Trump 2 The Revenge Tour: Son of Sharpie-gate
What a shameful day - 67 people die and Trump makes it all about him. This is really just another "Sharpie-gate" -- remember in 2019 Trump insisted that he hadn't…
Raj Pannu, gentlemanly and scholarly leader of Alberta’s NDP from 2000 to 2004, is fondly remembered
When Raj Pannu first won Edmonton-Strathcona riding for the Alberta NDP in 1997, he took the riding by 58 votes. In those days, Edmonton-Strathcona was not the NDP bastion it…
Nothing Left anymore, right turns only
I have never liked the left-right, straight line concept of a political spectrum. I prefer to think of a u-shaped curve that moves from progressive to reactionary, with extremes of…
Everything Is Getting Dangerous
Here we are, on the eve of the US President economically attacking his country’s closest trading partner and ally with the world’s longest undefended border. The Orange Menace aims to…
Theatre of the absurd
Who runs the Capital Regional District? Only 24 Board members. All politicians! Perfect! What could possibly go wrong?
Canada’s Opportunity in the Wake of Trump’s Tariff Trantrums
We all know Trump is a disaster. What we didn't realize until recently was just how effective he would be with pulling Canadians together ... and tearing Americans apart. The…
The great Alberta boy names list, from Aad to Zyx
It’s that time of year again, dear readers, for my annual dive into Alberta’s wide world of baby names. This week, it’s boy names, or for the more woke amongst…
You’ve Got a Lot of Nerve to Say You are My Friend: Deborah Lipstadt, the ADL and the Defense of the Indefensible
The re-coronation of the lumpen-capitalist Donald Trump as US president is a no-doubt consequential moment. Yet Trump has increasingly been second banana to one of his many Rasputins, the far-right…
Legal News Post of the Day: January 30, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Family sues after Toronto mother, son contract food poisoning, die on Dominican Republic vacation #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/U4b7okhTce - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Lesley Clark reports on the emergence of documents tying Exxon and its lobbying firm to the hacking of climate activists for the purpose…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: What is a Power of Attorney for Personal Care?
You may complete a Power of Attorney for Personal Care to appoint one or more trusted persons to make medical decisions on your behalf in critical circumstances where you are…
Terrorist PR
A terrified Arbel being released after months in captivity. If Hamas/Gazans weren’t so stupid, they would’ve kept the screaming mob away – and surrounded her with uniformed doctors and nurses.…
The foreign interference report’s great anticlimax
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue speaks to reporters after the release of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa.…
Turn-around? The Liberals are rebounding
Yes, I know, I know, the Foreign Interference Commission report is more important than a polling bump - and if you want some good reporting on that report, see Dale…
Danielle Smith, defiant and unrepentant, blows off criticism of her government’s dubious COVID-19 report
Alberta premier Danielle Smith, defiant and unrepentant, continues to slough off criticism of the report on Alberta’s COVID-19 response produced by her government’s a handpicked panel of vaccine skeptical and…
Canadian hands in Congo drip with the blood of millions
An M23 soldier stands guard overlooking Bunagana, a small town in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Al Jazeera/Flickr. Eastern Congo is facing…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Brian Beutler discusses how U.S. Democrats need to respond to Donald Trump's attempt to end democracy and human rights with something more than complaints…
Legal News Post of the Day: January 29, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ticketmaster class-action settlement to reimburse 1 million Canadians for deceptive fees #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/j0ozSDTiaV - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw....