Still Dead To Me
Almost three years ago, I wrote the following about The 'Great' One.:Gretzky has been dead to me since his shameful, full-throated endorsement of Stephen Harper in 2015, despite the fact…
Madmen and extremists…
One of the less frequently noticed luxuries of the postwar liberal order was the licence to be a fool. For the better part of a century, prosperous, scientifically minded countries…
Last honest election
Who needs competition in politics when rules can be rigged to favour people who make the rules? Real democracy is inconvenient for those who wish to govern.
Impact of those dodgy contracts allegations continues to spread – so, did anyone ever call the cops?
Did anyone ever call the cops? What are the Mounties doing, if anything? In Paragraph 60 of her statement of claim for her $1.7-million wrongful dismissal lawsuit, former Alberta Health…
"Courage is found in unlikely places": Chris Kluwe, Charlie Angus, AOC, Zelenskyy and Europe, Mike Pence, FP Wellman, John Cole…
Taking one of my favorite Lord Of The Rings quotes as my text today, I thought I should highlight some of the people - both likely and unlikely - who…
Musical interlude
Romy - She's On My Mind
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Krugman discusses how Donald Trump is eviscerating financial regulation and consumer protection just when it's most needed, while Henry Farrell points out how…
Grappa-Ling With Mark Carney (1)
I've been reading Mark Carney's book Value(s). It seems a reasonable read given his new place in Canadian political affairs. It's a serious book by a serious thinker, which I…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 21, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: New York Sues Vape Makers, Saying They Make Products Attractive to Teens #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/qmAIOr30UP - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Grappa-Ling With Mark Carney (1)
I've been reading Mark Carney's book Value(s). It seems a reasonable read given his new place in Canadian political affairs. It's a serious book by a serious thinker, which I…
A Reminder from 2016: Who’s Putin’s Puppet?
The world has been warned over and over again who Trump works for. Here's a reminder from 2016. The post A Reminder from 2016: Who’s Putin’s Puppet? first appeared on…
We get letters
Two things: one, I will almost certainly end up in a casket, although I suspect this guy will be in a casket first. Secondly, I rather like that epithet. It…
Bury it
In one end and out the other
Will Life Imitate Art?
Sometimes, when I look at the rapid devolution of democracy in the United States, I wonder if perhaps I am lying in a coma somewhere, and this is just some…
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 30, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: N.B. Court: Same-Sex Adultery is Ground for Divorce https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/nb-court-same-sex-adultery-is-ground.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto...
“Who’d ever thought the USA could make Canada mad”
Build-grow-sell stories are repeated endlessly. It's a result of our neighbour's economic imperialism but also the lack of confidence in this country held by our corporate rulers. Sure, Canada beat…
thoughts about what’s happening in the u.s.
I haven't been able to write anything coherent about what's happening in the US. All I have is a jumble of disconnected thoughts and emotions. Mostly I push them aside,…
What a game!
I had a post about politics almost ready to go, but not tonight! What a great game: Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) February 20, 2025…
The current world situation
This is a guest post from a school friend who has very serious concerns with the state of the world.
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Owen Jones discusses how Donald Trump's new regime has abandoned any (however dubious) claim to U.S. moral influence around the globe with shameless…