This is where we were today.
It was happy and sad. Happy, because I fulfilled the promise I made to my Dad 20 years ago. Sad, because we all love them so much.
The student Intifada rises at Montréal universities
Scenes from inside the pro-Palestine student encampment on the grounds of McGill University’s downtown campus, Montréal, May 1, 2024. Photo by Andrea Levy. Students from all four Montréal universities came…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jessica Wildfire comments on the elite panic which has seen information suppression become the norm in order to maintain the status quo for…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 3, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury Hears Tape of Trump and Cohen Discussing Hush-Money Deal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/36mcha2e – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: All Ontario Tribunals Must Apply Human Rights Code http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/supreme-court-of-canada-all-ontario.html – Garry J. Wise,…
Championing Canada
It’s easy to paint Pierre Poilievre as the Trump of the North. His “everything is broken” meme is right out of Trump’s playbook. But Robin Sears writes that turning Poilievre…
Canada’s 2024 federal budget: What’s in it for rental housing and homelessness?
I’ve written a blog post titled “Canada’s 2024 federal budget: What’s in it for rental housing and homelessness?” The English version is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/canadas-2024-federal-budget-whats-in-it-for-rental-housing-and-homelessness/ The French version is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/le-budget-federal-2024-quels-sont-les-avantages-our-le-logement-locatif-et-litinerance/
The West’s double standards on Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill
Protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, April 9, 2021. Photo by Eval Miko/Vecteezy. The Republic of Georgia has not enjoyed a stable life in the 30 years or so since it gained…
High-speed rail in Alberta: STILL a terrible idea that won’t go away!
Alberta has a plan to create a “master plan” for a huge passenger rail network around the province! Really. OK, the unidentified man on the left above is Devin Dreeshen,…
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Sympathiser Protest Leader in Canada
https://tinyurl.com/jab4mmmb OTTAWA — The Crown has asked a judge to consider an Ottawa man’s pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest as an aggravating factor when deciding his sentence for breaching…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Markham Hislop offers up his apologies for cheerleading for the TransMountain pipeline – both due to its immensely increased price tag, and…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 2, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws #law #legal #LawTwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mr3zc4ze – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
How Solar Supports Ukraine
In the ongoing war caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine power plants have been attacked by both sides to hurt military and civilian operations. Beyond the obvious horrors of war…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?
A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical…
Will a landmark war crimes trial usher in an era of corporate accountability?
A man examining a pipeline in Paloch, South Sudan, built on land once used for agriculture. Photo by Sven Torfinn. A groundbreaking criminal case against a multinational company accused of…
UCP executes screeching reversal of plan to stop funding low-income transit pass program
Less than 24 hours after the Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government pulled the plug on low-income transit programs in Edmonton and Calgary, Seniors, Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon…
The baby girl’s name list 2023, from A to Zrylie
Every year, the government of Alberta does something that even Danielle Smith can’t ruin: the baby name list. I love this list, not only because it is vastly amusing and…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thom Hartmann discusses how conservative policies and rhetoric both kill people even looking only at homicides and suicides. Cory Doctorow points out how…