How Did You Think Gazans Would Respond?
The dispute between Israel and the Palestinian people has been in and out of the news cycle my entire life. For years, the narrative in the news has been very…
2023
Living and Writing in the Anthropocene
I don't need to imagine a dystopian future. The Anthropocene epoch is already here. Extreme weather events are happening right now where I live in South America. Right now, there…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2015
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2015 via Wise Law Blog: Tips on Law Blogging http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2015/01/slawtips-tips-on-law-blogging.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Living and Writing in the Anthropocene
I don’t need to imagine a dystopian future. The Anthropocene epoch is already here. Extreme weather events are happening right now where I live in South America. Right now, there…
What Sane Person?
The Republican Party is a collection of vile and incompetent people. Leading their parade is Donald Trump. But close behind him is Marjorie Taylor Greene. Dana Milbank writes: After eight…
Bonhoeffer on stupidity
Much has been written about Bonhoeffer and many English translations of his works are available. One that caught my eye was on stupidity. It seems appropriate to review with a…
Council’s First Year Continued Part 3
The third part of the series in Collingwood Today asked members of council what “surprises they’ve experienced so far in their terms.” As a former councillor, I appreciate how stepping…
Putting the Brakes on Car Culture
I’m sure I’ve used that title before!. It’s a funny time of year for this, but lots has been reported recently on the trouble with cars. Part of it may…
Hype and Hypocrisy.
Canadians are going to need a truth and reconciliation commission to understand conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and his failure to debate legislation with honesty. The other day I was watching…
Danielle Smith delivers more promised chaos in health care with purge of six senior AHS executives
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith – she basically promised chaos in health care and she’s delivering it (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). The politically inspired purge of senior Alberta Health Services officials by…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Al Jazeera reports on the World Meteorological Organization’s analysis showing that greenhouse gas emissions reached yet another new high in 2022. Fiona…
My latest: two wars, two different responses
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Vladimir Putin’s regime immediately commenced brutally killing Ukrainian civilians on a massive scale. Russia committed war crimes. It committed acts of rape and infanticide.…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 16, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/5n96xmaz – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
The Frustrating Run-Around on Filtration Units in Schools
This is a long but very informative video about what happened when people tried to improve air quality in schools. This is a very loose collection of things said that…
The food police
A Winnipeg Police cruiser outside a No Frills grocery store on Goulet Avenue in Winnipeg. Photo courtesy CTV News. When you head to your local Winnipeg grocery store, what do…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?
This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: 1. Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario? 2. Can the words of the Will…
The inhumanity of Pakistan’s forced deportation of Afghan refugees
Refugees from Afghanistan in Pakistan, near Islamabad, 2018. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Canada recently passed a milestone by announcing the resettlement of more than 40,000 Afghan refugees since the fall…
Whose Mess Is It?
It was no fun. I recently spent some time digging into what the pollsters have been telling us. They can be such a dreary bunch. And if they don’t like…