Picture, thousand words, etc.
She’s of course sealed her doom with this candid moment. But it’s still a pretty good representation of what everyone is thinking, now.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Angled cat.
Before You Vote
If you live in Ontario, you will know that on February 27 we have the opportunity to participate in a wholly unnecessary election. It was called by Premier Doug Ford…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Brian Beutler makes the effort to classify the crises created by the new Trump administration as well as the available responses. Jeet Heer…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 4. 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump to pause promised tariffs for 30 days after speaking with Trudeau #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/m1uQ3qbnIt - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Homelessness among older persons
I’ve just published Chapter 10 of my open access textbook. This chapter focuses on homelessness experienced by older adults. A ‘top 10’ overview of the chapter can be found here:…
Doug on the rug…
Curious about Ontario’s election timing now as it has been called for Feb 27. Ford called it to have a strong government to fight Trump’s
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Were You Terminated with Cause?
It is very difficult for employers to prove "just cause" for termination, unless there is evidence of gross or willful misconduct like theft, fraud, or intentional dereliction of duties.To establish…
Like Al Capone in a Syphilitic Period Trying to Do a Shakedown
A couple videos not to be missed:Charlie Angus on Trump - full transcript below:Angus: "What President Trump also said is that the tariffs will not come off until we give…
Germany’s new right: Trading on nostalgia for past prosperity in an age of uncertainty
Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the party’s candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, features on the cover of a 2023 edition of Stern magazine. Photo by…
And we were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie
Well, what a day, eh?...We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to…
Brace for more bait-and-switch: Having squeezed a few concessions out of Canada, Donald Trump will soon switch to new demands
Now that Canadians have been given a one-month reprieve from President Trump’s threatened arbitrary 25-per-cent tariffs, it’s safe to assume media and politicians north of the world’s longest undefended border…
Five quick points
Five things: We still need to continue to expand trade with other countries & EU Taking a Buy Canadian approach is still smart Stopping fentanyl is always worthwhile – but…
Staying Informed and Sane
Who I'm reading to get through this mess (among many others):#1 - Timothy SnyderYesterday's piece, "The Logic of Destruction," should be read in full, but here are some important bits:"The…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Jessica Wildfire discusses how the Trump/Musk administration is meeting or exceeding the most damning predictions, while Ian Dunt points out the similar pattern following…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 3, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/0cb3jZtXU1 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
My latest: how to defeat the Mango Mussolini
What next? This much we know: Canadians, who apologize when someone else steps on their foot, are very, very angry. When we boo the American anthem at NBA and NHL…