Last normal Friday thoughts
The best thing about being a writer is being somewhere and someone quietly comes up to you, and they say something you wrote affected them and stayed with them. Happy,…
My latest: Celebrity apprentices
As is well-known: Ottawa and Washington, D.C. are Hollywood for ugly people. Less-known: using good-looking celebrities to win votes doesn’t always work. Sometimes it even backfires. Case in point: Kamala…
Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights (and wrongs)
The BC NDP remains committed to expanding fossil fuel production. In BC, the industry paid millions of dollars to lobbyists and politicians. The rate of return on that investment was…
Today’s Roundup: announcement from Carney, betrayal from Smith, revenge from Trump, incompetence from the tech bros, and a Roomba story
Carney announces and Canada is deciding. I just hope Carney realizes quickly that he's not going to find any friends in Canada's media. Then again, neither will Freeland.I’m with you,…
Media matters: If Justin Trudeau’s vacation itinerary was so vitally important, why isn’t Danielle Smith’s?
Do you remember the furor the National Post and all its little local Postlets ginned up about Justin Trudeau’s Christmas holiday in British Columbia? Hard to believe that was just…
Review: The Fellowship of the Ring and Tom Bombadil
Mark examines the role of Tom Bombadil in the fellowship of the ring. The post Review: The Fellowship of the Ring and Tom Bombadil appeared first on mark a. rayner.
Legal News Post of the Day: January 16, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Resort staff pressured ill guests to sign NDAs during Cancun vacation, say Sask. families #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/LTUmrD9bNB - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Sandra Laville reports on a new actuarial study showing that the shocks expected on our existing path of climate breakdown could result in…
Who To Choose?
While I and many others consider the possibility of a Mark Carney-led Liberal Party, there are some obvious hurdles. While his appearance on The Daily Show, which I wrote about…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Holograph Wills in Ontario
For an Ontario Will to be valid, it must be signed by the testator and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries under the Will.A Holograph Will is…
Danielle Smith Auditions for New Reality Show
In which I try to make light of horrendous situations ... The post Danielle Smith Auditions for New Reality Show first appeared on Excited Delirium.
If Danielle Smith intends to defy a national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs, she should call an election
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith intends to defy an all-party, all-province, national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, she should call a provincial election and get…
Today’s News: It’s Carney vs Freeland
Wow, a thousand views of my last blog post, and 500+ "likes" on my Thread post about it! Just goes to show how much interest there is in Mark Carney,…
Norms are for Breaking
Anonymous is urging me to move on away from precautions and towards prior norms of society in a string of comments on a previous post. I had too much to…
Got sent this while on a TV set
I asked them to show it on air. They did, because it’s legendary.
My candidate for Prime Minister
Right here, eh.
Legal News Post of the Day: January 15, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/8XP2zastxa - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Isabella Weber points out the key elements in common between the governments which have survived the anti-incumbent trend over the past year - with…
I Was Impressed
While you have probably heard of Mark Carney's appearance on The Daily Show, his performance with Jon Stewart both surprised and impressed me. He was loose, funny and, most unexpectedly,…