A Calm Voice Of Reason
If you don't know of him, allow me a moment to introduce you to Flavio Volpe. President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, he was appointed in 2023 as a…
February 2025
PSA
Got a book coming, a documentary coming and much more – so I will have lots of exclusive content, as they say, on Substack in the coming months. It’s a…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Providing for Guardianship of your Children
You can leave instructions in your Will for who will have custody of your children after your death.These custody appointments are valid for 90 days. After that, a Court must…
Sociologist against the grain: a tribute to Michael Burawoy (1947-2025)
At Berkeley, while in his mid-40s, Michael Burawoy would deliver his talks wearing the same red shirt. He would walk briskly across the podium full of passion for what he…
Canadians will never kiss the gangster ring
Charlie Angus, a longtime Member of Parliament from Northeastern Ontario, published his observations about recent NATO meetings in Brussels. American historian Heather Cox Richardson reinforced some of the concerns expressed…
On life as a single mom working in the construction industry
“Construction Mom.” Illustration by Megan Kinch. This piece by Megan Kinch was first published in CBC Parents in 2020. Although Kinch’s own life situation has changed as her da...
Still struggling to control damage from Dodgy Contracts Scandal, Danielle Smith claims AHS conspired to block UCP private surgery scheme
Finally responding in person to Athana Mentzelopoulos’s $1.7-million wrongful dismissal lawsuit, Premier Danielle Smith stood up at a government news conference in Calgary yesterday and spent part of the tightly…
Must we talk interminably about this Trump person?
Donald Trump has figured much in my posts lately. And it irks me. Why am... The post Must we talk interminably about this Trump person? first appeared on Views from…
Kinsellart
Finally got around to getting some of my art stuff in one place. Here.
My latest: in a dark time
As a starting proposition, I am grateful my parents are not alive to see any of this. Babies and mothers abducted and murdered, for the sin of being Jewish, and…
Fox News entertainer says the quiet part out loud
This is a reprint from electoral-vote.com, a site for sane commentary about politics in the USA. I don't always have the resolve to follow American political news but I recommend…
BC Supreme Court finds racist RCMP acts violated Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Award-winning Indigenous journalist Brandy Morin posted comments about Justice Michael Tammen's findings in a court case that followed violent and racist actions by the RCMP. Police were serving as a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Cory Doctorow highlights how Thomas Piketty's work on the effects of capital concentration shows that both the "national" and "capitalism" parts of the Trump…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 19, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Law Society of Ontario hires retired senior judge to investigate CEO’s new, near-$1-million contract #law #legal #legalnews via @TorontoStar https://t.co/5GNNTH3Gfe - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
‘Not My President’ Protests Around the US. Perhaps the World Should Follow?
‘President’s Day’ in the US was on February 17, 2025. Normally, this is a relatively quiet and respectful occasion, with Americans paying respect to the Commander in Chief. It was…
Thin Skin
For people who think critically rather than merely listen to the echo chamber of their choice, it should be obvious that having a thin skin is not an attribute. While…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Marriage Contracts in Ontario
Marriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to privately determine how issues relating to their property and support will be resolved if they separate in the future.To ensure…
Canada and the Trump-Musk Dictatorship
There is really no more pretending that the Musk-Trump administration is anything more than a white supremacist dictatorship with all that it implies.
Some days, we just need to laugh…
How funny people can be about politics, even when things are just so grim!First, isn't this good news!And isn't this the way we all feel now: Moving on: Can’t spell…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Wide-eyed cat.