May I Make a Suggestion?
Where’s our news? I ask because I’ve noticed that the UCP is adept at flooding the media with good news stories about what they’re going to do to help Albertans…
August 2024
Income tax and rising inequality
In the 1960's, tax expert Kenneth Carter headed a Royal Commission that examined Canada's income tax system. Among many other things, Carter's group was asked to report on "changes that…
Insurance will not solve the Canadian Health Care Problem
Everytime, that I read a conservative criticism of the Canadian Health Care System, I am brought back to one of a variety of economics classes. Those classes all described the…
My latest: the enemy within
In the video, the man is wearing an orange jumpsuit. It is the favoured uniform that ISIS uses for their prisoners. The man is dangling from a pole in a…
The end of progressive neoliberalism in Canada
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, hosts an “Axe the Tax” rally in Alberta. Photo from X. Elections highlight differences. Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilie...
No shock: UCP freeze on renewable electricity generation projects and resulting uncertainty lead to deep chill on investments
It should come as no shock on the first anniversary of the United Conservative Party Government’s seven-month freeze on the development of renewable electricity projects that the policy has resulted…
Musical interlude
Our Lady Peace - Starseed
Who Can We Blame for All of This??
I totally understand the feeling of being out for blood right now about the number of children who are likely to get sick in our public schools this fall, some…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 2, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: B.C. woman murdered by husband had feared for her safety after filing for divorce, court documents show #law #legal #LegalNews via @CBCNews https://t.co/6U5ONdY4YV - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 31, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 31, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Mitigating Damages By Staying With The Same Employer http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/08/ontario-employment-law-mitigating.html - Garry J. Wise, Tor...
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Matt Simon discusses the continued escalation of global temperatures to record highs (which only figure to be exceeded in the years to come).…
My latest: the feminists who aren’t
Supposed Trudeau Liberal mantra: believe the victims. Actual Trudeau Liberal motto: humiliate victims. That truth was revealed, yet again, this week on Parliament Hill. A House of Commons committee was…
Nix The Fix
I have written previously about Pierre Poilievre's fondness for aphorisms, phrases that encapsulate a simplistic solution to complex problems. While reading this morning's paper, I came upon his 'solution' to…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 1, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Father and son facing terror charges were planning 'serious violent attack in Toronto': RCMP #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/6zPWX2OaJw - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Wise Law’s Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: How Much are Ontario Probate Fees?
Ontario’s probate fees are $250 for the first $50,000 of an estate’s value and $15 for each additional $1,000.These fees are properly referred to as Estate Administration Taxes. These taxes…
Unforgivable Folly
Forty years ago, my wife and I and our kids spent two nights in a cabin outside of Jasper, Alberta, along the shores of the Athabasca River. Today, with a…
Unforgivable Folly
Forty years ago, my wife and I and our kids spent two nights in a cabin outside of Jasper, Alberta, along the shores of the Athabasca River. Today, with a…
Danielle Smith tells Calgary UCP ‘town hall’ that 94% of Alberta parents are not having their kids vaccinated against COVID
According to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, only a small minority of Alberta parents are now agreeing to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19, while the vast majority are not. This…