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Lastlings – Let You In
2024
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Thomas Neuberger (via Ian Welsh) discusses the imminent reality that insurers will refuse to cover massive swaths of property due to the climate…
Trump and Hitler: disturbing parallels
Many people think that Hitler was democratically elected chancellor of Germany. He wasn’t. In fact, some highly influential conservatives convinced President von Hindenburg to appoint him to the position. The…
Eating on the Road: The Bicycle Thief in Halifax
I did a great deal of research and sought advice from local experts before my visit to Halifax, intending to make the most of my time from a culinary perspective…
Eating on the Road: The Bicycle Thief in Halifax
I did a great deal of research and sought advice from local experts before my visit to Halifax, intending to make the most of my time from a culinary perspective…
Eating on the Road: The Bicycle Thief in Halifax
I did a great deal of research and sought advice from local experts before my visit to Halifax, intending to make the most of my time from a culinary perspective…
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 5, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario integrity commissioner won’t reopen Greenbelt review due to internal email #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/44u7wf3c – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Today’s tonic: “Why do so many ignore facts, like the carbon tax works? Because we’re hard-wired to follow the pack”
Today's tonic: "Why do so many ignore facts, like the carbon tax works? Because we’re hard-wired to follow the pack," by columnist Andrew Phillips of the Toronto Star. This piece…
Today’s tonic: “Why do so many ignore facts, like the carbon tax works? Because we’re hard-wired to follow the pack”
Today’s tonic: “Why do so many ignore facts, like the carbon tax works? Because we’re hard-wired to follow the pack,” by columnist Andrew Phillips of the Toronto Star. This piece…
No Ragrets
The frustrating experiences that linger with me the longest are the times I was able to make a difference in my tiny corner of the world or have some kind…
"The Trumpiest Story Of All Time"?
Maybe. Maybe not, since there is still more time until the end of time. Nonetheless, the following story does seem to suggest that there is no end to the unbridled…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 18, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: $1 Million damages for Mental Suffering to BC Employee
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 18, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: $1 Million damages for Mental Suffering to BC Employee http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/03/1-million-damages-for-mental-suffering.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Mounds and memories, landfills and lost lives
Mural honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls on the main road into the Brady Road landfill, just outside of Winnipeg. A blockade went up on the road after…
Trending tonight: #PuntTheRunt
Canadians are laughing at Poilievre's three-word policies for anything that ails Canada -- and tonight, "Punt The Runt" is trending: Also today, Charlie Angus announced he won't run again, and…
Trending tonight: #PuntTheRunt
Canadians are laughing at Poilievre’s three-word policies for anything that ails Canada — and tonight, “Punt The Runt” is trending: Also today, Charlie Angus announced he won’t run again, and…
33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains law students and lawyers in their use, and provides the public with up-to-date resources on…
No surprise, Alberta’s privatized surgery clinics don’t seem to be doing anything to reduce wait times
Does anyone remember Premier Danielle Smith’s handpicked administrator of Alberta Health Services confidently predicting that wait times for surgeries in this province were about to fall and fall dramatically? NDP…
Canada Out of NATO!
Winnipeg, April 4, 2024: Members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with an information picket in the Osborne…
Provincial Politics And Other Bad Things
Was inspired to add a new blog entry by a Conservative troll, just like the old days. Prove it. — John "Saskboy" Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) April 4, 2024 === https://t.co/cc91yKhRDy #onpoli…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Rachel Fairbank discusses how a patient-led research collaborative is filling in the gaps in long COVID research and treatment. – Re.Climate examines…