An Amoral Trump Is No Accident
The American right wing alliance is far more insidious than they are given credit for, reminiscent of a religious-oligarchal pact that has defined another region's politics for centuries.
Why socialists need to understand the legacy of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady
Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. Image taken from the cover of Murray Dobbin’s 1981 book, The One-and-a-Half Men: The Story of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. This December marks the…
The destruction of the UN is the destruction of the world
Photo by Mazur/Flickr Israel is destroying the United Nations, and with it, our only venue for an internationally coordinated project of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Over the last ...
Report says UCP wants Stephen Harper to lead AIMCo board, just about the worst pension management idea you’ve ever heard
BNN Bloomberg is a reasonably sober business news organization, so when it reports as it did yesterday that Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government wants to make Stephen Harper chair of…
Today’s News: Canadafornia, and other ways to survive the Trumpocalypse
As we watch the United States take a right turn and go sailing off the Trump cliff, I have been looking for articles and tweet threads that give advice on…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- The Guardian's This is Climate Breakdown series offers first-hand accounts of the current catastrophes arising out of the climate crisis. And Michael Mann…
My latest: it’s the economy, but you’re not stupid
It’s the economy, stupid. Democratic strategist James Carville famously uttered those words first, during the 1992 US presidential campaign. They’ve become the accepted political wisdom ever since. What’s fascinating is…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 12, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Long list of rules pits Ontario neighbours against townhouse board #law #legal #LegalNews via @CBCNews https://t.co/kfGIA9gyqV - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Political Inertia
Whenever our next election rolls around, I'll be ready - ready not to vote for the Conservatives. Ready not to vote for the Liberals. By default, I shall, in all…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Severance Entitlements of Long-Term Employees
In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a 65-year-old civil engineer who had been employed for 40.66 years. In exceptional circumstances…
Stories from the Internet: Two Horses’ Asses
"Stories from the Internet" is an occasional series.Here's a story I saw on Facebook: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an…
Nate Horner wants us to believe AIMCo’s board richly deserved to be summarily fired
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner wants us to believe he sacked the CEO and entire board of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. last Thursday because, as his news release put…
Class Struggle, Slavery, TV, and Trump
Long before Blandings, long before Downtown Abbey, long before Upstairs, Downstairs (both the 1971 original and the short-lived 2010 remake), even long before The Duchess of Duke Street, there was…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 11, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/ZE6ZtA8Ii2 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of November 11, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of November 11, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 11, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:City of Toronto unveils ceremonial Taylor Swift street signsState judge allows Elon Musk's…
Remember
Here’s my Dad, age 20, at officer cadet training in Summer ’52, front centre. He joined the armoured corps but the war ended before he could go. He always regretted…
Today’s News: Canada remembers.
The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917 by Richard Jack ...Supported by a creeping barrage, the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day. The village…