My latest: they’re dead inside
The Trudeau Liberals are still a government, yes. But make no mistake: they are dying. And they are dying without dignity. Yes, they have all the trappings of government. The…
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Renaissance, Resistance & Revolution
In terms of social movements, the Left is dead, for the time being, at least in the formerly industrialized, formerly “leading”, “developed”, First World nations of the (North-) West. The…
Studying in the US
In 1995, I left Canada to study, giving me my first real sense of direction. I was already politically active by then. When I was 12 years old, my parents…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
They’re Going Full Orwell: Sickness is Health
Lots of misinformation out there still. On Vaccinations We know that vaccinations help reduce severity of Covid to keep people out of the hospital, and we know their effectiveness wanes…
Rachel Notley: The woman who made Alberta democracy great again!
Say what you will about Rachel Notley, she made Alberta democracy great again! A steely eyed Rachel Notley on Oct. 18, 2014, moments after she was elected leader of the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cat.
Rachel Notley, who made history as Alberta’s first NDP premier, announces she will step down as Opposition leader
Rachel Notley, who led the Alberta New Democratic Party to an unexpected majority government in 2015, announced today she will step down as Opposition leader. Ms. Notley wipes away a…
Canada has gone from complicity through silence to active participation in genocide
Guided-missile destroyers in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy the United States Department of Defense. On March 20, 2003, US President George W. Bush addressed the world: “At this hour,…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Dharna Noor discusses how the U.S.’ dirty fossil fuel industry is propagandizing against any transition to cleaner energy sources. And Benjamin Shingler…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 16, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario long-term care homes that neglect residents could now face jail time #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/459r5j58 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Wind Turbines & Birds, Ok; Gas & Birds, Not Ok
People opposed to a clean economy argue that birds get killed by wind turbines so therefore we shouldn’t build wind farms. Of course, those same people would argue that we…
historic news: south korea bans dog meat trade
I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the email from HSI Canada: South Korea has banned the dog meat industry.Humane Society International Korea, along with many other organizations…
Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace
Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee’s disability up to the point of undue hardship. An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the…
historic news: south korea bans dog meat trade
I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the email from HSI Canada: South Korea has banned the dog meat industry. Human Society International Korea, along with many other…
The Answer is Less Virus
It’s not nearly as deadly in the near term as the Spanish Flu, which took out 5% of the population, or the Black Death, which wiped out half of Londoners,…
That was the weekend that was: -38, grid on the brink, UCP flooding the zone, NDP all but struck dumb, and more
The United Conservative Party Government and its supporters appeared to be flooding the zone, Steve Bannon style, today to recover from the embarrassment of the near collapse of the provincial…
My latest: governments funding hate rallies
Governments-funded hate rallies? Anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protestors are getting paid to protest. That was the revelation that Postmedia shared last week. In Canada and the United States, groups and individuals…
The National Post should be the last to lecture anyone about media bias
There is something profoundly ironic about the National Post lecturing anyone about media bias, as it did on Saturday in a package complete with a distorted front-page picture of Conservative…