Women’s homelessness
I’ve just published Chapter 8 of my open access textbook. This new chapter focuses on women’s homelessness. An English summary of the new chapter can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/womens-homelessness/ A…
April 2024
Why Are Canada’s Conservatives Opposed to Everything Good?
Canada used to be known worldwide as a nation of nice people. Canadians were thought of as polite, cheerful, compassionate, caring, respectful, honest, and helpful. We said please and thank…
"Never Again for anyone" – Discussions about ending the Israel-Hamas War: Shulman, Fox, Alkhatib, Friedman, Ganz, Elbein
Here are some interesting and useful commentaries about the Israel-Hamas War, including some discussion about how it can be brought to an end First, this article is recommended by Eric…
"Never Again for anyone" – Discussions about ending the Israel-Hamas War: Shulman, Fox, Alkhatib, Friedman, Ganz, Elbein
Here are some interesting and useful commentaries about the Israel-Hamas War, including some discussion about how it can be brought to an end First, this article is recommended by Eric…
Musical interlude
Shallou – Fading
Labour’s big Southern win
Employers in the American South have long had a thing about cheap labour. In fact, for the first 90 years of the country’s history they got it for free, and…
Response to Questions for Member States
This is in response to a contribution to an OAS meeting distributed in my office this morning. It is of course my set of opinions only, and not reflective of…
"strange fruit" documentary: a nexus of the past and present, and a personal sense of loss
We recently watched "Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song," a documentary we found on Kanopy. Kanopy's catalogue includes a vast number of documentaries, many of dubious quality; we're skeptical…
"strange fruit" documentary: a nexus of the past and present, and a personal sense of loss
We recently watched “Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song,” a documentary we found on Kanopy. Kanopy’s catalogue includes a vast number of documentaries, many of dubious quality; we’re skeptical…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Benji Jones writes that the long-predicted mass death of coral reefs due to climate change is coming to pass even as the climate…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 26, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court: Key Takeaways #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3w3pnjrv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Chris Hedges: Revolt in the universities
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Achinthya Sivalingam, a graduate student in Public Affairs at Princeton University did not know when she woke up this morning…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 29, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Paralegals and Family Court Representation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/04/ontario-paralegals-and-family-court.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
UCP’s legislation sets stage for municipal political parties, arbitrary nullification of bylaws, and firing of councillors by cabinet
We may be living in the 21st Century, but Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Government is apparently still suffering from the 19th Century distrust of voters and democracy that convinced…
A $40 billion oil subsidy
If I told my spouse that I had decided to buy a car for $30,000, then I returned home with one priced at $150,000, she would bar me from the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Umair Irfan discusses the possibility that carbon pollution may have reached its peak in 2023 – while recognizing that even if that…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 25, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Arizona Charges Giuliani and Other Trump Allies in Election Interference Case #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4b4atrtr – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Imagine If Goliath Won
A group of scientists backed by years of solid science couldn’t sway the mighty World Health Organization from their path of destruction, and we’ve all paid the price. I’m just…
This 28-ton Kite Provides 1.2MW of Power
One of bizarre criticisms of solar power is that it only works when the sun hits them which means some areas are hesitant to install large solar arrays (honestly, this…
Don’t Come A-Knockin’ When The Guard Dog’s A-Rockin’
One has to hand it to the Americans. They seem endlessly inventive when it comes to devising new ways to inflict mayhem. However, while the following is legal in 48…