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…
Who or what is to blame for Trump?
How, exactly, does a such a creature as Donald Trump become president of the most... The post Who or what is to blame for Trump? first appeared on Views from…
A Harsh Reality
The election of Donald Trump on Nov 5 left me feeling numb. Why? Because it confirmed my worst fears about the majority of Americans. Over the coming weeks we’ll see…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- The Climate Historian writes that COP climate change conferences are now far more a matter of theatre than of action. Justin Rowlatt reports…
Saturday Photo: Thinking of Getting a Hypoallergenic Cat…
Visited a cattery (not at all a cat house) to see if members of the family react to Siberian cats with an eye to getting one. The good news is…
Choosing Compassion, Now More Than Ever
In this episode of Climate of Joy, I delve into the emotional aftermath of the recent U.S. election. The results, I believe, underscores more than ever that our “assignment” is…
Attempt to censor Francesca Albanese part of larger Israeli campaign to hobble UN
Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, briefs reporters at UN headquarters. Photo by Loey Felipe/United Nations. ...
The Not-So-Great One
As I lay in bed this morning, I was feeling just a tad sorry for myself. My world, since the election in the U.S., has gotten smaller. I no longer…
Today’s News: Refugees, and kindness
Remember this? That terrible photo of Alan Kurdi, age 3, washed up on a beach in Turkey when he and his family tried to escape Syria in 2015. That little…
Torn
Is Trump a fascist? I’m torn. If he isn’t, it’s good. We don’t need more fascist leaders. If he is, it’s going to teach the millions of Americans who voted…