My latest: the revenge of angry little men
The Trudeau government wants to regulate the big players on the Internet. Lots of people are concerned about that. Here’s why, in the form of a cautionary tale. This writer…
2023
Be My Eyes, Be My AI
The visual impaired population is getting more support from AI to help them ‘see’ the world around them. The already very successful human-powered app Be My Eyes (we’ve covered it…
Goal Setting Feels Very Different Now!
I’ve been thinking about that goal-setting exercise they had us do in school: Divide a piece of paper in three and write 20, 5, and Bang at the top of…
A Cutting Contest.
The other day, we addressed the severity of the military budget cuts. The bad news is that there are more cuts to come in other departments of the federal government.…
Big Time Conflict At "Save the Children East Meets West" Campsite
So you thought yesterday's story was unhinged? You ain't seen noth'n!Ron Clark, a conspiratorial streamer who was active in the Ottawa Occupation as well as subsequent anti-government and anti-LGBTQ+ events…
Big Time Conflict At "Save the Children East Meets West" Campsite
So you thought yesterday's story was unhinged? You ain't seen noth'n!Ron Clark, a conspiratorial streamer who was active in the Ottawa Occupation as well as subsequent anti-government and anti-LGBTQ+ events…
Big Time Conflict At "Save the Children East Meets West" Campsite
So you thought yesterday’s story was unhinged? You ain’t seen noth’n! Ron Clark, a conspiratorial streamer who was active in the Ottawa Occupation as well as subsequent anti-government and anti-LGBTQ+…
Precariat jobs could be good jobs
What is a good job? In most people’s minds I assume that would be something that pays well and provides good benefits, steady employment and satisfying work. In the post-war…
Conservative Danielle Smith vows to dismantle Alberta Health Services, Conservative Ed Stelmach’s greatest achievement
Today’s political weather forecast: Ill winds that blow no good will begin throughout Alberta on Wednesday. Mr. Stelmach’s health minister, Ron Liepert, in 2012 (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). After that,…
Deregulation dangers
For years, BC Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon demanded “red tape” reductions. Under Premier Gordon Campbell, Falcon spent more than two and one-half years as Minister of State for Deregulation. His…
Yasha Levine on the post-Soviet reconstruction of Ukrainian nationalism
Torchlight procession in honour of the 106th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, Kyiv, January 1, 2015. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. I’ve been interested in nationalist…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 2, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: What you need to know about Ontario’s minimum wage increase on Sunday #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3y4sey96 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Expand Houses by Shrinking Lanes
Seemingly everywhere there’s a crunch on housing and there’s a surplus of roads, so let’s change some car space to sleeping space. If we take away even just one lane…
what i’m reading: sea people: the puzzle of polynesia
If the Hōkūle’a hadn’t come to Port Hardy, this book might have languished indefinitely on my Books Universe List*. The List is very long. Often Books Universe is the place…
Ignorance is No Longer a Defence
There is compelling evidence that vaccines work, with few serious side effects, yet they’re still being demonized while media continues to suggest Covid ended. An Australian 8-year-old went into cardiac…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of October 2, 2023
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Walking the Walk
Pierre Poilievre claims he’s a friend of the working man. But he doesn’t like workers when they’re on a picket line. Linda McQuaig writes: The Conservative leader fumes relentlessly about…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 2, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 2, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Calgary bylaw aimed at protecting LGBTQ events faces legal challenge OpenAI comes…
Carry On, With Four.
It is a long trudge to the December decision for the Ontario liberals. You can well appreciate the decision of Adil Shamji MPP to step aside from the contest for…