Cleaning Air
When the air quality was particularly bad from the smoke from so many fires, my son decided it would be a great time to fry up some burgers on the…
2023
No Rest for the Wicked.
It hardly seems like Ontario premier Doug Ford’s summer is going as planned. The conservative populist is neither conserving much of what he rules over nor has he improved his…
Once more unto the breach, public sector lab workers save medical test system from collapse in Calgary after privatization fiasco
With its latest medical lab privatization scheme in a shambles, Premier Danielle Smith’s market-fundamentalist government has turned to the public sector in a desperate bid to keep the system from…
Kevin’s crow
My brother Kevin is the most amazing artist of all. He just sent this for my birthday. pic.twitter.com/LncHGtCmuT — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 5, 2023
Eating up the Hill: The very Canadian catch of the day
I don’t find myself in the Parliamentary Dining Room very often — I’m more of a cafeteria guy — but back in May the boss and I were entertaining a…
Happy Civic Holiday Weekend!
Just a quick reminder that our office will be closed on Monday, August 7th for the Civic holiday. Take this time to relax and recharge, have a happy and relaxing…
Wise Law Roundtable: The Group of 700: “Fake” College Admission Letters, Deportation Orders and Judicial Stays
This edition of Wise Law’s Roundtable features contributions from Wise Law associate lawyer, Somya Grover, and students-at-law, Vaibhav Wali and Satyma Mongia. Vaibhav Wali: Welcome to this edition of Wise…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 4, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump pleads not guilty on latest charges, steps from scene of Capitol Hill riots #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsVAN https://tinyurl.com/256psns6 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
On The Fetishization of Fertility
From the comments in an earlier post: Honestly, how does a child who has never experienced orgasm give informed consent to the risk of never having one, let alone the…
Violence surrounds Canadian mining projects in Ecuador
Demonstration against Decree 754 in Sigchos, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. Photo courtesy the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Two Canadian mining companies are drawing the ire of activists and Indigenous…
What Else Can You Do?
Because of the absurdity of the world today, sometimes all one can do is go along for the ride but season it with some sarcasm, some satire, some absurdity. Here…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Will Microsoft’s Surface be the Tablet for Lawyers? https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-microsofts-surface-tablet-shames-pc.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Bill 98: Better Schools and Student Outcomes?
Bill 98 got Royal Assent a couple months ago, on June 8. At the time ETFO commented, “The level of authority that Bill 98 grants the government, with regard to…
Playing the Race Card.
You go after this subject with some trepidation. I have always been proud of our multi-racial Canada. I abhor racists and their writings. I have also been paying close attention…
Forget that stuff about decentralizing health care, AHS directed to consolidate all mental health and addictions programs in one silo
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Dan Williams has issued a directive to Alberta Health Services giving the provincial agency 90 days to consolidate all of its mental health and addiction…
Carbon-free, non-destructive energy
A pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) facility moves water into a high-level reservoir during times of low demand, and then generates electricity by releasing water during times of high demand. Most storage…
Cubieverse Game
I’ve been playing Coin Hunt World for a few years now, back when rewards in the game were Bitcoin or Ethereum. Now they’re transitioning to a gift-card reward scheme with…
Can social democracy solve poverty?
The following article is a response to “Poverty in Britain: From feudalism to neoliberal capitalism” by Henry Heller, published in Canadian Dimension on July 25, 2023. While Henry Heller’s review…