Guilty X 34 = two solitudes in America
In Canada in the 1940s, we were experiencing what we described as Two Solitudes between our French-speaking and English-speaking peoples: …two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend…
7 years ago, the NDP announced the location of a South Edmonton Hospital; thanks to the UCP, it will probably never be built
Seven years ago yesterday, Alberta’s NDP government announced the location of a desperately needed new hospital in South Edmonton. Keep your eye on this still-empty field, where no hospital will…
GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
Woooot!
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lauren Chadwick reports on the WHO’s findings that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a multi-year drop in life expectancy and undone a…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 30, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Weinstein May Face New Charges as More Accusers Emerge, Prosecutors Say #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/2m8b9rdd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
If You Really Think About It…
The ads making the rounds these days from the PC war room tell you all you need to know about Doug Ford's view of the electorate: they are stupid -…
If You Really Think About It…
The ads making the rounds these days from the PC war room tell you all you need to know about Doug Ford’s view of the electorate: they are stupid –…
Is Poilievre’s Axe the Tax Campaign an Appeal to Confederates?
Is Poilievre using racist icons for campaign memes? The post Is Poilievre’s Axe the Tax Campaign an Appeal to Confederates? first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When Should You Make A Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
Why the housing crisis is not an immigration problem
Condominium towers in Toronto. Photo by Skycandy/Urban Toronto/Flickr. I work with a woman named Amarpreet. Amarpreet is a jovial, hardworking mother of one. Twice a week she brings boondi ladoo…
Facts Matter: stop the hate at Canadian universities
http://warrenkinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Facts-Matter_-enough.-Fight-the-antisemitism-at-our-universities.-@AllFactsNoHate.mp4
Farewell Rachel Notley – it’s pretty much all over now but the tribute speeches and the final fund-raisers
Well, farewell Rachel Notley. Ms. Notley’s official portrait is unveiled in the Alberta Legislature Building on Dec. 8, 2022 (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Yesterday marked the real end of the…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Blissed cat.
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Kate Raworth discusses the need to orient ourselves toward measures of progress based on well-being rather than growth – both due to its…
Water Wars
There's an extreme water crisis in Mexico City right now. They could run out of water within weeks. From Peter Dynes of MEER, "'Day Zero' is counting down to June…
Water Wars
There’s an extreme water crisis in Mexico City right now. They could run out of water within weeks. From Peter Dynes of MEER, “‘Day Zero’ is counting down to June…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 29, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Pope Francis apologizes over use of gay slur, Vatican says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mr28h5fu – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Israel’s tent camp massacre in Rafah is a heinous war crime
The camp on fire after the strike. Photo courtesy Reuters TV. On the night of May 26, Israeli forces pounded a tent camp housing displaced people in a designated safe…
Aging with Humility
I had a birthday, and I was feeling pretty good with how I look and feel these days. Biking regularly and tons of energy and all my faculties intact, knock…