If It Can’t Possibly be Both, then Either Give us Masks OR Accommodations
If masks are a choice, then shouldn’t being protected from a virus also be a choice?? The freedom to go maskless is butting up against the freedom from getting infected,…
2023
Singh’s Slippery Slope.
Canada’s federal new democrats met in Hamilton the other day. It was a weekend of glad-handing and denial. It was a weekend of conviviality and self delusion. It was renditions…
Protecting the Environment: There has to be a better way
In 2019 the federal government enacted the Impact Assessment Act which regulated “designated projects” (think: oil sands, mining and other major projects within provincial boundaries). The Kenney government tagged it…
“I can’t understand why you and your government would want to be responsible for a system that brings harm to children,” says Sask human rights commissioner to Premier Scott Moe
“I can’t understand why you and your government would want to be responsible for a system that brings harm to children,”says Heather Kuttai, while resigning from the Saskatchewan Human Rights…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Somasetty Suresh examines the symptoms associated with long COVID, while Elizabeth Cooney reports on new research hinting at the depletion of peripheral serotonin…
national truth and reconciliation day 2023: blankets, and an apology
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Port Hardy was especially meaningful this year. Not quite as many people joined the walk as in the previous two years, but there…
Today’s tonic: Poland frees itself from its neo-fascist, homophobic, anti-democratic government and embraces change
Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition Amid the many horrors in Israel and Palestine this past week or so, this little bit of international good news is extremely welcome.…
Today’s tonic: Poland frees itself from its neo-fascist, homophobic, anti-democratic government and embraces change
Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition Amid the many horrors in Israel and Palestine this past week or so, this little bit of international good news is extremely welcome.…
Today’s tonic: Poland frees itself from its neo-fascist, homophobic, anti-democratic government and embraces change
Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition Amid the many horrors in Israel and Palestine this past week or so, this little bit of international good news is extremely welcome.…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 16, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Microsoft owes $29B in unpaid taxes, IRS claims #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/43t44pra – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
From a Philosophical Point of View
I was asked today whether I ever considered approaching the topic of online learning from a philosophical perspective. After all, I am by both education and inclination first and foremost…
Wab Kinew’s NDP should embrace labour issues as critical to the future of Manitoba
Manitoba Premier-designate Wab Kinew on the campaign trail, September 15, 2023. Photo from X. The election of Wab Kinew to lead a new NDP government in Manitoba represents the ninth…
My latest: promoting terror should be a crime
It “brings progress.” That’s what a Canadian union leader said, the day after Hamas massacred hundreds of Israeli men, women and children. “Progress.” Three student unions at a major Canadian…
a trip to victoria: beyond van gogh, puzzle lab, library… and food. lots of food.
I had two recent experiences that I want to preserve on wmtc — a trip to Victoria, and this year’s National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony in Port Hardy. *…
Trapped by our Insouciance
George Monbiot’s article today is the perfect rant for our times. It’s pretty much what I’ve been screaming into the void for the past while, but, thankfully, he has a…
Kenyan Farm Foments Fossil Free Fertilizer
Yes, fertilizers exist that don’t make use of fossil fuels; however, the use of petoreluaem based fertilizers have become a mainstay of modern industrial agriculture. This use of fossil fuels…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of October 16, 2023
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 16, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 16, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Brian Burke says NHL’s ban of on-ice support for LGBTQ+ causes ‘a…
Don’t Do It Here.
There is no honour among those who hate. There is little honour in the Middle East. Hamas is but a tool for the hypocrites in Arab states that fulminate war…
Saturday Photo: More Than the Squirrels Can Eat
A shower of crabapples! Went for a walk in Mount Royal Cemetery this morning to find that the squirrels and other critters have an abundance of goodies on the ground…