The Pandemicene
Bird Flu is still not officially a pandemic concern, but there are some convincing arguments that it should be:Lazarus Long wrote about the teenager who contracted H5N1:"The Canadian BC teenager…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: What is an Estate Information Return?
An Estate Information form is used by an Estate to certify the net value of its assets and to verify the Estate Administration taxes payable by an Estate. An Estate…
my post-election venting copied from facebook
This post says nothing new or original or the slightest bit interesting. I just want to preserve what I've been posting on Facebook* over the last week.I'm going in order…
‘The green transition is a myth’: Adam Hanieh on the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism
A forest of oil derricks at the Signal Hill oilfield in southern California, 1937. Many vital left-wing books about global oil politics have been published over the last 15 or…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Fiona Harvey, Damian Carrington, Ajit Niranjan and Dharna Noor report on Antonio Guterres' warning to the COP29 climate conference that 2024 has been a…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 13, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: How did thieves steal your car? Maybe with a device they ordered online #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/DNbNyoWEeX - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Moving stuff around
In the midst of moving stuff around some links -not broken – got buried. If they can be found, they still work. For any who
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Separation Agreements in Ontario
A family law Separation Agreement is a binding legal agreement signed by both spouses to document the resolution of all or some of the legal issues arising from their separation.…
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…