Exploring the Landscapes of Possibility
Writing my second novel, The Ascension of Mont Royal, has given me the opportunity to explore a much different way to write a novel.I would say my first novel was…
August 2025
Exploring the Landscapes of Possibility
Writing my second novel, The Ascension of Mont Royal, has given me the opportunity to explore a much different way to write a novel.I would say my first novel was…
We still need the NDP
In recent years I have developed the practice of voting NDP provincially and Liberal federally.... The post We still need the NDP first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Knee Surgery, Day 7
Yesterday, after taking off the tensor bandage, my knee was a cheerful gnome of pain, likely released, I suspect, by the flesh expanding rather suddenly after all that compression. Sort…
The oppressed become oppressors
What happens when the oppressed become the oppressor? Because – make no mistake – that’s what has happened since October 7, 2023. At the start, the pro-Palestine contingent protested the…
Today’s News: Poilievre’s humble pie, Carney’s strategic approach to tariffs, plus some apt comments about America
Now that Pierre Poilievre has his job back, for the next several months at least, he is desperately trying return to his usual schtick of slamming the Liberals about everything…
AXE THE VAX TAX!
According to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the $100 her government intends to charge most Albertans who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is just an “administration fee” to cover the…
Knee Surgery, Day 6
Aficionados of slow food, mindfulness, and slow thinking should add knee surgery to their list of life-focusing activities. It certainly makes everything move more slowly and deliberately. One does not…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jason Sattler writes about the importance of working together to oppose fascism rather than acquiescing to its ends. Juse Joffe-Block and Shannon Bond examine…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of August 25, 2025
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of August 25, 2025
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 25, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 25, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:U.S. blocks Canadian access to road southern Alberta county has long relied on…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 25, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 25, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:U.S. blocks Canadian access to road southern Alberta county has long relied on…
Old and uncollectible
Our magazine collection is rather large. Beyond hundreds of Scientific American, Archaeology, craft, cooking and gardening publications, we have about 500 National Geographic, including editions from the middle of the…
All the news that’s fit to ignore
I am a newshound. Always have been. When I was a kid, the highlight of my day was when the newspaper was delivered (sad, I know). I have an urge…
Knee Surgery, Day 5
Accomplishments come in little packages. Last night, I managed to get myself up and into the bathroom to pee twice, without having to wake Susan up to help me get…
Supportive housing in Ottawa
I recently served as a subject matter expert for an audit of supportive housing undertaken by the City of Ottawa’s Office of the Auditor General. Here are 10 things know:
The Right Move On Fibre Optic Internet Access
Last week, the federal government upheld a ruling by the CRTC that existing fibre optic infrastructure must be shared with resellers in much the same way as cable and phone…