Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Hazel Sheffield and Larry Elliott report on new research showing that the austerity and low-wage policies of the UK Cons have pushed nearly…
2024
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Hazel Sheffield and Larry Elliott report on new research showing that the austerity and low-wage policies of the UK Cons have pushed nearly…
Two old men meet, and the world weeps
On Thursday night, the first United States presidential debate will air on CNN (for those of you who do not subscribe to CNN, you can see it on CTV News…
Jeremy Nixon, former UCP cabinet minister, loses Calgary Signal Hill federal Conservative nomination in squeaker
Calgary lawyer David McKenzie, the winning candidate, proves again all politics are local, and that UCP endorsements may not be worth as much as some thought.
Far-eastern promises
Portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are displayed side by side in Pyongyang, June 19, 2024. Photo courtesy KRT/Reuters. A few years ago, it…
Legal News Post of the Day: June 25, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay:14-year-old boy charged with 1st-degree murder in Toronto mass shooting #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bddcddfb - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Vis...
Legal News Post of the Day: June 25, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay:14-year-old boy charged with 1st-degree murder in Toronto mass shooting #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bddcddfb - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Vis...
My latest: bears, earthquakes and a by-election
I woke up. It was around 3 AM. The cause: a security camera alert at my cabin, outside Bancroft. Something big. I got up and quietly moved to the couch…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Common Law Entitlements Upon Termination
Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court?Ontario's Employment Standards Act provides only for employees' minimum notce and…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Common Law Entitlements Upon Termination
Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court?Ontario's Employment Standards Act provides only for employees' minimum notce and…
Holy crap – the Tories won!
Didn’t see this coming – and neither did Jenni Byrne and most Tories! What will Trudeau do?
Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy
In this video, co-authors Yves Engler and Owen Schalk discuss their most recent book, one which reveals Canada’s foreign policy to be profoundly antidemocratic and in service to imperial and…
Climate dangers: larger and more imminent economic destruction
Some believe that wealth creation should be the paramount goal of a nation. In Canada, many of those people are political operatives opposing effective actions to mitigate climate change. A…
In sure-footed move, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi names Christina Gray as leader of the Opposition and Rakhi Pancholi as deputy NDP leader
NDP emphasis will now be winning support in the community, not crafting the perfect zinger in Question Period, new leader says.
Musical interlude
UFO X - Shine
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Geoffrey Deihl writes about the polycrisis we're currently facing - and the need to stand up to those determined to inflict it on us.…
Musical interlude
UFO X - Shine
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Geoffrey Deihl writes about the polycrisis we're currently facing - and the need to stand up to those determined to inflict it on us.…
Legal News Post of the Day: June 24, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Supreme Court rules Ontario public school boards are subject to Charter of Rights #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5fpmcws2 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…