What You Really Really Want
There is a growing fatalism setting in about the next election. Dale Smith writes:If you listen to Canadian political commentary, a certain kind of fatalism has sunk in: a Pierre…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 15, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 15, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Bill 168: Ontario Workplace Harassment and Violence Legislation In Force https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/06/bill-168-ontario-workplace-harassment.html - Garry J. Wise, Tor...
Editorial Cartoon Of The Day
If you are one of the many who realize that whatever it may be, Doug Ford's government is not "for the people," you will likely enjoy this cartoon.And here's the…
‘Lakeside Recovery Community’ clearly intended to be showpiece for UCP’s controversial ‘Alberta Recovery Model’
“Alberta opens its third world-class recovery community,” said the headline on a news release sent by the Alberta Government to media yesterday morning about the opening of a “recovery community”…
Today’s News: "Poilievre delivered a plethora of lies"
The Niagara Now newspaper committed real news this week! Covering a recent Poilievre speech at a Niagara-on-the-Lake food coop, reporter Richard Wright reported yesterday on Poilievre's remarks and, remarkably, also…
Thursday Night Cat Blogging
Embedded cat.
Sweden—a model economy
Everyone has heard of Spotify, the popular web player app. Many, however, are not aware... The post Sweden—a model economy first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Joan Westenberg writes about the insistence by Elon Musk and others that people be forced to listen to bigotry in the name of…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 15, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Court to mull fate of pro-Palestinian protest camp at B.C. university #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/oPZ3t5Ip8O - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Blatant Racism
I don't have anything especially interesting to about write today, so I thought I would put up this video that exemplifies the unapologetic racism of Don Trump and his adherents.…
Uproar over CBC bonuses ignores industry realities, international comparisons
Photo by Richard Akerman/Flickr Context is something journalists are supposed to provide in reporting on matters of national importance, but it has been sadly lacking so far in coverage of…
Wise Law’s Wills and Estate’s #LawFact of the Day: Intestacy in Ontario
When a person dies without a Will, an intestacy arisesOntario’s Succession Law Reform Act establishes rules for the distribution of an intestate deceased person’s property.An intestate person’s spouse inherits the…
Today’s News: Harris/Walz v. the national press
Once again, America's national press are whining about Kamala Harris not holding press conferences. Apparently, US voters can hardly wait to hear about Kamala's views on fracking and Medicare and…
What The World Needs Most
Great discussion, as always, and a great song. (See the link below, to a podcast interview by one of my top three sources.) Now, maybe a song about sisu, the…
Legal News Post of the Day: August 14, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Justice Merchan Denies Trump’s Recusal Bid, Rebuking Him for Claiming Harris Ties #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/PifjaAaH4r - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
BC United (formerly B.C. Liberals)
Kevin Falcon returned to politics from his job with one of BC's largest real estate developers. Falcon was a guy who lied about BC Rail being bankrupt and therefore a…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Net Family Property in Ontario
Ontario’s Family Law Act (FLA) governs the equalization and division of property between spouses upon marital separation.It applies only to spouses who are legally married.A spouse may be entitled to…
A Time for Political Optimism at Last
After many dreary months of the relentless, pounding negativity, insults, accusations, lies, deflections, racism, and rage-farming of a convicted felon, tax cheat, and serial liar Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, we…
The Death of Canadian Medicare
Nearly a fifth of New Brunswick residents don’t have access to a family doctor. Over 400 family doctors in Quebec have left the public healthcare system altogether, and are free…