Developing the Capacity for Rational Choices
"As the world falls around us, how must we brave its cruelties?" -- Furiosa Imprisoned climate activist, Roger Hallam, recently wrote about the necessity of expanding emotional well-being as we…
Nuclear industry selects site in northwestern Ontario for waste disposal amidst regional opposition
Indigenous groups are raising awareness about plans to construct a series of caverns deep underground in the heart of Treaty 3 territory, to be filled with all of Canada’s high-level…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Returning to Work from Maternity or Parental Leave
Can an employer significantly change your job duties while you are on parental leave?Pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, in most cases, an employee who takes pregnancy/parental leave is entitled…
"Nice little country you’ve got here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it."
Hey, sounds like that dinner was sorta creepy, doesn't it?Some countries might go as far as mobilizing their troops over a statement like this Canada’s political, business and media discourse…
Wading Through the Fetid Swamp
Charlie Angus is on a role. The NDP MP has a book excerpt in The Walrus explaining the rise of neoliberalism starting from Reaganomics. The rules of the neoliberal game…
About the Strike
The Canada Post Strike ... are there solutions that can be implemented before its raison d'etre fades? The post About the Strike first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal News post of the Day: December 2, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/bBnGlrZ21n - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Sarah Kendzior writes about the replacement of shared culture with corporate-funded propaganda - and the need to maintain focus on the bigger-picture fight to…
Return of the ‘F’ word: Fascism and remembrance
Portrait of Donald Trump. Illustration by Luca Federici/Flickr. Every November 11th, when Canada honours its veterans and war dead, I think of my late parents. Dad served in the British…
The Hub trades increasingly in sponsored content
Peter Menzies minces few words in voicing his disdain for Ottawa’s recent wealth redistribution efforts on behalf of Canada’s news media. If he’s not railing against the Online News Act,…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of December 2, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of December 2, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 2, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Court hearing legal arguments in sex assault case of five hockey playersCanadian MPs…
Interrogating the ‘Vibecession’
There are encouraging signs that Canada’s economy and labour market are improving after a period of stagnation brought about by the Bank of Canada’s aggressive interest rate hikes in 2022…
Today’s News: Wistful thinking
I suspect this is just wistful thinking, but isn't it delightful that it maybe might be true?I can't stand Poilievre but Doug Ford? He's the dopiest fucker outside of Smith…
The Alberta Sovereignty Act Rises Again
Alberta moved one step closer to becoming a banana republic this week. Premier Smith announced she will use the Sovereignty Act to combat the federal government’s cap on emissions by…
Saturday Photo: Word to the Wise….
Went to the Technoparc this morning, hoping to see some birds. Only chickadees though, one of which landed on my walking stick. The ponds were frozen which reminded me of…
Follow-up on The Meat Loaf Summit
The Toronto Star had the skinny on the Meat Loaf Summit: Tonda MacCharles / The Toronto Star Inside Justin Trudeau’s surprise dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida Trudeau…
Danielle Smith’s latest blatantly unconstitutional border patrol brainstorm is about owning the Libs
On its face, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s screwball scheme to create a provincial border patrol force intended to prevent Canadian citizens from crossing the U.S. border into Montana is blatantly…