B’nai Brith demands the truth
On November 4, 2024, B’nai Brith discovered that Library and Archives Canada will not release Part II of the 1986 Deschênes Commission’s report on Nazi war criminals. This goes against…
On disruption
There's little doubt that Chrystia Freeland's resignation from the federal cabinet (with associated spillover effects) has managed to earn the notice of even those largely disconnected from politics. And while…
Legal News Post of the Day: December 19, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay:TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court for emergency order to block upcoming ban #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/i31qX7h1s7 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Iris Gorfinkel rightly asks why Doug Ford (among other politicians) doesn't want people to know if they have COVID-19 when that knowledge would…
Setting the record straight on Canada’s ‘productivity crisis’
Economists like to fashion themselves as the “adults in the room.” However, their notion that incomes are determined by productivity is incredibly naïve, writes D.T. Cochrane. Photo courtesy Archives of…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Public Policy and Your Last Will
A last will cannot have provisions that run contrary to public policy.For instance, a will cannot discriminate against a family member because of their…Religionmarital status, orsexual orientationIt cannot encourage people…
Lethbridge-West by-election voters send NDP’s Rob Miyashiro to the Alberta Legislature
In a refreshing sign of intelligent life on the Great Plains of Alberta, voters in the Lethbridge-West by-election sent New Democrat Rob Miyashiro to the provincial Legislature in Edmonton yesterday.…
Today’s News: Weakness all around
The government shutdown talk in the United States shows Trump for what he really is -- a weak clown Oliver Willis / Daily Kos Billionaires lead GOP revolt against critical…
Five Point Plan to Save Canada from the Cons
1. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister to the Liberal caucus and the Liberal caucus appoints an interim leader. 2. Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister…
Five Point Plan to Save Canada from the Cons
1. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister to the Liberal caucus and the Liberal caucus appoints an interim leader. 2. Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Kat Kerlin writes about new research showing that the true social cost of carbon pollution is over $280 per ton - far higher than…
Legal News Post of the Day: December 18, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/KZRatQj2Uw - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Some Interesting Graphics (A.K.A. America The Beautiful)
Make of this what you will, but it always puzzles me why the American dollar is so valued, while ours is not.And under The Land of Opportunity For Some rubric,…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: What is the role of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) in Ontario Family Law Matters?
In difficult parenting cases, a Court may request that the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) become involved to investigate and make recommendations to the Court or to provide legal…
Time’s Up
Next time the House of Commons is scheduled to sit will be on January 27th.
If Justin Trudeau takes a ‘walk in the snow,’ how will Alberta’s UCP ever fit up a replacement as nicely?
The Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa surely isn’t the only Canadian venue with more than a whiff of panic in the air these days. Consider the likely conversation in Premier…
Umm….about that deficit? Actually, it’s not as bad as we thought.
I was shocked - SHOCKED - when I saw how much the deficit has increased according to the Fall Economic Statement yesterday. Lots of people were freaking out.Turns out, it…
Musical interlude
Lastlings - Perfect World
Justin’s gong show
I’ll let Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay, say it: “What the fuck? How does... The post Justin’s gong show first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Merry Christmas
I’m a bit bored, so to stir things up, I would like to remind everybody that Jesus was Jewish, almost certainly dark-skinned, spent several years living with a group of…