Campaign notebook latest: how to win without losing
Mark Carney gave an uneasy smile. Fifteen minutes in, it was a pile-on, and Carney was at the bottom of it. The Liberal Prime Minister looked a bit tired, and…
How To Respond To the UKSC Ruling On Trans People
This week, the United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) issued a ruling that on the face of it invalidates transgender women’s rights under the law. I haven’t finished reading through the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Matthew Yglesias implores the business sector which is increasingly recognizing the danger of Donald Trump's trade policy to notice that the balance of…
Legal News Post of the Day: April 17, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: CRA accounts hacked after 28,000 social insurance numbers stolen in data breach #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/vath8LDUMn - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Peter Guthrie, former Alberta infrastructure minister booted from UCP Caucus, says health minister ‘deliberately misled’ cabinet
On Monday, Alberta’s former infrastructure minister complained that his 30-day suspension from the United Conservative Party Caucus in the Legislature with its accompanying gag order had lasted 48 days. Yesterday,…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: What is a Power of Attorney for Personal Care?
You may complete a Power of Attorney for Personal Care to appoint one or more trusted persons to make medical decisions on your behalf in critical circumstances where you are…
Today’s News: Media declare the French leaders debate a draw; Carney leaps tall buildings with a single bound; Poilievre has figured out how he can undercut the Charter; and what is Carney’s cat called?
Media declares the French leaders debate was a draw:Wednesday was the first of the two leaders debates. View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads Poilievre and his short…
AI roasts Norm
With three school teachers in the immediate family, I usually stay away from artificial intelligence platforms. However, I learned that Chat GPT can use AI to describe individuals who have…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Attentive cat.
My latest: my take on the French debate
The French-language debate: Brian Lilley and I watched so you didn’t have to. Some of my Kinsellian debate rules: people don’t watch debates to have their minds changed – they…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Jared Yates Sexton writes about the unambiguous wrong embodied in the Trump regime's claim to be able to disappear anybody it chooses to. Timothy…
Closing, Closing, Closed
Sometimes, the creep toward authoritarian rule is slow, almost imperceptible, until it is a fait accompli. Other times, the coup is complete in little more than the blink of an…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: When Can You Apply for Divorce in Ontario?
Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: When Can You Apply for Divorce in Ontario? #law #legal #separation #FamilyLawA Divorce Application may be commenced by either spouse at any time…
‘MAGA’ Will Be A Synonym For Fascists For Generations To Come
The term “Nazi” has devolved into a derogatory catch-all term for anyone that anyone else opposes, losing the powerful meaning it is meant to have through dilution.
Today’s News: California, we won’t come; Americans gagging at Trump’s cruelty; American universities fighting back; Send Canada the huddled masses; latest Elbows Up; Election update
I think I'll just stay in Canada, thank you:Today, California governor Gavin Newsom decided he would try to get Canadians to visit .... Nah, one way tickets to El Salvador…
Contract expired, Chief Medical Officer of Health Mark Joffe is out, seemingly unexpectedly
Mark Joffe is no longer Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, a job in which he has been almost invisible for two and a half years. No one seems to…
Trump’s Chump In Charge
What’s wrong with Conservative leader PP? It’s not like he tagged all his YouTube with misogynist hashtags to attract them, then stopped when questioned by media. It’s not like he…
Avoiding a tariff while saving the climate
Justin Trudeau’s government introduced a carbon-pricing regime with two components: a levy on fuel paid... The post Avoiding a tariff while saving the climate first appeared on Views from the…
Leaving Las Metas
Is the act of removing myself from Meta’s walled hellscape — deleting Facebook and Instagram — a kind of digital suicide? What will happen when… The post Leaving Las Metas…