Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Carbon Brief examines the results of the COP29 climate summit - with the main takeaway being a familiar combination of barely-existent commitments and…
November 2024
Safer supply is under attack when we need it most
Cubicles at a supervised injection site in Strasbourg. Photo by Claude Truong-Ngoc/Wikimedia Commons. Across the street from a ceramics studio on Dundas Street in London, Ontario there’s...
A Novel Suggestion
In my more fantasy-laden moments, I imagine a response from Canada to Trump's tariff threats that would really get through to the Americans. Since appeasement never works, how about meeting…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Providing Guardianship of your Children
You can leave instructions in your Will for who will have custody of your children after your death.These custody appointments are valid for 90 days. After that, a Court must…
Greatest line in television history
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" And more here
Trump’s Tariffs
Yesterday Trump threatened, "'On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL…
Who should pay the piper for pollution?
“A paltry sum,” said Chandni Raina, India’s representative at the recent United Nations Climate Change... The post Who should pay the piper for pollution? first appeared on Views from the…
Building on the Floodplain
City council has allowed the builder- as it is so zoned, and they plan flood mitigation – to pursue this dream. The environmental authority, throttled
Legal News Post of the Day: November 27, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Serial killer Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time: Key moments from the hearing #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/Xtkg0hSwMv - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
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A Question Of Confidence And Competence
Today, I'll let Theo Moudakis speak for many of us:And here is PP's political response to the threat of massive tariffs from the incoming American president:Poilievre's response somehow leaves me…
Why seek closer economic ties with a US dictatorship?
Donald Trump in 2019. Photo by Dana M. Clarke/Wikimedia Commons. It’s hard to believe that the federal government plans to forge closer economic ties with the US when Donald Trump…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: How do child support payments work in Ontario?
The amount of support payable by separated parents in Ontario is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines.The Guidelines tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on…
Today’s reality check: “Doug Ford wants you to focus on bike lanes and beer — and pay no attention to this, his biggest failure”
Today's reality check: "Doug Ford wants you to focus on bike lanes and beer — and pay no attention to this, his biggest failure," by Matt ElliottThere's no doubt most…
Canada’s $250 Embarrassment
Canadians and the general public across the West are looking for significant, transformative change.
Danielle Smith has a sovereignty moment, claiming she can make it illegal for fossil fuel companies to comply with federal laws
Was Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act moment yesterday formal notice she intends to unilaterally declare Alberta independence soon, evidence she thinks she’s found a magic constitutional formula to overturn federal…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curious cat.
Language may change, but…
According to Oxfam International, the richest 1 percent have amassed $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 percent of…
A mini-documentary on 2024, 40 years ahead of its time.
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