what i’m reading: for the win + labour book club update
Cory Doctorow’s novel For the Win may have been the most unexpected title on my Labour Book Club booklist. It’s kind of science fiction (but not really), kind of YA…
2023
Canada lags on renewable energy
In Canada, more than $100 billion is now being spent to expand fossil fuel production. Meanwhile, other nations are working to mitigate climate change and enable long-term human survival. For…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: U.S. Supreme Court Extends Camera Ban at California Gay Marriage Trial https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/us-supreme-court-extends-camara-ban-at.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
For all the Fierce Raindrops: Lessons that Should Have Been Learned
Changing minds on big issues takes a long time and the work never ends. Anti-drinking and driving groups appeared in the early 1980s, like MADD, typically made up of survivors…
N95s Should Be the Default
Lots of chatter about this New South Wales comms hit and miss: From Dr. David Berger, “As the ninth Covid wave grows, NSW Health doesn’t say ‘wear masks’. It says,…
Ontario’s Leadership Quest.
It seems to be a universal quest these days. Whether country, province or municipality, we are desperately in need of effective leadership. I feel embarrassed that I bitched about Jason…
Today’s News: What rough beast is coming in the Israel-Hamas War?
Until I read Tom Friedman’s column in the New York Times, I didn’t understand what was happening in the Israel-Hamas War – particularly why so many people around the world…
Public utility money pit
Today, charts about BC Hydro showing information that ought to alarm citizens of British Columbia. It will not of course, because corporate media does not bother to report meaningful data…
Corporate timidity threatens journalism
With disputes and condemnations over coverage of the mayhem in Gaza, it is worth considering the ethics of journalism. Whether or not generally accepted rules are followed by media is…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – William Ripple et al. offer a new and alarming state of the climate report. And Damian Carrington delves into their findings as…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 26, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Hamilton man convicted of filming women at gym, uploading videos to Pornhub gets 15 months behind bars #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/ev57knyk – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
The Israel-Palestine war: Consider the boy in the rubble
Photo by Anas Alsharif/Atlantic Palestinian Society Consider the boy in the rubble. There can be no excuse, of course. In the early morning of Saturday, October 7, 2023, well-organized Hamas…
Not A Team Player
I have never been much of a joiner. I never really participated in team sports, committees (unless I had no choice), or group endeavours. There is something about the passionate…
Dam lies
Mark Jaccard, recently appointed Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission, argued in 20017 for Site C, when BC could have stopped the project and saved about $15 billion.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?
A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical…
The Best People?
The Republicans finally have a Speaker of the House — someone they all voted for, someone nobody knows anything about. The internal communications of Republicans reveal a lot about who…
Covid at Work
We know Covid is costing employers time and money from absences. You’d think they’d actually want to prevent it to avoid lawsuits too! h/t Hayley for these quotes pulled from…
How the Game is Played.
In Ontario, the rules are different—especially in Toronto. We play lip service here to freedom of speech. You can say anything you like but do not publicly criticize the State…
Continuing CPP uproar means Danielle Smith and the UCP are getting what they want: the grownups are paying attention!
Like any teenager acting out, Danielle Smith must be delighted to have the entire country in a swivet about her government’s preposterous claim that even though Alberta has only about…