Republicans Leaving Canadian Federal Politics (by choice or otherwise)
There is a federal election underway and I wanted to take a second to look at what this means for the monarchy. While the monarchy is not directly effected by…
Startling increases in outsourced surgical costs tend to corroborate claims of contract irregularities made by fired AHS CEO: Parkland study
Analysis of public data showing startling increases in the cost of outsourced surgical procedures in Alberta that cannot be explained by inflation or input costs seem to corroborate claims of…
Could It Happen Here?
As we watch the rapid and horrifying descent of America into the ever-enlarging ranks of authoritarian nations who have eschewed democratic values, one question haunts me over and over again.
music, baseball, history and ribs: yep, we’re still going
Canadians are supposedly choosing to boycott travel to the US now. I include that "supposedly" because most Canadians were probably not going to travel to the US anyway. But if…
Norway’s oil and gas fund
Our governments believe that resources belong to those who exploit them today and that future generations have no right to a share of the province's asset values.
Today’s News: Carney knocks it out of the park; Poilievre is stuck in FAFO
First, Carney's National Corridor for Canada proposal is the kind of big-picture thinking that Liberals seem to do best. Dean Blundell Canada Just Checked Trump’s Ego: Carney’s Super-Corridor Sets Stage…
Rule of chaos, not the rule of law
Conservative J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. Appeals Court Judge appointed by Republican George H.W. Bush Luttig, wrote in the NY Times about Trump's "stunning frontal assault" on the rule…
Tax tales
It seemed like an appropriate time for a post on taxes. For a number of... The post Tax tales first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Wonderland dreams
Definitely the end result.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Steven Greenhouse discusses how Donald Trump's obsession with tariffs is ultimately harmful to everyone affected. But Jonathan Freedland writes that Trump's addiction to…
No surprise, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi announces he will run for Mark Carney’s Liberals on April 28
No surprise, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi confirmed Sunday he will be running as a Liberal in the April 28 federal election. A former Liberal cabinet minister, Mr. Sohi will run…
My latest: you’re a traitor!
Traitor. The Cambridge dictionary folks define it thusly: “A person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country.” Anyone who commits high treason is considered a…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 25, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Court to hear Charter challenge of Ontario's supervised consumption site law #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/d6O3CgUKh8 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
UPDATED: Plain For All To See
Even if you have a less than fanatical devotion to news and politics, it probably hasn't escaped your attention that the United States has quickly slipped into autocracy. Some might…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Accommodating Pregnancy in the Workplace
Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties?Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances…
New report shows ‘news deprivation’ rampant across Canada
According to a new report by the CCPA, almost 2.5 million Canadians live in a postal code with one or no local news outlet, twice the proportion in 2008. Photo…
Oopsie and Yikes – two crazy blunders
Two crazy stories today, but at least in the end they combined into one very good joke: View on Threads Yes, it was a crazy day. First up, Crazy Blunder…
Kakistocracy again
I complain about rich people owning important media properties when they use those to benefit holders of extreme wealth. Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs controls The Atlantic magazine and she allows…