Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Brishti Basu reports on the ill effects of WorkSafeBC’s decision to push people back to work while they continue to suffer from…
March 2024
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 12, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Israel passes law allowing victims of terrorism to sue the Palestinian Authority for compensation #law #legal #lawtwitter via @haaretzcom https://tinyurl.com/2n97k8ym – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Stupidity: The Followup
And continuing with the theme of stupidity, here is an AI-generated video that speaks much truth. WARNING: Do not watch if you are offended by crude language. If you want…
Prospects for Canadian pharmacare
Until February 2024, Canada did not have a pharmacare program. Even then, proposals for a universal pharmacare program were remarkably vague in political parties, media reports, and campaigning groups. Earlier…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Non-Competition Agreement
If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable. Non-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against…
Mulroney: Not all good
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and US President Ronald Reagan in the mid-1980s. Photo by AP. Much deserved praise has been heaped on Brian Mulroney’s legacy, but the universal lauding…
For the Next Doctor’s Visit
Olivia Belknap made some great fact sheets that can be shared with health care providers who question your mask or try to claim you have an anxiety disorder. More at…
Naheed Nenshi, Superstar! Do you think you’re what they say you are?
As expected, former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi has joined the contest to replace Rachel Notley as leader of the Alberta NDP, and his arrival yesterday with a slick video, a…
BC NDP sanctioned destruction
Vancouver author and environmental journalist Arno Kopecky talks about the threat to Howe Sound from LNG operations.
Clean energy solutions
In 2017, Site C proponents said the dam was required because British Columbia needed dispatchable electricity. According to those keen on the megaproject, low-cost wind and solar power could not…
My latest: the propagandist’s useful idiots
GENOCIDE IS NOT KOSHER. That is what the sign said, all-caps. If not for who was holding it, and if not for where it was being held up, the sign…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bill McGuire discusses why anybody with an understanding of climate science is terrified of a living environment that’s careening out of control. Carbon…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 11, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawsuit claiming fertility-tracking app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/e75a5a4d – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 11, 2024
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rtod: democracy or oligarchy
Revolutionary thought of the day:We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.Louis Brandeis (1856-1941)
rtod: democracy or oligarchy
Revolutionary thought of the day: We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both. Louis Brandeis (1856-1941)
Stupidity: The Epidemic
For those who are congenitally stupid, I have much sympathy. For those who are stupid yet think they are the smartest person in the room, I have only disdain. And…
The War In Gaza
Protests against the war in Gaza are growing. Michael Harris writes: Political leaders who can no longer hear the people are usually on their way to defeat. That is one…
At the Movies (nope – not about the Oscars)
Cineplex is getting heat for mask and CO2 issues. From LandBack It says, “All guests are asked to lower medical masks and hoods while having their tickets scanned.” Why would…
Green Québec: a whiter shade of pale
Québec Premier François Legault announces funding support for a $7 billion gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries in Montérégie. The facility will be built by Swedish manufacturer Northvolt AB. Photo from…