My latest: will the real Mark/Pierre please stand up?
What are they really like? When you are a political staffer – like this writer was, back in the Palaeolithic Era – you get that question a lot. People find…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Returning to Work from Maternity or Parental Leave
Can an employer significantly change your job duties while you are on parental leave?Pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, in most cases, an employee who takes pregnancy/parental leave is entitled…
Today’s News: Carney will not put up with disrespect. Not from Trump, and not from Canadian media either!
At a press conference in England, Carney made it clear he isn't going to put up with disrespect from anyone.Not from Trump:NEW: Canadian PM Mark Carney says Trump has to…
A Message For Amerika
Theo Moudakis captures Canadian pride and resoluteness here.As if to drive home the fact that we are not Amerika's vassal, Carney has made this decision:Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 17, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/2jo6vQftVH - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
The Flies Have Conquered the Flypaper
Steinbeck's The Moon is Down was first published in 1942, before he was sent off to fight. As a journalist, he enlisted in order to be in the thick of…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Legal News Post for the Week of March 17, 2025
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 17, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 17, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:US Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion TherapyCourt injunction sought…
“Predation has contaminated BC Hydro”
I was first introduced to now-retired economist Erik Andersen by lawyer/commentator/broadcaster Rafe Mair. Using his professional experience, Erik analyzes several economic subjects. His recent comment about BC Hydro caught my…
Alberta 12-year-olds will soon be able to hunt without adult supervision using laser targeting devices
Hey, 12-year-olds in Alberta will soon be able to hunt without adult supervision using laser targeting devices on their hunting rifles! What could possibly go wrong? Parks and Forestry Minister…
It’s the cruelty that appals
The chaos taking place in Washington reminds me of Bananas, Woody Allen’s comedy about revolution... The post It’s the cruelty that appals first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Humanism
Stephen Fry excels in many forms of entertainment and education. While there seems to be nothing he cannot master, Fry has struggled with bipolar disorder throughout his life. Three years…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Randi Weingarten calls out Elon Musk for robbing workers to pay for tax giveaways to the billionaire class. And Sharon Kelly traces the Trump…
CUPE education workers in Fort Mac and Edmonton reach settlement deal after weeks on picket lines
After more than 17 weeks in some cases, braving temperatures that dipped into the sub 40s if you don’t count the wind-chill, education workers represented by the Canadian Union of…
The Technate of America
Now I have no idea about the politics of this Substack pages author or podcast , but just to say, this also showed up in
What’s up there anyway?
Found one of the things I doomscrolled past this morning from a Substack. Here is the post at Bluesky: Putting the Arctic Ocean closer to
a problem with a hero: the antisemitism of george orwell
I've written many times about my views on the practice of shunning certain art or entertainment based on the morals or habits of the creator. In short, I don't do…
About Trump
This is not leadership. This is chaos. From LinkedIn. Elections Matter. This damaged human being will be President of the United States for 1,407 more days. Elections Matter. The midterms…