Orange Flowers Photo Variations with Franzis Projects Software
These are variations on a photo of orange flowers taken on the grounds of Boldt Castle along the St. Lawrence River with my Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera, using Franzis Color…
2024
Legal News Post of the Day: September 25, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Number of CRA employees fired for inappropriately claiming CERB approaches 300 #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/qKQFMVvw3r - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
The best laid plans …
And every homeless person will be issued a little red shovel and they all get jobs! Share This Post:
Economic and social factors associated with the use of homeless shelters
Ali Jadidzadeh and I recently undertook some statistical analysis on behalf of Infrastructure Canada (Canada’s lead federal government agency on homelessness). Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of our analysis: https://nickfalvo.ca/econ...
Hannah Arendt on lying
Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: When Can You Apply for Divorce in Ontario?
A Divorce Application may be commenced by either spouse at any time following separation. A final Divorce Judgment cannot be granted until one year following the date a married couple…
Political finance reform
In December of 2017, in the midst of the controversy in my home province around the legitimacy of saying “Bonjour, hi!” to a customer entering a shop in Quebec, the…
Can’t find a terrorist suspect? Just make one
John Nuttall and Amanda “Ana” Korody were targeted and entrapped by undercover officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Manufacturing the Threat Dir...
BC voters worried about climate change have but one choice
On October 19, British Columbia voters can choose between three approaches to climate change. Actually, there may be only two choices. NDP and Conservative websites make no mention of climate…
Danielle Smith announces performative changes with little legal significance to ‘Alberta Bill of Rights’
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith generated a huge amount of virtual ink yesterday yakking about her planned amendments to Alberta’s Lougheed-era Bill of Rights, passed by the Legislature in 1972 and…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cat.
But they’re both murderers
Key difference between Hamas and Hezbollah: the former invested heavily in the propaganda war and the latter did not. Compare what is happening now in the West to nine months…
Density happens
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Remembering Ebony, our brown-eyed girl
Just six weeks ago, we lost our Molly, and today we lost our Ebony too. We got Ebony as a rescue when she was three or four, and we had…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Avery Lotz reports on Al Gore's latest reminder that the fossil fuel sector is far better at capturing politicians than carbon pollution. And…
Legal News Post of the Day: September 24, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: 'It's disgusting': Ford calls for investigation into Toronto school field trip that ended at 'Palestinian rally' #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/geuuhHi9is - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Can a Temporary Layoff be Considered a Termination of Employment?
Temporary layoffs of employment may not be permitted unless there is an employment contract that specifically permits such layoffs. In most circumstances, legally permitted layoffs can only last:A. Not more…
Trudeau knocks it out of the park
Trudeau was on Stephen Colbert tonight and the Conservatives are furious -- how dare he demonstrate his popularity, his interview chops, and his international standing so easily, when he is…
The Danielle Smith Chronicles: Still picking fights and wasting other people’s money
Last June, Naheed Nenshi began his campaign to lead the Alberta NDP by observing that Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party “only know how to do two things:…