Say what you will about the United Conservative Party, they wear their contempt for Parliamentary democracy on their sleeves. Opposition Leader Rachel Notley (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Jason Kenney, the…
It doesn’t seem that long ago that the U.S. and Canadian governments were assuring us that free trade would be the answer to everything from economic prosperity to world peace.…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Novinite surveys the numerous countries facing unprecedented heat warnings as the most extreme effects of the climate crisis hit earlier in the…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment as protesters stay put #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3z37xy8d – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
No residents have been successful in three years in meeting all the town’s absurdly stringent requirements for investigation of the installation of even rudimentary traffic calming in their neighbourhoods. That’s…
H/t Theo MoudakisWhen my son was young, he had a Magic 8 Ball which, if you asked it a question, would attempt to answer it after a fashion. One of…
H/t Theo Moudakis When my son was young, he had a Magic 8 Ball which, if you asked it a question, would attempt to answer it after a fashion. One…
Corporate profits have received much more scrutiny in recent years. High inflation provoked on-going debates about the role of profit margins with terms like “greedflation” and “price gouging” levelled at…
Under Ontario law, reinstatement of non-unionized employment can only be required if the termination was discriminatory, the termination was an unlawful reprisal to a workplace safety, employment standards, or similar…
Universities, we used to think, were places where the smarter kids went, and where the smarter teachers taught. We used to think that. Now, not so much. Now, universities –…
Photo by Bakerjarvis/Dreamstime Much like low-wage “essential workers” during the thick of the pandemic, federal public servants have discovered in recent weeks that they are simultaneously too valuable to continue…
The WHO is trying to encourage masking again, but their ads show people in surgical masks (should be at least an N95), and they keep focusing on "crowded indoor spaces"…
The WHO is trying to encourage masking again, but their ads show people in surgical masks (should be at least an N95), and they keep focusing on “crowded indoor spaces”…
This is one of those weeks for me personally -- so here's some funny stuff to lighten the mood: First, some Poilievre makeup jokes: What’s the difference between the Trudeau…
This is one of those weeks for me personally — so here’s some funny stuff to lighten the mood: First, some Poilievre makeup jokes: What’s the difference between the Trudeau…
All of a sudden, Ted Morton’s back! Dr. Morton, as he obviously liked to be seen, in 2007 (Photo: Wikipedia, creator not clearly identified but probably Chuck Szmurlo). Frederick Lee…
“Nothing is real that does not end on the streets. If tyrants feel no consequences for their actions in the three-dimensional world, nothing will change.” – Timothy Snyder, historian. On…
I got a T-shirt in Israel.
WTF is wrong with town hall these days? Why do they dislike trees so much? Last week town staff presented another plan to make Sixth Street even more of a…
Assorted content to start your week. – Leslie Sattler discusses new research showing that carbon concentrations are continuing to increase by record amounts. David King writes about the immediate and…
