Saturday Photo: Making a Joyful Noise….
Titled "The McGarrigle Sisters," this sculpture by Glen LeMesurier is one of many in the northern sector of Mile End that combines cast-off materials to make art.Makes me feel good…
Banning Replacement Workers
After decades of lobbying and advocacy by Canadian trade unions, the federal Parliament unanimously passed legislation to ban the use of replacement workers (or ‘scabs’) during strikes and lockouts in…
Yes, Andrew, Democracy Is Under Attack In Canada
So, Andrew Coyne muses that Justin Trudeau should just step aside in the wake of a recent by-election defeat. His reasoning? Well - it's a bit of a jumble of…
My latest: tents gone, stench remains
The tents are gone. The stench isn’t. On Wednesday morning, suburban Moms and Dads – some wearing kefiyyehs like they saw Madonna wear one time – pulled their shiny…
‘They attacked us after we packed up’: Calgary students speak out on police brutality
Calgary police wearing protective armour, helmets and round shields respond to a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Calgary in Calgary on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Photo supplied by the…
UPDATED: A Private Sector Addiction
I often wonder how many Ontarians realize that we are led by a premier addicted ideologically to the private sector. A man hobbled by a limited education and intellectual breadth,…
CDC Protecting Interests Instead of People
The CDC finally acknowledged that Covid is still here, which is amazing, but they still can't nail the comms:Dr. Lucky Tran added the corrections on this one to obliterate the…
history and sushi in seattle (day 11)
I'm writing this in the middle of the night, having crashed as soon as we got back to the cottage, then waking up a few hours later, wide awake. This…
The chickens come home to roost in Britain, cause for both schadenfreude and concern
Could the Manning Formula be used by the U.K.’s far right to take over the foundering Conservative Party? Count on it that they’ll try.
Labour’s undeserved landslide
I was pleased with the Labour Party’s big win in the British election this week... The post Labour’s undeserved landslide first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Avoiding the Consequences
Our inability to measure long term consequences from short term gains will be the death of us. Covid, climate change, and conflict are holding a mirror to our collective behaviours.Henry…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 5, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: What you need to know about a possible LCBO strike on Friday #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3VUa1AD - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Wrongful Dismissal Claims and Limitation Periods http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/ontario-employment-law-wrongful.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto...
Rushed passage of Bill C-70: an urgent wake-up call
Senate of Canada Building. Photo by Jonathon Harrington/Flickr. “In the context of ever-increasing police budgets and weak oversight agencies, the public should be very alarmed about the further...
Rodeo time in cowtown
It’s Stampede time in Calgary and that means another round of debate about rodeo. I’ve... The post Rodeo time in cowtown first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
An open letter to Democrats: call Doug.
Dear Democrats: call Doug Ford. Doug, in case you are unfamiliar with him, is the Premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario. He’s a populist in the true sense of…
portland and on to seattle (days 9 and 10)
A man walks into a bookstore...Powell's, and this time we mean itOn Wednesday, we felt well enough to spend quality time in Powell's. Not that anything could have kept Allan…
Righteous student activism and evolving anti-Palestinian reprisal in Canada
Scenes from the People’s Circle for Palestine at King’s College Circle on the University of Toronto campus, May 10, 2024. Photo by Can Pac Swire/Flickr. It’s been a (deservedly) judgment...
Legal News Post of the Day: July 4, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Now-banned Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/45TPjFQ - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
What The Transcript Shows
My previous post addressed a concern that the media are writing narratives for us, telling us what to think, creating a consensus that may be at variance with reality. I…