Trans enters the culture wars
Pierre Poilievre states that biological men should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports. I agree. But then I’m not aware of any biological men attempting to compete in…
2024
Musical interlude
Strontium – Phenomenon
指圧
I’m big believer in true Japanese shiatsu, wherein the practitioner should make it hurt. Afterwards, I always ask what they found. “Anger,” said the expert. Thought about that. Since October…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ziyad Al-Aly offers a reminder of the immense body of evidence showing that COVID-19 leaves a lasting impact on the brain. And Hannah…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 1, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario doctor suspended after accessing medical records of 20 patients he wasn’t authorized to see: tribunal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/bdxbufsa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Willful Blindness
Margaret Heffernan explains the term and the CDC provides a great example of it! Heffernan lectures to MBA classes and runs a few businesses and such, so she’s not someone…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 11, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 11, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Unborn Baby not a Person – Arizona Car Pool Judge http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/01/unborn-baby-not-person-arizona-car.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Sorry, but we’re still on the royalty roller coaster! Budgetary sleight of hand notwithstanding, Alberta is in deficit already
Good morning, Alberta! It’s March 2024, and we’re still on the royalty roller coaster! Premier Danielle Smith congratulates her finance minister in the Legislature yesterday (Photo: Legislative Assembly of Alberta/Flickr).…
My latest: RIP, Mr. Mulroney
The biggest achievements in politics – the only achievements, really – are the ones involving risk. As in, taking a risk. Making a decision, making a statement, making a law…
Brian Mulroney
…has passed away. My deepest condolences to his family.
Debunking LNG as a climate solution
It is worth considering a 2023 report authored for the David Suzuki Foundation by Daniel Horen Greenford, a postdoctoral researcher at Concordia University. It is titled ‘Debunking LNG as a…
On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 29, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Husband sues Disney for wife’s death after eating ‘allergy-safe’ restaurant meal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/y9sw7ya7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
A Lack Of Appetite: The Canadian Government, The CRA, And Tax Avoidance
While I have written extensively in the past about tax evasion and avoidance in light of the revelations of both the Panama and Paradise Papers, I felt it was time…
On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
Our Arrogant Mayor is At It Again
For me, I didn’t see the need for another letter at this time. Things could change,” Mayor Yvonne Hamlin sniffily replied to CollingwoodToday in her best “Let them eat cake”…
The Question
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s claim for complete immunity. What’s important, Jennifer Rubin writes, is how the court has framed the question: The court determined…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parents’ debt?
Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale…
Permitting Preventable Suffering in Children
Recent studies still show that Covid is serious, particularly in children, and that masks and filtering the air in schools can dramatically reduce the spread. Katherine Wu, in The Atlantic…
Will Take Back Alberta’s sinister supremo meekly submit to the premier’s command to quit tweeting?
Now that he’s been ordered by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shut the heck up and stop slagging federal Conservative boss Pierre Poilievre and his lovely wife, will Take Back Alberta’s…