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
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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…
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…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of October 28, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 28, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 28, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Exonerated Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for 'demonstrably false' debate remarksFederal government…
Chris Hedges: Israel’s war on journalism
“Catch and Kill Journalism.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. There are some 4,000 foreign reporters accredited in Israel to cover the war. They stay in luxury hotels. They go on dog…
Sask Party’s Greatest Screw-Up Hits!
I just saw this amazing thread from Regina Poster Boy about the Sask Party's parade of screw-ups and I had to share it tonight -- our Saskatchewan election is Monday!…
Danielle Smith’s government doubles down on its War on Trans Kids, performative new ‘rights,’ to woo far-right UCP base
According to some wag on the Internet, Blaine Higgs has changed his pronouns. They’re now Has/Been. I don’t know enough about New Brunswick politics to be certain if the cruel…