Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Isabella Weber points out the key elements in common between the governments which have survived the anti-incumbent trend over the past year - with…
January 2025
I Was Impressed
While you have probably heard of Mark Carney's appearance on The Daily Show, his performance with Jon Stewart both surprised and impressed me. He was loose, funny and, most unexpectedly,…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Uncontested Divorce in Ontario
Separating spouses can file an Application for Divorce with the Court at any time following your separation.Where matrimonial issues remain unresolve, a divorce judgement can still be issued after 1…
Harper on Trump
Harper on Trump: • “I must admit to being shocked by some of the things he said. They’re just not so.” • “When we talk about subsidizing Canadian defense, I…
Standing Up For Canada
The next leader of the Liberal Party needs, more than anything else, to unapologetically stand up for Canada, Canadian democracy, and Canadian sovereignty in the face of significant foreign and…
His dilemma
Not every Canadian Conservative is a Trump fan. But every Canadian Trump fan is a Conservative. That’s Poilievre’s dilemma, and it’s why he’s been quiet: how does he rebut Trump…
Western Marxism and the world crisis
A section from Diego Rivera’s “Man, Controller of the Universe,” depicting Leon Trotsky, Friedrich Engels, and Karl Marx, in the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Image from Wikimedia Commons.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cat.
On humanitarian concerns
Jagmeet Singh has taken comfortably to the task to dealing with the economic aspects of the new Trump administration - both in pressing other leaders on their determination to respond…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2025-01-14 12:46:00
The Next Prime Minister of Canada
Legal News Post of the Day: January 14, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/3RE1Nsc5xy - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2025-01-14 11:46:00
The Next Prime Minister of Canada
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Eric Holthaus warns that the escalation of temperatures in 2024 threatens to lay the groundwork for much worse to come. And Virgina Iglesias…
Mark Carney – Canada Not Interested in Trump’s Offer & Liberal Leadership Prospects
Prospective Liberal leadership front runner Mark Carney blows it out of the water with this funny, relatable and superb performance last night on The Daily Show with John Stewart. In…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Termination Without Cause
Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews?Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as…The employer provides…
Waiting for Poilievre
Trudeau may be gone but the wind is still in the sails of the Conservative Party. Photo courtesy Pierre Poilievre/X. It would hardly be groundless pessimism to conclude that a…
Poilievre adviser Jenni Byrne throws all queer people under the bus in classless attack on former leader Erin O’Toole
Behold the Conservative Party of Canada where decency and class have gone to die. If you show a modicum of either, you are publicly ridiculed by Pierre LePire's big wig…
Danielle Smith’s ‘Pillow Talk’: All we are asking, is give oil a chance!
In what must be one of the more bizarre settings for an official news conference in Canadian political history, a cranky Alberta Premier Danielle Smith held forth on her meeting…
Today’s News: Carney has an outstanding interview with Jon Stewart
I hadn't thought very highly of Carney before seeing this interview - and yes, I do believe now that he has the political skills and smarts to attract Canadians and…
How far will the felonious president go?
Since the U.S. presidential election, I have had to pinch myself occasionally to believe I’m... The post How far will the felonious president go? first appeared on Views from the…