Let’s Talk About Protecting Children
The ostensible reason for the UCP government's recently announced bundle of policies around transgender youth (actually, all trans people - but we'll come back to that) is to "protect children".…
2024
Let’s Talk About Protecting Children
The ostensible reason for the UCP government's recently announced bundle of policies around transgender youth (actually, all trans people – but we'll come back to that) is to "protect children".…
My latest: memo to Biden campaign
By now, all of you have received the pre-release report of Robert K. Hur, the Special Counsel who was appointed by the United States Attorney General to investigate how classified…
What Makes It Worth the Risk?
We’re burning the candle from both ends. Is the light worth it? We take lots of risks in life. On a grand scale, everything we do involves some risk, especially…
Saturday Photo: Waiting for the End of Winter
The snow is melting fast, even though it's not even the middle of February. But some folks have everything ready for sunny days and barbecues.
How Low Can You Go?
A Gallup poll released last summer suggested Americans are finally waking up to reality, although clearly they still have a long way to go. An article about this hopeful change…
What I’m noticing
Noticing that there are fewer stories about Israel’s just and proper war against Hamas. Factors: • war fatigue • Israel has won it • the majority are happy Israel won…
Saturday Photo: Waiting for the End of Winter
The snow is melting fast, even though it’s not even the middle of February. But some folks have everything ready for sunny days and barbecues.
History: An Update
As one who taught high school for 30 years, I have always believed in the power of education. It is the best and perhaps the only way to narrow the…
Trudeau Donates $3.1 Billion Public Money to Ford’s Private Health Care System
Is giving public money to someone who’s committed to privatizing our health care system a good idea? The post Trudeau Donates $3.1 Billion Public Money to Ford’s Private Health Care…
Citing health issues, David Shepherd announces he won’t be joining the NDP leadership race
Citing health challenges, Edmonton-City Centre MLA David Shepherd has announced he will not be joining the Alberta NDP leadership race after all. Mr. Shepherd on the campaign trail shortly before…
Musical interlude
Timecop1983 – On The Run
The King’s Cancer Announcement and Responses
The announcement that the King had cancer was surprising for a number of reasons. For starters, the fact the Royal Family was even forthcoming about the surgery that resulted in…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 9, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Massage therapist allegedly secretly recorded client undressing in Pickering, Ont.: police #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yckyacfr – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Anthony Leonardi writes about the reality that COVID-19 is intrinsically more harmful than “ordinary” respiratory viruses due to its continuing effect on the…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2007
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2007 via Wise Law Blog: Employment Law: Is Online “Adult” Activity Relevant to the Workplace http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2007/04/employment-law-is-online-adult-activity.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Proportional Representation Now
This week, the House voted down a resolution to establish a citizens’ council to study proportional representation. Max Fawcett writes: On Wednesday, the House of Commons voted against a motion…
Musings on The Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Cultural Appropriation
Yes, I get the reason some people might have been outraged that a white guy (Johnny Depp) played an indigenous person in the 2013 movie version of The Lone Ranger.…
Multifaceted Long Covid is Like the Lernaean Hydra
A huge complication of Covid is that it affects so many different parts of the body. We can’t kill it, but we can prevent it from getting in. On Wednesday,…