My latest: RIP, Mr. Mulroney
The biggest achievements in politics – the only achievements, really – are the ones involving risk. As in, taking a risk. Making a decision, making a statement, making a law…
February 2024
Brian Mulroney
…has passed away. My deepest condolences to his family.
Debunking LNG as a climate solution
It is worth considering a 2023 report authored for the David Suzuki Foundation by Daniel Horen Greenford, a postdoctoral researcher at Concordia University. It is titled ‘Debunking LNG as a…
On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 29, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Husband sues Disney for wife’s death after eating ‘allergy-safe’ restaurant meal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/y9sw7ya7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
A Lack Of Appetite: The Canadian Government, The CRA, And Tax Avoidance
While I have written extensively in the past about tax evasion and avoidance in light of the revelations of both the Panama and Paradise Papers, I felt it was time…
On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
Our Arrogant Mayor is At It Again
For me, I didn’t see the need for another letter at this time. Things could change,” Mayor Yvonne Hamlin sniffily replied to CollingwoodToday in her best “Let them eat cake”…
The Question
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s claim for complete immunity. What’s important, Jennifer Rubin writes, is how the court has framed the question: The court determined…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parents’ debt?
Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale…
Permitting Preventable Suffering in Children
Recent studies still show that Covid is serious, particularly in children, and that masks and filtering the air in schools can dramatically reduce the spread. Katherine Wu, in The Atlantic…
Will Take Back Alberta’s sinister supremo meekly submit to the premier’s command to quit tweeting?
Now that he’s been ordered by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shut the heck up and stop slagging federal Conservative boss Pierre Poilievre and his lovely wife, will Take Back Alberta’s…
New one. PEC horse.
For sale. (The painting. Not the horse.)
Greenwashing hinders climate solutions
Greenwashing promotes false solutions to the climate crisis that distract from and delay concrete and credible action…
My latest: the next battlefield is closer than you think
It’s the next front in the war. There’s been no ceasefire reached yet. Fighting is still going on, in and around Southern Gaza. Rockets and bullets are still being fired…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 28, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto man charged after allegedly vandalizing buildings with antisemitic graffiti #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/5fvp4mav – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Susan Riley points out the glaring gap between the urgency of the climate crisis, and the Canadian political response which (Charlie Angus aside)…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Dying without a Last Will
– Paul Adam, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
The Creeping Conflicts of Corporate Contracts
With ArriveCan, Canadians catch wind of what’s supposed to be another scandal, but what if it’s just a repeat of a long-established trend of ripping of the public purse? The…
Keeping Track
The one common thread of my life has been my love of trains. I was obsessed with trains, ships, and planes as a child. As a grown-up, I took photos…