Welcome to my life
Someone’s starting a new position somewhere. They share my surname. Had to tell them to deny any relation to me, to protect themselves from pro-Hamas lunatics. They told me they…
July 2024
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2024-07-24 17:01:00
https://bit.ly/4ffo7Wh"Today it is already known for sure that we receive the bodies of tortured prisoners of war (during the exchange of bodies). We receive not only tortured bodies, but bodies…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2024-07-24 17:01:00
https://bit.ly/4ffo7Wh"Today it is already known for sure that we receive the bodies of tortured prisoners of war (during the exchange of bodies). We receive not only tortured bodies, but bodies…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett lament that inequality continues to get worse fifteen years after they warned of its myriad harms. And George Monbiot…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 24, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Sexual assault charge against former pastor of GTA megachurch stayed due to trial delays #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/hkI5K6FwIc - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
The spy who kept notes
A Communist for the RCMP: The Uncovered Story of a Social Movement Informant Dennis Gruending Between the Lines, 2024 Frank Hadesbeck tried and failed to write his ...
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Marriage Contracts in Ontario
Marriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to privately determine how issues relating to their property and support will be resolved if they separate in the future.To ensure…
Suffering from Premature Emaskulation?
You don't have to be an athlete or movie star to care about your health. You, too, can wear an N95 to keep viruses out of your body. This latest…
The American Circus Act Risks Canada
Trump and Poilievre is not good for our autonomy
Who Does It Better?
The battle for the future of America looks like it is down to two people. The following requires little comment from me, as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stake out…
Now that we know about those skybox tickets for UCP insiders, did anyone provide free corporate flights to out-of-province NHL playoff games?
Did UCP ministers or political staffers avail themselves of free flights to B.C. or Florida? If so, who paid?
Sorry to see you go, Joe
Of course Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. It was the best thing... The post Sorry to see you go, Joe first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Flattened cat.
Note to readers
In a few hours, I will undergo vascular surgery at Vancouver General Hospital. The prospect is a bit scary but the prognosis is good. I hope to resume work at…
“The opposite of poverty is enough”
Conventional wisdom says that economic disparities lead to political violence, or mildly violent collective actions. Yet few politicians anywhere are willing to address root causes of social difficulties. It is…
The insanity of spending two percent of GDP on the military
Members of the Airfield Activation Team board a CC-177 Globemaster at CFB Bagotville, Québec heading to Romania to participate in Operation Reassurance. Photo courtesy the Canadian Department of National Defence/Flickr.…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 23, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Canadians entering U.S. with their dogs won't have to fill out long forms after CDC drops changes #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/Ff0YumLKRR - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace
Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee's disability up to the point of undue hardship.An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer…
Thoughts on American Politics
First of all what is a non-American doing commenting on American politics in the middle of an American election. Do I hear people screaming foreign interference. Well so be it.…
It’s World Brain Day!
The WHO announced it on twitter with a list of things to do for a health brain: be active, eat well, sleep well, stimulate your mind, look after your heart,…