Basic Christian Morals
I was scrolling mindlessly yesterday morning, on Christmas Day, and came across some outrage around unhoused people being put up in a hotel at taxpayer's expense. The naysayers clearly have…
December 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanza! However you celebrate the season, the Soapbox family would like to wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday. All the best…
The Gift Of Indigenous Languages
As the country largely grinds to a halt to celebrate Christmas today, it is worth considering some of the most important gifts we have been given — and at what…
Christmas cartoons and videos and stories. Enjoy!
In honour of Canada's posties - I'm so glad they're back, but I hope they can get the deal they deserve: View on Threads An outstanding story: View on Threads…
A gift of the Magi (and Roxy)
Here’s a Christmas tale. O. Henry is one of my favorite writers (anyone who reads my stuff will know how much he influenced me). And one of his best-known stories…
Roxy portrait
After Mass, got one of the best presents ever – a portrait of Roxy by E., which made me cry. It’s just beautiful.
Billionaires pay millions to hide trillions
In 1963, former JFK administration officials Marcus Raskin and Richard Barnet formed the Institute for Policy Studies. The American organization became involved in civil rights, feminism, economic reforms, peace movements,…
There is a mental health crisis in US college football
Notre Dame and Navy line up on scrimmage during the NCAA Emerald Isle Classic college football season opener. Photo by Peter D. Lawlor/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons. This article discusses t...
Remembering Canada’s support for the US invasion of Panama
An American armoured personnel carrier guards a street near the Panamanian Defense Force headquarters building during the second day of Operation Just Cause, December 1989. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. ...
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all of you from us.
Legal Post of the Day: December 24, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge backs City of Hamilton tent ban in parks, ruling against encampment residents seeking $445K #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/sBgYqpXn4y - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
The media world waits breathlessly for Google’s promised $100 million
Unlike the deathly silence that has fallen over Canadian news media in advance of Google making the first of its promised five $100 million annual payments to subsidize news publishers…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lauren Sommer discusses how 2024 is shattering all records and expectations as the hottest year in the recorded history of the Earth. Freddy…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Can I get my job back if I have been fired?
Under Ontario law, reinstatement of non-unionized employment can only be required if the termination was discriminatory, the termination was an unlawful reprisal to a workplace safety, employment standards, or similar…
Edmonton NDP MP urges Trudeau Government to adopt her private member’s bill to make it harder for provinces to quit the CPP
Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson wants the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt her private member’s bill, which would require the consent of at least two-thirds of the…
Today’s News: Could there be a method to Trump’s madness?
So now Trump is talking about the United States invading Mexico, buying Greenland and taking over the Panama Canal as well as Canada. Its nuts.For one thing, this: View on…
Musical interlude
Florrie - Kissing In The Cold
What’s With Jagmeet Singh
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh is receiving a great deal of criticism for saying the NDP will vote non-confidence in the Liberal government in the New Year and that…
yellowstone has always been political: thoughts on season 5 (contains mild spoilers)
When the final season of "Yellowstone" first dropped, there was a lot of chatter online that the show had "become political", even that it had become a mouthpiece for Trumpism.…