A Good Story
In our fractured world, it is often hard to anything remotely resembling good news. However, occasionally a story comes along that reminds us that a better existence is possible. The…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada
The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001.Its legality, along with the legality of many other same-sex marriages, was affirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal on…
Last Chance, America
It's October 1932 Germany in the United States. Which path will they choose for January 1933?
Worth the read: Upside-down maps; Russian spy stories; Presidential election thoughts; and Canadian ghoulies & ghosties
Just a short post tonight, to highlight some remarkable articles published recently. First up, look at this "corrective map" of the world: It is one of the fascinating maps from…
The Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act, 2024, otherwise known as Bill 1, is a fundamentally unserious document
Now that we have before us an actual copy of the United Conservative Party’s first bill of the fall 2024 sitting of the Legislature, the new and improved Alberta Bill…
Geothermal: unlimited, affordable, on-demand renewable energy
A decade ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists published a paper "How Geothermal Energy Works." It reported that the heat within 10,000 meters of the Earth's surface offers 50,000 times…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Collapsed cat.
Accountability requires accurate and timely disclosures of BC’s finances
Years ago, Premier W.A.C. Bennett said the NDP "couldn't run a peanut stand." The BC Auditor General's report on the province's 2023-24 financial statements may reinforce that opinion. The Auditor…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jonathan Watts reports on a new Oxfam report finding that the carbon emissions of the wealthiest few result directly in increased hunger and…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 29, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge details loophole that makes it hard to get convictions for distracted driving in N.S. #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/hka4JJyCtq - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
"The Evil that Men Do"
While it can be convincingly argued that Justin Trudeau has done many good things during his tenure as prime minister, it is usually the shortcomings of leaders that are remembered.…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Were you terminated with cause?
It is very difficult for employers to prove "just cause" for termination, unless there is evidence of gross or willful misconduct like theft, fraud, or intentional dereliction of duties.To establish…
Democratic breakdown or breakthrough?
Donald Trump speaking at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. We are being pushed…
Carla came close
So NDP leader Carla Beck came close, but it doesn't look like she will be Saskatchewan's new premier:Latest update from Saskatchewan election website44.53% so far270,000 advance100,000 election day ? pic.twitter.com/a6mqROe2i7—…
Guest post: Alberta’s UCP government is poised to let foundering elk farms be turned into ‘hunt preserves’
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any goofier, it looks like Alberta’s United Conservative Government is about to succumb to a long-standing lobby by financially hard-pressed game farmers to…
Give Ford an A for appointing Philpott
The announcement that Ontario’s Conservative government had appointed Dr. Jane Philpott, former federal Liberal cabinet... The post Give Ford an A for appointing Philpott first appeared on Views from the…
Fascinate fools, muzzle the intelligent
More than 100 years ago, American labor activist Eugene Debs said, "Every robber or oppressor in history has wrapped himself in a cloak of patriotism or religion, or both." Today,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Saskatchewan election day reading. And if you haven't voted yet, now's the time! (Update: Also, ReginaPosterBoy's summary of the Sask Party's track record (via Cathie) is…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 28, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge upholds dismissal of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charge #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/MgFhoOZwl9 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit ...
UPDATED: "Anticipatory Obedience"
Anticipatory obedience is a term I was unfamiliar with until reading an article in The Guardian.n On Tyranny, Tim Snyder’s bestselling guide to authoritarianism. Snyder defines the term as “giving…