Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Tyler McBrien writes about the U.S.' state capture which makes it impossible to know who's making decisions which can have catastrophic effects (let…
What a Failing Democracy Looks Like
Rachel Gilmore lived in Tunisia just before the fall of their democracy, and has important markers for us to notice: "The canary in the coal mine for a failing democracy…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: What is an Estate Information Return?
An Estate Information form is used by an Estate to certify the net value of its assets and to verify the Estate Administration taxes payable by an Estate. An Estate…
Mobilizing Canada for economic battle?
A woman operates heavy equipment along a long production line while men install the mechanical equipment of a ram tank, 1942. Photo courtesy Toronto Public Library. “It is distressing to…
Today’s News: Protests at last
I'm seeing many people running around with their hair on fire tonight, desperately trying to get the Democrats in Congress to stop bleating about bipartisanship and finding common ground, and…
In 2025, we need a vaccine against stupidity
In the summer of 1950, parents kept their children indoors for fear of a devastating and contagious virus: polio. That year alone, more than 33,000 Americans fell victim to the…
Sabotage, not reform
Poilievre has been heartily endorsed by Elon Musk and Trump promoter Megyn Kelly. To people on the far-right, those are meaningful endorsements. To humane conservatives, centrists, and progressives, any government…
Did Take Back Alberta steal the 2023 Alberta provincial election for the United Conservative Party?
Could Take Back Alberta have stolen the 2023 Alberta provincial election for the United Conservative Party? The possibility must now be considered. We knew immediately after the May 29, 2023,…
MAGA mea culpa
The vast majority of the conservatives I know are telling me that they were wrong about Trump and now feel he is a destructive, malignant force and a real threat…
Tariff negotiations
Ford & Trump do Vaudeville
Baby girl names, from Aad to Zyra
Last week, we looked at Alberta boy names for 2024. This week, let’s look at the girl names, but be warned. This may take a while; more than 7,500 different…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 5, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump proposes 'permanently' displacing Palestinians so U.S. can take over Gaza #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/N4ARGN6Qky - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Tim Snyder calls out the coup in progress as unelected lackeys take over major elements of the U.S.' government, while Jamelle Bouie rightly makes…
More Heartening Signs
One of the best and most heartening things emerging from our current conflict with the United States is a very powerful resurgence of national pride. The realization of how precious…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Spousal Support in Ontario
To determine entitlements to spousal support, Ontario courts consider the financial means of both spouses, the length of their marriage, and any economic disadvantage experienced by a spouse as a…
Canada Should Dump the F-35
If the Americans wish to spurn their closest economic partner and ally, then we must look out for our own interests as well.
The battle for Steensby Inlet is not over
Located on Northern Baffin Island, the Mary River iron mine currently produces 4.5 million tonnes of ore each year for European markets. Ore is shipped via a haul road from…
Building self-reliance: the alternative to free trade
Between 1988 and 1994, Canada lost 334,000 manufacturing jobs, equivalent to 17 percent of total manufacturing employment in the year before CUFTA came into effect. Photo by Boris Spremo/Toronto Star.…
Who told Donald Trump’s ‘top economic advisor’ Alberta’s capital is a seething quagmire of fentanyl and disorder?
Gee whiz! Who knew “U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor,” as the CBC respectfully described Kevin Hassett, visited Edmonton of all places last summer? What was he doing here?…
And its only been 15 days!
I am seeing real fear tonight in the United States. This sums it up in a few paragraphs:Paul Krugman What the Musk is Happening? It’s a catastrophe, but what kind…