Some murders are more equal than others
I was here, at a Toronto “pro-Palestine” protest today. There were a lot of chants about genocide and killing, but there was not one word – not one – said…
March 2025
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Jim Stanford points out that tariff threats shouldn't be an especially daunting prospect for a Canadian economy which already consists primarily of the production…
The original climate change crisis: Fahrenheit to Celsius
Fifty years ago, Canada made its first tentative but still monumental step towards adopting the metric system. On April 1st, 1975, Canada officially switched from Fahrenheit – the only temperature…
My latest: now what? What next?
Mark Carney looks grave. “The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over,” the Prime…
Is Canada broken? It depends…
Mark Bourrie is a Canadian journalist with an impressive resume. After he earned a BA in history, Ontario universities awarded Bourrie a diploma in public policy and administration, a master's…
Today’s News: This is what losing looks like.
Don't tell Trump that he lost on Friday. But he did: Trump defeated again and has caved to Canada as the Prime Minster confirms the old relationship with the US…
Musical interlude
Lonely Computer feat. Montgomery - Blindfold
Monbiot on Capitalism vs Commerce
George Monbiot wrote today, "One of capitalism's greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us…
A war machine’s existence is threatened by peace
President Trump and several members of his administration denied that classified material was shared with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. Clearly, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg has more regard for truth and national security…
Global report: the wheels are coming off the Tory campaign
A sampling: “They did not prepare. The ground game is a complete and utter mess,” the source added, referring to the campaign’s organization and communication with local candidates. Story here.
Collingwood’s Mystery Councillor
Who is Ian MacCulloch? We were only told by the town that he’s the newly-appointed councillor, chosen this month by council to fill the seat vacated by Brandon Houston, who…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 28, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S. #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/8NM00otoh5 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
A More Resilient Canada
We are in the midst of an election that looks nothing like what the pundits were predicting just a few months ago. Donald Trump and his team of billionaires, riding…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Wrongful Dismissal Claims and Limitation Periods https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/ontario-employment-law-wrongful.html - Garry J. Wise, Toront...
UPDATED: The Enemy Within
Especially given the Trump-led attacks on our sovereignty, I find my heart is open to almost all of my fellow Canadians. Across the nation, people are banding together with a…
Today’s News: Poilievre is crashing while Carney is leading "like Churchill with better lighting"
(Chart from Tom Parkin Data Shows)So I opened my tablet today and this is what I read in the news: Robert Fife and Laura Stone / The Globe and Mail…
AHS tells court wants to revise filing to fire former CEO for something it didn’t know about when it fired her
The latest twist in the Alberta Government’s legal campaign against former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit is a new court filing that claims the fired executive…
Why landlords need to be regulated
Apartment block on Queen Street East, Toronto. Photo by Can Pac Swire/Flickr. Sonia is a social worker in Alberta. Her sister Elizabeth is a registered nurse. As licensed professionals they…