In Kitsilano, the Case of the Beloved and Broken Pool
‘The City of Vancouver will never see this fall to ruin,’ a former park board chair said. But will it?Jen St. Denis The TyeeJen St. Denis is a reporter with…
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In Kitsilano, the Case of the Beloved and Broken Pool
‘The City of Vancouver will never see this fall to ruin,’ a former park board chair said. But will it?Jen St. Denis The TyeeJen St. Denis is a reporter with…
Transgender Employees and Human Rights in the Workplace
BY SATYMA MONGIA, ASSOCIATE LAWYER“All children and youth in Canada have the right to live and to learn free from discrimination related to their sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 13, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Here's how the U.S. trial of a Canadian linked to the Pearson gold heist could play out #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/sy2N5f1XMz - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Returning to Work from Maternity or Parental Leave
Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties?Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances…
Colonialism, capitalism, and Canada, 1500-2025: How the past is before us
“The Surrender of Poundmaker to Major-General Middleton at Battleford, Saskatchewan, on May 26, 1885.” Painting by Robert William Rutherford. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1991-274-2. ...
‘Mom-and-pop’ landlords are risking everything—including the economy
Victorian houses in Toronto. Photo by young shanahan/Flickr. Ari bought the house next door back in the spring. It’s his first home and he is very excited. So excited that…
Today’s News: Commentary on Poilievre v. journalists, and on Harris v. Trump (plus dissing Poilievre’s wardrobe)
Starting with Poilievre v. journalists:David Moscrop Why Pierre Poilievre disowns the extremists he flirts with ...Poilievre, who supported the Convoy that descended on and occupied Ottawa in 2022, keeps showing…
Where’s Naheed? Alberta’s New Democrats need to know!
So where’s Naheed? Alberta’s New Democrats need to know! Since June 22, when Naheed Nenshi posted his crushing 86-per-cent victory on the first ballot in the race to replace former…
Catch-44
Let me tell you a harrowing story. It’s not a story for the faint of heart. You may want to sit next to a loved one, turn on all the…
My latest: some charities are more equal than others
In Trudeau’s Canada, some charities seem to be more equal than others. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from the shocking notices posted this week on the Canada…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Richard Sandbrook makes the case for a Green New Deal as combining the ambition and the feasibility needed to halt climate change. And Stewart…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 12, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Jordan Peterson agrees to social media coaching after Supreme Court declines free speech case #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/sXXWTu3mXX - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of August 12, 2024
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Knowing When To Go
It's not easy figuring out when it's time to go. Joe Biden didn't want to leave. Michael Harris writes:Like a lot of people who don’t know when to call it…
Knowing When To Go
It's not easy figuring out when it's time to go. Joe Biden didn't want to leave. Michael Harris writes:Like a lot of people who don’t know when to call it…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 12, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 12, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Google has illegal monopoly over online searches, U.S. judge rulesQuebec man fined for…
The Erosion Of Local Democracy
The dog days of summer often offer opportunities for unscrupulous governments to slip something by the people. With the focus more on partying than politics, unpopular measures can be enacted…
Covid Olympics
It's the pinnacle of denialism and such a waste of talent to have top athletes practice for decades of their lives for this one event, then put them together with…
What doesn’t qualify as journalism in Canada seems a bit arbitrary
Newsroom of the New York Times, 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins/Wikimedia Commons. One of these things, as they sang on Sesame Street, is not like the other ones. Rebel News…