Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
2024
Shares of Corus Entertainment may be worth zero if…
Years ago, well managed radio stations enjoyed operating profits that could reach 50 percent of revenue. Having permits to broadcast were said to be like having licences to print money.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Suman Naishadham offers a look at the latest evidence of a climate breakdown in progress. And Richard Crim examines James Hansen's grim projections of…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Suman Naishadham offers a look at the latest evidence of a climate breakdown in progress. And Richard Crim examines James Hansen’s grim projections…
“Necessary sacrifices”
CNN — The military leader of Hamas has said he believes he has gained the upper hand over Israel and that the spiralling civilian death toll in Gaza would work…
Legal Post of the Day: June 12, 2024
#LegalPostoftheDay: Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Transgender Care for Minors #law #legal #lawnews via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3xbdujzz – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Foreign Influence: If TikTok is a threat to my security, why aren’t Google and Meta?
‘Foreign influence’ should be any body that controls or shapes our public lives. The post Foreign Influence: If TikTok is a threat to my security, why aren’t Google and Meta?…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Uncontested Divorce in Ontario
Separating spouses can file an Application for Divorce with the Court at any time following your separation. Where matrimonial issues remain unresolve, a divorce judgement can still be issued after…
Foreign Interference in Canada
Last week, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians issued its Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions. As has been widely reported, several Members…
Today’s News: About the Foreign Interference Scandal, from May, Wark, Smith, and Scrimshaw
So I've been sort of following the NSICORP (National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians) report revelations about foreign interference in Canadian politics, except there really hadn't been any, nothing…
Today’s News: About the Foreign Interference Scandal, from May, Wark, Smith, and Scrimshaw
So I’ve been sort of following the NSICORP (National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians) report revelations about foreign interference in Canadian politics, except there really hadn’t been any, nothing…
Time for trickle up?
When, in the 1980s, we embarked on our binge of free trade agreements, we were assured by their political and business promoters that they would benefit all of us. By…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Splayed cat.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Splayed cat.
The Alberta Energy War Room is no more – except for the FOIPs that are bound to follow its demise
The Alberta Energy War Room is kaput. Supposedly, it’s about to be folded into a government department. NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley released the news before the government could put…
Pierre Poilievre: Friend of the working class?
Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message from the roof a parking garage in St. John’s, October 27, 2023. Photo courtesy Pierre Poilievre/X. Less than…
The Conservative Party of Canada’s spending reduction fantasy
I was listening to CBC Radio Monday afternoon, and the topic was the proposal from the Federal Liberal Government to increase Canada's capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 67%…
The Conservative Party of Canada’s spending reduction fantasy
I was listening to CBC Radio Monday afternoon, and the topic was the proposal from the Federal Liberal Government to increase Canada’s capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 67%…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Geoffrey Diehl wonders when we'll see a revolution - while noting that even as some of the challenges we already face demand systemic…