More About Doug The Slug
In my previous post, I wrote rather scathingly of Doug Ford and his refusal to put back into the building code a requirement for new home builds to have a…
April 2024
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 15, 2024
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Today’s The Day
Today’s the day Donald Trump goes to criminal court. Jennifer Rubin writes: The day has finally arrived for the historic trial in Manhattan of Donald Trump on charges of falsifying…
Tell the dam truth
Tell The Dam Truth (TTDT) is a California based non-profit with initial funding from outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia. TTDT’s aim is to protect and restore free-flowing rivers by educating people…
On Psychosomatic Illness
I don’t know anything about Fibromyalgia, yet I wince when someone says it’s psychosomatic. I wonder about almost any conditioned considered psychosomatic now. I realize I’m using the term in…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 15, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 15, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Supreme Court of Canada Releases 2023 Year in Review RBC fires CFO…
Danielle Smith sets out to ensure the ideological purity of federally funded university research in Alberta
It must seem unfair to the United Conservative Party base that flat-earth researchers consistently get the short end of the stick when it comes to federal research funds while the…
The ‘stay-out-of-my-backyard’ (‘no-funds-for-you!’) bill
Ric McIver, the Minister for Municipal Affairs, is the point man on Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act or as Danielle Smith like to call it, the ‘stay-out-of-my-backyard’ bill (images…
Saving the world one bag at a time
Before the federal government and The People’s Republic of Edmonton declared war on paper or plastic bags, stores would provide customers with bags, gratis, to tote away their purchases. Hey,…
Trans Athletes …
So, wayyyy back in 2021, I wrote a piece pointing out that a lot of the arguments about whether transgender athletes (and particularly trans women as athletes) have "intrinsic advantages"…
Trans Athletes …
So, wayyyy back in 2021, I wrote a piece pointing out that a lot of the arguments about whether transgender athletes (and particularly trans women as athletes) have “intrinsic advantages”…
Rift between US and Niger reveals failure of ‘counterterrorism’ in West Africa
A formation of Nigerien soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment march to a training site where they will learn combat and counterterrorism skills from US Army soldiers during Operation Flintlock,…
My latest: the end of multiculturalism
Is this, at long last, the result of multiculturalism? As Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, our ally, what was happening in Canada? In Toronto, the pro-Hamas…
Eclipse Totality in Pictures
Capturing the sun’s corona during totality is a difficult challenge. The area of the corona near the edge of the surface of the sun is much brighter than its outer…
Eating on the road: Evan’s Fresh Seafoods in Dartmouth
My visit to Halifax in December was planned as a culinary visit, and before I left I consulted friends who were or had been local residents to get their tips…
Eating on the road: Evan’s Fresh Seafoods in Dartmouth
My visit to Halifax in December was planned as a culinary visit, and before I left I consulted friends who were or had been local residents to get their tips…
Eating on the road: Evan’s Fresh Seafoods in Dartmouth
My visit to Halifax in December was planned as a culinary visit, and before I left I consulted friends who were or had been local residents to get their tips…
Saturday Photo: Another Kind of Sunshine
We had a total eclipse here this week--quite a show.And today I have sunshine in the form of sunflowers in my kitchen. So nice to see these reflections of the…