About “Forced Treatment” and Homelessness
I need to comment on the political pressure to force people experiencing addiction into treatment. Superficially, it seems to address a problem in society, but the reality is that this…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace
Ontario employers are prohibited from discrimination in the workplace against any employee.Employers may not discriminate on the basis of- Race- Religion- Citizenship- Gender- Sexual Orientation or Identification- Disability- AgeIf you…
Today’s Roundup: Trudeau, Stoehr, Fallows, Sullivan, Wellman, plus a few tweets/posts
Following up from my post last week, I have been seeing more commentary lately which discuss misinformation and disinformation as the main problem that progressives now have in getting their…
UCP switches health care zones for ‘corridors’ – making ‘hallway medicine’ the new normal everywhere in Alberta!
It turns out not everything about yesterday’s announcement that the United Conservative Government is “making progress refocusing the health care system” was illogical and misleading. One tidbit about the chaotic…
No (Arabic) peace songs on Remembrance Day
The story as I understand it from what I read in the media goes as... The post No (Arabic) peace songs on Remembrance Day first appeared on Views from the…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates November 12, 2024
NOTE: If you regularly send packets to Tall Can, he has been transferred:Jesse Cannon* BX4822Konocti #2713044 State Highway 29Lower Lake, California 95457*Address envelope to Jesse Cannon; cards/letters to TC or…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jeremy Appel reports on John Vailliant's warning about Alberta's addiction to oil which the UCP is looking to exacerbate. And James Wilt interviews Adam…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 18, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: TikTok content creators worry that Canadian office shutdown will lead to app ban #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/b4PppwmmOj - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
On Trust and Justified Disgust
Pete Buttigieg gave a great interview last week. He believes that "in moments like this, salvation really will come from the local and state levels. . . that aren't captive…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of November 18, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of November 18, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 18, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Long list of rules pits Ontario neighbours against townhouse boardHow did thieves steal…
UCP members push to adopt more dangerous anti-trans policies
Premier Danielle Smith answers reporters’ questions during a news conference in Calgary, January 10, 2023. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta/Flickr. Alberta Premier Danielle S...
Enemy of the State
It was very clear from his first presidential campaign that Donald Trump was adversarial to the very notion of the USA, to its Constitution, to its judiciary, laws, courts, police,…
Saturday Photo: What I Feel Like These Days…
Life is not easy, the future is uncertain, it's rough out there....
Remembering Miguel Enríquez
Miguel Enríquez was a physician and a founder of the Chilean Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria – MIR (Movement of the Revolutionary Left). He was General Secretary of the MIR between…
Alan Lichtman’s Predictive Failure
While I have resolved to give as little space in my head as possible to the guy who won the American presidential race. I remain fascinated by the dynamics that…
Another NDP candidate bites the dust after specious accusations of antisemitism
Tammy Jakeman was an NDP candidate in the upcoming Nova Scotia provincial election. She withdrew her candidacy after comments she made about the Gaza genocide were condemned by pro-Israel lobby…
Today’s News: Does Poilievre think he can bring a knife to a gun fight?
So Poilievre thinks bluster and combativeness will intimidate Trump? Or is he just trying to impress Canadians by boasting about what a great fighter he would be for the Canadian…