Building on the Floodplain
City council has allowed the builder- as it is so zoned, and they plan flood mitigation – to pursue this dream. The environmental authority, throttled
Legal News Post of the Day: November 27, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Serial killer Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time: Key moments from the hearing #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/Xtkg0hSwMv - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
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A Question Of Confidence And Competence
Today, I'll let Theo Moudakis speak for many of us:And here is PP's political response to the threat of massive tariffs from the incoming American president:Poilievre's response somehow leaves me…
Why seek closer economic ties with a US dictatorship?
Donald Trump in 2019. Photo by Dana M. Clarke/Wikimedia Commons. It’s hard to believe that the federal government plans to forge closer economic ties with the US when Donald Trump…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: How do child support payments work in Ontario?
The amount of support payable by separated parents in Ontario is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines.The Guidelines tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on…
Today’s reality check: “Doug Ford wants you to focus on bike lanes and beer — and pay no attention to this, his biggest failure”
Today's reality check: "Doug Ford wants you to focus on bike lanes and beer — and pay no attention to this, his biggest failure," by Matt ElliottThere's no doubt most…
Canada’s $250 Embarrassment
Canadians and the general public across the West are looking for significant, transformative change.
Danielle Smith has a sovereignty moment, claiming she can make it illegal for fossil fuel companies to comply with federal laws
Was Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act moment yesterday formal notice she intends to unilaterally declare Alberta independence soon, evidence she thinks she’s found a magic constitutional formula to overturn federal…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curious cat.
Language may change, but…
According to Oxfam International, the richest 1 percent have amassed $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 percent of…
A mini-documentary on 2024, 40 years ahead of its time.
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America’s attention-junkie shoots himself in the foot
Slapping a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico is like trying to rob a bank by threatening to shoot your own toe off.— Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 (@4HumanUnity) November 26, 2024 Trump wants…
My latest: war is declared – on us
Trump Tax™️. President-elect Donald Trump may call it a “tariff,” but essentially that is what he is promising to impose on his first day in office: a tax. “Tariff” comes…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- John Woodside reports on the pitiful excuse for climate finance advanced by developed countries at COP29. Kate Dooley highlights how the carbon trading…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 26, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump promises a 25% tariff on products from Canada, Mexico #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/lIegQ5HxXX - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: How to Resign the Right Way
An employee is obligated to give reasonable notice of intention to resign from his or her position of employment.The amount of notice to be given will depend on a number…
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Palestine, and a message of resistance
Israeli checkpoint at the entrance of Shuhada Street in Hebron, Palestine. Photo by Mehdi Chebil. The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates One World, 2024 In East Jerusalem, roughly a ...
Alberta pulls plug (again) on regional planning – a big win for the ‘Sprawl Cabal,’ not so much for city taxpayers
The United Conservative Party is pulling the plug on regional planning in Alberta in a move that will be a big win for the “Sprawl Cabal” of wealthy developers and…
Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians
Canada’s attitude toward the Palestinian people could be described as hypocritical. We have consistently claimed... The post Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians first appeared on Views from the…