Today is by-election day in three Alberta ridings
Vote suppression is a venerable part of any conservative party’s election-day strategy, but you have to admit that adding biological warfare to the mix puts a creative new spin on…
June 2025
Legal News Post of the Day: June 23, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Applications open for Canada's new disability benefit program #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/AUVx8D4liD - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:...
Heat wave
#climateChange
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Tressie McMillan Cottom calls out how the Trump regime is using political violence to eliminate any democratic forms of opposition and accountability. David Roth…
pupdate: sad (but not that saddest) news
Our Cookie has a torn ACL and needs surgery. Surgery itself brings worry and concern and inconvenience, and of course, massive expense. But none of that is the worst part.…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 23, 2025
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 23, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 23, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:Tax Court Indefinitely Pauses Canada Revenue Agency's $8M Case Against John Tavares In…
Canadians have a thing for Canada Post
In these times when institutions are often faced with mistrust, if there’s one Canadian institution... The post Canadians have a thing for Canada Post first appeared on Views from the…
Book review: A Freewheelin’ Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties, by Suze Rotolo
This book was published in 2008, and the author died in 2011. However, the film "A Complete Unknown" has created a resurgence of interest in Bob Dylan and the 1960's…
It’s Not So Simple …
I hate seeing headlines like CBC's this morning in the wake of the US attack on Iran: "In Wake of US Attacks, Iran Faces Pivotal Choice: Dash to Build a…
Now, that’s a relief!
Like moles, #DougFord pops up from the cool dark #tunnels.
The Mighty Euphemism
I have still not recovered my equilibrium vis-a-vis the world, so the following are not my words. I got them from a Facebook group called Films for Action. Nonetheless, they…
celebrating indigenous people’s day with a beautiful evening in the port hardy library
We always host something special for Indigenous Peoples Day at the Port Hardy Library, and this year was our best program yet. That wasn't because of the numbers of people…
Unwarranted Lawful Access
The new federal government is seeking to give law enforcement new investigative powers without judicial oversight.
Sunday Funday: funny posts, some interesting stuff, more Trump Watch, and Animal Crackers (with a goofy camel, too)
I usually save most of my funny clips and posts for Saturday night, to make a funny post for people to read on Sunday. Tonight everyone is doing hot takes…
Here’s something you don’t hear me say very often
Trump made the right move.
Saturday Photo: Up, Up and Away… Flying Buttresses
This is l'église St-Pierre in Chartres, but down the hill from the cathedral. The church was built in the 12th century, even before the cathedral. I find it amazing that…
What is it like in Israel right now? Mark Berlin tells us.
What’s it like living in Israel, right now? When this writer was there last month, there were lots of sirens and alerts, but not much in the way of anxiety.…
Why We Can’t Wake Up: Climate Collapse and the Architecture of the Human Mind
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often…