can hardly think of a reason why I would ever…
Stuff Danielle Smith says: Alberta premier in hot water again, this time for suggesting she interfered with administration of justice
You just never know what Danielle Smith is going to say next. Opposition NDP Justice Critic Irfan Sabir (Photo : David J. Climenhaga). The trouble is, neither does she. Consider…
Canadian Should Be Hungry For Grocery Store Change
Canadians are facing more and more costs and interest rate hikes, primarily because grocery chains are overcharing and riding the GREEDflation wave. How is this acceptable? The post Canadian Should…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 12, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: LCBO system outage from ‘cybersecurity incident’ continues into second day #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3whe6CV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…