What is the West’s end-goal in Ukraine?
Damaged apartment block in Kyiv. Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak/UNDP Ukraine/Flickr. Back in 1997, when Canada still had a more or less independent foreign policy, the Canadian government celebra...
November 2024
Ain’t he having some fun now!
Thanks, Justin!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday a suite of new measures meant to alleviate some of the affordability pressures people have been experiencing in the post-COVID era — including…
Guest post: Science versus the Alberta Minister of Hunting and Fishing
As Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government continues to flood the zone with daily news releases announcing dubious and dangerous policy changes, it’s very hard to keep up and provide measured…
Poilievre’s my way or the highway on housing
When proportional representation (PR) is presented as an alternative to our badly flawed first-past-the-post (FPTP)... The post Poilievre’s my way or the highway on housing first appeared on Views from…
Only When It is Darkest Out Can You See the Stars
These are my summary notes from this excellent podcast from Andrea Pitzer on Next Comes What, "How We Survive This Mess." Pitzer previous wrote a history of concentration camps, One…
Assassination plot in Bolsonaro’s office raises question—why did Canada support him?
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/Agência Brasil/Flickr. As world leaders met in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit on November 19, Brazil’s Federal Pol...
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Sarah Johnson reports on Unicef's warning that children will face far more extreme heatwaves and other dangerous weather events in the decades to…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 21, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump nominates former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/zklLizpei0 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
I’m speaking! (and you’re not)
Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. Red lines? What red lines? If anyone…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Life Insurance and Your Estate
Life insurance policies that designate a beneficiary become that beneficiary's property on the day the insured dies. They don't become part of the insured’s Estate and they are not subjected…
three canadian mps call on trudeau government to end importation of endangered macque monkeys
Photo: Ignacio YuferaI've learned that the image of a macaque monkey that I posted was not the kind of monkey that is being illegally trafficked in Canada. That image was…
Today’s News: Calling out Dear Leader
CBC calls out the Conservatives version of "freedom":Christian Noel / CBC Poilievre's office maintains tight control over what Conservative MPs say and do Party staffers monitor caucus for signs of…
Stephen Harper’s appointment today as chair of AIMCo board ends pension management company’s ‘arm’s length’ status
Make no mistake, with the appointment this morning of Stephen Harper as chair of the governing board of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. we can forget about the notion that…
Left, right, whatever
What I write sometimes makes people angry. Right and Left. Here’s what I’ve noticed. It’s interesting. I write about different stuff. Politics, music, culture, whatever. People react. Sometimes I take…
Stephen Harper’s ‘moral clarity’ in defence of Israeli exceptionalism
Stephen Harper meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, February 20, 2024. Photo by Kobi Gideon/Office of the President of Israel/X. A Toronto Sun editorial recently pr...
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Legal News Post of the Day: November 20, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump-appointed judge opposes ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants #law #legal #legalnews via @politico https://t.co/yyVB3n63ao - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our...
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