Canadian Pride, Canadian Anger
If you think about it, in some ways we owe Don Trump some thanks. Not only has he roused us from out normal placidity, evern torpor, to feel deep pride…
What America’s friends can learn from America’s enemies
Protest against the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in front of the United States Embassy in Tehran. Photo by Hamed Jafarnejad/Wikimedia Commons. ...
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Claiming Dependent Support from an Estate
Family members who were financially dependent upon a deceased person may be entitled to claim support from the deceased’s Estate.If the deceased's will doesn't provide for these obligations, the support…
With an election looming as our country faces a grave threat to its survival, it’s high time for Canada to ban Twitter/X
OTTAWA – Last year, as the U.S. government debated and then followed through on banning TikTok, Republican lawmakers advanced numerous arguments against allowing a hostile foreign power to control a…
Cuba, Canada, and the second Trump administration
Locals repaint a revolutionary mural in Havana. Photo by Carsten ten Brink/Flickr. The following article is adapted from a presentation given by the author at the 2025 annual general meeting…
Elbows Up — and laughing
Scrolling through social media today, the anger was unrelenting and the patriotism palpable. But nothing can stop Canadians being funny -- here's some good stuff from today: First, a word…
Wednesday Nnight Cat Blogging
Furniture testing cat.
This escalated quickly
In every bar fight, there comes a moment when the angry, big-mouthed drunken loser tips over the wrong table of drinks.
Did Donald Trump just save Canadian supply management for another generation?
OTTAWA – It’s a funny old world and it looks as if Donald Trump just saved supply management. If there’s a single thing hated with abiding passion by Canadian market…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- George Monbiot discusses the nihilism behind the new Trump regime which seems positively eager to see the world burn, while Jessica Wildfire writes that…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 5, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Canada has imposed counter-tariffs on U.S. goods. What products are being targeted? #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/92F5KVqApO - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
The DOGE and the Neoreactionaries [ThreeWayFight.org]
By Matthew N. Lyons I anticipated a drive toward dictatorship, but I didn’t anticipate DOGE. When Donald Trump was reelected president, I (like many other people) knew he would make…
UPDATED: Scenes From My LCBO
I took a walk over to my LCBO store yesterday afternoon, and I was pleased to see that Doug Ford's order for the removal of American alcohol is being implemented…
On Weaponizing Empathy
Lots of people struggle with boundaries; luckily there are many little sayings along the lines of "not my circus, not my monkey" that help people remember not to get worked…
My latest: the State of the Union – and the state of us
I had resolved that I was not going to watch the State of the Union freak show. Why bother? The Mango Mussolini wasn’t going to be anything other than what…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 4, 2025
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Separation Agreements in Ontario
A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have been resolved by the parties signing it, along with any remaining actions, payments or arrangements required to complete the Agreement.Additionally,…
Canada Must Rearm
Since Prime Minister Stephen Harper sank our military spending below 1% of GDP for the first time since the Second World War in his last full year in office, we…
"We will fight and we will win" – Inspiration from Justin Trudeau, comments from Wesley Wark, Charlie Angus, Evan Scrimshaw, Paul Krugman, Jeff Tiedrich. And in late news, US now saying "never mind"?
My illustration today was posted by CdnHistoryEhx - it shows the Battle of Queenston Heights, Oct 13 1812 by John David Kelly. Despite being outnumbered by three to one, the…
Big environmental win sans the U.S.
The U.S., under new management, has taken a remarkable U-turn. Long recognized as the “leader... The post Big environmental win sans the U.S. first appeared on Views from the Beltline.