The New Fascists Have Arrived. American Democracy is Dead.
I get no satisfaction from saying ‘I told you so’ and ‘I warned you about them.’ But I did, over and over. So did many, many others, all of them…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Did you sign a Non-Competition Agreement?
If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable.Non-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against Ontario…
"Gather together to greet the storm"
A dreadful day.Remember how MAGA was all wearing gold diapers last spring when the news "came out" about Trump's shitty smell and his diapers? Well today, Elon Musk - America's…
Dig, baby, dig! Energy Minister Brian Jean lifts ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies
In a Jan. 15 letter to the Chairman of the Alberta Energy Regulator, Environment Minister Brian Jean lifted the ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky…
What Shall We Inaugurate?
Not only is January 20th Trump’s inauguration day, it is also Martin Luther King Day in the US. It is hard to imagine a sharper contrast between two public figures.…
On litmus tests
Plenty of Canadian political figures seem to have reacted to the announcement that we won't face tariffs just yet with a sigh a relief, and an apparent view that we…
A quality leadership contest
I look at what the Americans just elected as their national leader and then at... The post A quality leadership contest first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Legal News Post of the Day: January 20, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Biden issues preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and Jan. 6 committee members #law #legalnews via @CNN https://t.co/Bm0xxJUrXd - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Julia Kollewe reports on Oxfam's latest data on inequality showing that the wealth of billionaires grey by over two trillion dollars in 2024, with…
When the invasion begins
We set a simple trap…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Legal News Posts for the Week of January 20, 2025
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of January 20, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 20, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:B.C. Realtor liable after buying house meant for client for himself, judge rulesSpecial…
The Body Snatchers
I think it’s about time for another remake of the 1956 film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, this time instead of aliens taking over human bodies, we should have a…
Forced disappearances in Kandahar show need for Canadian Afghanistan Papers
Canadian troops arrive at Kandahar airfield on March 8, 2002. Photo by Stephen J. Thorne. Last month, the Globe and Mail published an article about “enforced disappearances” of Afghan pr...
Distractions from Teh Stupid
Since Trump was elected, and the Tech Industrial Complex supported him, and here in Canada we saw Poilievre get to majority territory in Canadian polls, I have been consumed with…
Nine charming quotes about writing
Quite often I find that when writers write about writing (yes, I just did that) the advice is prescriptive, and so, useless. These folks, however,… The post Nine charming quotes…