Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Amy Goodman calls out the media's failure to connect the devastation of Hurricane Helene with the global warming which is exacerbating extreme weather,…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 1, 2024
McGill threatens to cancel law school semester if faculty union strike continues #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/UbxxxuGDQD - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Termination Without Cause
Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews?Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as…The employer provides…
Our dead don’t seem to count the same way
The Great Mosque of Gaza in the late nineteenth century. Photo by Maison Bonfils/Library of Congress. The discrepancy between Western framing of the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza has often…
Today’s News: Remembering for Orange Shirt Day
The Scream, by Kent Monkman The RCMP came in. My mom was trembling. The rcmp took me from my mother's lap. (I believe it is called abuction today. ) They…
Chemtrails, moon men, and United Conservative Party 2.0 – nope, this is not your father’s Conservative Party!
A political party that has completely lost its mind is no laughing matter, but I’m going to start with a dad joke. Since my late dad was an astrophysicist and…
Vice-regal Recognitions of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day set aside to remember those First Nations children who did not return from the government-funded residential schools and those who…
Behind closed doors with Danielle Smith
Premier Danielle Smith has made major policy announcements at closed-door meetings with UCP members in select communities. There will be plenty more to come … At a private meeting with…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Truth and Reconciliation Day reading.- Michelle Cyca discusses the promise that the awareness and education shared in the course of Truth and Reconciliation Day can be…
On a walk today
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Legal News Post of the Day: September 30, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/u8McrvXUdS - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Wise Law’s Top 10 #LegalNewsPosts for the Week of September 30, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of September 30, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 30, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Thornhill lawyer wanted for allegedly stealing home sale proceedsParents of Ontario teen sue…
Some music to enjoy
We saw Jelly Roll on SNL and this song is remarkable:"Nobody walks through these doors on a winning streak" I loved this too! My husband saw a presentation from Playing…
Alberta’s Healthcare System is on Life Support
Mr. Soapbox’s timing couldn’t have been worse. A couple of days before my husband experienced chest pains that landed him in the cardio unit at Foothills Hospital, Dr Paul Parks,…
The Power of Mr. X: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism
Against my better judgment, I was browsing twitter which I have been reluctant to do ever since it became Nazi-infested x. In any case, I came across an exchange between…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Joelle Gergis offers a reminder that we're running out of time to avert a climate calamity - and that the only reasonable goal…
how new york city is like a polar bear, or what i’m reading: three books about the death murder of north american cities
I knew these books would break my heart. I chose three books from my List, all on the same topic: How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight…
Today’s News: Hurricane Helene
This is terrible. We're been following the Hurricane Helene stories - its hard to imagine what these people are going through:At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene's…