Palestine and the fight for the soul of anti-racism
A student carries a Palestinian flag. Photo courtesy University of Windsor Palestinian Solidarity Group/Facebook. In October 2023, as Israel began its genocidal bombing and starvation ca...
Today’s News: Trump babbles while Biden burns
I didn't watch it - apparently a good decision - but here are some comments about the Trump speech at the Republican Convention last night:He's insane. Boring, but insane. This…
Tyler Shandro, controversial former UCP health minister, found not guilty of unprofessional behaviour by Law Society panel
Albertans are within their rights to wonder if it’s OK for any Alberta lawyer to throw a tantrum in their neighbour’s driveway in light of the ruling by the Alberta…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 18, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Manitoba youth in care allowed to go to homes where they were sexually exploited: search warrant #law #legal #LegalNews via @CBCNews https://rb.gy/evum7u - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
For The Sake Of My Sanity
I have been avoiding most American news these days, given how the media are fixated both on the attempt against Trump's life and his coronation via the Republican National Convention.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and…
A Tough Row To Hoe
Progressives in the United States and Canada have a leadership crisis on their hands. Michael Harris writes:In both countries, the progressive parties are in a crisis of leadership. For very…
A Tough Row To Hoe
Progressives in the United States and Canada have a leadership crisis on their hands. Michael Harris writes:In both countries, the progressive parties are in a crisis of leadership. For very…
A BC industry in decline
I have been reading about the history of British Columbia's forest industry. I lack thorough expertise, but I think it is fair to say that short-term thinking by self-interested industrialists…
Eating on the road: Restaurant La Sirène de la Mer in Montreal
My last meal on February's trip to Montreal Restaurant La Sirène de la Mer, a Lebanese seafood place outside of the downtown core. Recommended by a friend, I knew it…
Eating on the road: Restaurant La Sirène de la Mer in Montreal
My last meal on February's trip to Montreal Restaurant La Sirène de la Mer, a Lebanese seafood place outside of the downtown core. Recommended by a friend, I knew it…
My latest: too soon.
Too soon? That was the question being asked, online, 24 hours after the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump. People – not always anonymous, and some of them not necessarily…
what i’m reading: the red parts: a powerful, haunting memoir of trauma, loss, and the limits of justice
This is why I keep a running book list that is decades long. For more than 15 years, my list has included this note.The Red Parts - Maggie Nelson -…
Why I Attribute
Alan Levine gave me the old h/t (hat tip) for referencing a post recently on AI and copyright law. In a follow-up he recognized my own version of the h/t,…
New U.K. Government Signals Ambition on Labour Reforms
The new UK government is signaling some reasonably ambitious reforms on the labour policy front (certainly more ambitious than most were expecting, given the Labour Party’s austere pre-election rhetoric and…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 17, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Toronto flooding: Pictures, videos show heavy rainfall in downtown core #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://rb.gy/shfdnf - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
LCBO strike is also about public health
Photo by Douglas Sprott/Flickr More than 9,000 unionized workers of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) have been on strike for almost two weeks against Premier Doug Ford’s privatization…
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…
All hail the talented editor!
One of the great joys of writing at a professional level (however you define that) is getting to work with a talented editor. I’ve been… The post All hail the…