On the Bay’s Libertarian Piffle
Less (sic) taxes is, for On the Bay‘s publisher David Loopstra, a “solution” for the problems of inflation. It’s certainly not the solution for correct grammar, where he should have…
2024
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFactof the Day: Returning to work from maternity or parental leave
Can an employer significantly change your job duties while you are on parental leave? Pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, in most cases, an employee who takes pregnancy/parental leave is…
Elites in the Global North are scared to talk about Palestine
A banner reading “UCLA Says Free Palestine” adorns the encampment walls at Royce Quad at the University of California, Los Angeles on April 25, 2024, Westwood, California. Photo courtesy Santa…
Who Would Replace Him?
There’s lots of talk these days about Justin Trudeau resigning. Michael Harris writes: With Trudeau having notched three electoral victories since 2015, nobody is going to push him out —…
Budget 2024 is a small step toward a grown-up economy
Photo by Ken Teegardin/Flickr The latest federal budget has provoked outrage among some of the wealthiest people in the country. They regard a change to the way we tax capital…
Minimum wage increases, job destroyers or job creators?
AAccording to MIT Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu, a bountiful supply of good jobs is the best way to generate shared prosperity and also to cultivate civic and political participation from…
The NDP leadership campaign so far: pretty boring, and seriously distracting when the UCP is running wild
The worst thing about the seemingly endless Alberta NDP leadership race isn’t that it’s boring, although it is. NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). It’s that the…
Occupational hearing loss
We dined recently at an “upscale casual” restaurant in Port Coquitlam. The service and the food were fine, but I was troubled by the noise level. My iPhone decibel meter…
Royal Cups: Sports Awards in Canada with Royal Roots
Taaaaaall Cup Across Canada sports events are held every year which have a royal connection or an award connecting back to the monarchy. I wrote about one such event last…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 29, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to ban use of cellphones in school classrooms starting in September #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/yc5tx2d7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Walking Increases Wellbeing and Productivity
Are you looking to improve your productivity AND your well being? Then just go walk it off. Walking is a good way to stay fit and have fun, but it’s…
Patterns
As a regular consumer of media, I find myself more and more looking for patterns. While there is likely no such thing as totally consistent media narratives, I do think…
Patterns
As a regular consumer of media, I find myself more and more looking for patterns. While there is likely no such thing as totally consistent media narratives, I do think…
My latest: the Infant-fada’s winners and losers
Who benefits from these metastasizing campus encampments? Who loses? The losers are easy to spot. They’re the families who scrimped and saved and borrowed to send junior to an Ivy…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 29, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 29, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 29, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Former tabloid executive David Pecker on stand as first witness Toronto police…
Cell Phones and Cigarettes
I have some concerns with the new rules for schools as reported by the CBC. The biggest concern is that the funding cuts came Friday, but yet another cell phone…
Animal crackers
Just a few tweets about animals to enjoy! I'm sure by now the whole world has recoiled in horror after hearing that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem boasted about killing…
Animal crackers
Just a few tweets about animals to enjoy! I’m sure by now the whole world has recoiled in horror after hearing that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem boasted about killing…
The Municipal Government Act already gives the government power to fire councillors – so why fix what ain’t broke?
When then municipal affairs minister Danielle Larivee fired three Thorhild County councillors in 2016, the county’s reeve accused the Alberta NDP of “Soviet-style government.” Former NDP MLA Deron Bilous, who…