Maple Leaf madness sweeps the nation
“The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, the maple leaf forever! God save our Queen and heaven bless, the Maple Leaf forever.” Those of you of a certain age (old) may…
My latest: Election 2025 SWOT!
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. SWOT, it’s called, in corporate strategy sessions. What are our internal strengths and weaknesses? What are the external opportunities and threats? In the federal general election…
UPDATED: For Those Who Think We Have No Power
When I watched this video, I couldn't help but think about the woman I wrote about yesterday. According to her, we are such a small market that anything we do…
Weidel and the White House won the federal elections in Germany
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany’s far-right AfD party, and Elon Musk, advertising a livestream chat in advance of the federal election. Photo from X. It was the budget, stupid. Las...
Former AHS CEO briskly denies her job performance had anything to do with why she was fired
Former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos has responded to the Alberta Government’s statement of defence in her wrongful dismissal suit with a briskly argued denial that lousy job performance…
"Dear Misinformed Americans…the idea that the US is bankrolling Canada is as fictional as a moose riding a polar bear to work"
picture created by Denis Benoit Here is a great statement about why Canada doesn't owe the United States a single damned thing: Pete Hillier, CD, CISSP Founder/Systems Security Engineering practitioner/ISO…
Musical interlude
Against The Current - Strangers Again
The best day of the year
‘Tis Springtime, when young Warren’s fancy turns TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ON EARTH
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jason Sattler examines how a corporatist SCOTUS laid the groundwork for the fascist takeover of the U.S. by prioritizing money over people. Brian Tyler…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 21, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: 'Rising problem' of ghost immigration consultancies hits man who lost $12K trying to get Canadian visa for wife #law #legal #LegalNews via @CBCNews https://t.co/1glIiyALew - Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
As a response to Trump, Canada must decouple from US military
A wooden mock-up of the F-35 in Canadian Forces markings, 2010. Photo by Ahunt/Wikimedia Commons. In response to Donald Trump’s belligerence Canada continues to assist the US military and arms…
A Brief Observation
I was in my local LCBO yesterday buying a couple of craft beers when, waiting in line, I overheard an interesting conversation. A woman, perhaps in her thirties, was talking…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 21, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 21, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Great-Grandma's New Tattoo and Powers of Attorney for Care https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/05/great-grandmas-new-tattoo-and-powers.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Antisemitism is merely one of the forms of bigotry now proliferating
The impact of the exceptionalizing of antisemitism is the havoc it wreaks among equity-deserving groups and the relationship between Canadian Jews and non-Jews, writes Larry Haiven. Photo by Pooyan Tabatabaei.…
EV Tax Goes Up
It’s been a hard month for people with electric vehicles. Not only do many face unfair criticisms for having Tesla vehicles before the company CEO came out as a racist…
The United States is unsafe for travel now
Canadians used to think of travel to the United States as just a normal part of our lives -- we made trips for work across the US, for fun in…
Mark Carney comes back to Edmonton, warms up with Oilers, infuriates Danielle Smith
It may just be a political stunt when a prime minister comes to the capital city of Alberta, puts on his skates and a jersey with his own name on…
Science under threat
The new Republican regime in Washington is waging a veritable war on science. This isn’t... The post Science under threat first appeared on Views from the Beltline.