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…
What Is She Thinking?
Last November Danielle Smith said she wasn’t worried about tariffs on oil and gas products (at that time Trump was threatening a 10 to 20% tariff on Canadian goods). Last…
we movie to canada: best of "what i’m watching" 2024
These are the best movies and series I watched in 2024, in no particular order.Five stars: the best of the bestRipleyThis latest adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr.…
Water Wars
In 2006, the Dominion Institute held an essay contest entitled “Canada in 2020”, which came with a $2020 prize for the essay presenting the best vision for Canada.
Prepare for electric rate shock
In a recent piece, I demonstrated that successive British Columbia governments have seriously reduced the public share of the value of natural gas produced in the province. Now, there is…
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…