A Radical Idea to Return to Government by The People Rather Than by One Person
In the United States today perhaps we are seeing the epitome of government by one person, at least in countries that claim to be democracies. Here in Canada ever since…
In the United States today perhaps we are seeing the epitome of government by one person, at least in countries that claim to be democracies. Here in Canada ever since…
Amidst the talk of annexing Canada, the premiers marched to Washington to meet with White House officials. Afterwards,. James Blair, Trump's deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, had this…
I paint when I’m anxious about the world. I paint a lot, lately. For obvious reasons, I want to fundraise again for Ukrainian Red Cross. Portion of proceeds goes to…
Life insurance policies that designate a beneficiary become that beneficiary's property on the day the insured dies. They don't become part of the insured’s Estate and they are not subjected…
Fired Alberta Health Services Chief Executive Officer Athana Mentzelopoulos’s lawyers have filed her $1.7-million lawsuit alleging she was fired “capriciously, arbitrarily, and in bad faith because she was actually carrying…
Doom-scrolling through social media today, I learned some things:First, its always better to be pissed off than pissed on! This is what is happening across all of Canada right now!🇨🇦😊…
This is your periodic reminder that I proudly volunteered for Kamala Harris and none of this – none of it – would be happening if we’d won. Elections have consequences.
Responding to: Harnessing AI for Environmental Justice, by request. This originated as a Mastodon thread; I'll preserve the use of the informal 'you' throughout.--So, the document is addressed to activists…
I love seeing photos of candidates, of every political stripe, smiling as they canvass and go door-to-door. It’s the purest form of democracy, and I’m a sucker for that. Thanks…
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Woman Files First U.S. Lawsuit Against Andrew Tate and His Brother #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/8gcNRc5aIS - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way chart the likely road ahead in the U.S.' journey from democracy to authoritarianism, while Hamilton Nolan's interview with Stephanie…
Although I am now a senior, there is no doubt in my mind that should the Americans ever invade Canada (a notion unthinkable just a short time ago), I would…
The Gates of Polished Horn has many science fiction stories that are preoccupied with the notion of what I call The Datasphere. This is more… The post The Datasphere Is…
The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001.Its legality, along with the legality of many other same-sex marriages, was affirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal on…
On the 9th of March, the new Liberal leader should ask the current Prime Minister to stay on in a caretaker role and immediately visit the Governor General to dissolve…
Desperate to distract from the attention being paid to allegations of dodgy contracts pushed by government insiders, Alberta’s United Conservative Government attacked the Canadian Union of Public Employees yesterday, accusing…
Media organizations in the US are expected to bend the knee now: There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve…
In these days of increasing international tensions, we hear incessantly about the magic two percent.... The post And what about the .70 percent? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
In 2000, James M. Kauffman forwarded a satirical letter circulating the Internet, addressed to conservative talk-show host, Dr. Laura Schlessinger. As a result, he became entangled in the raging controversies…
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