Truth and Reconciliation in Quesnel
Much is heard these days about Canadian history and the truth, particularly regarding the fortunes, or misfortunes, of the Indigenous population. The narrative has been biased against them, we hear,…
Harry Glasbeek on how the law keeps workers’ aspirations firmly in check
Cartoon of American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, 1900. Illustration by Udo J. Keppler. Image courtesy Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons. The following is an excerpt from Law at Work: The Coercion and…
Why Is A Dollar Not A Dollar?
A dollar should be treated like a dollar when it comes to income. So why all the jumping and yelling about the new capital gains INCLUSION rate? The post Why…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 6, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge should be censured for street brawl, conflict of interest, New York judicial conduct commission says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://tinyurl.com/3wba5k96 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Capital Power is not an outlier, it is apart of a trend
So Capital Power just announced that they are cancelling their greenhouse gas/carbon sequestration program just outside of Edmonton. Now, if one was to listen to the United Conservative Party of…
My latest: images of October 7
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ AND SDEROT – On this, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024, the image that is difficult to forget is found on a bed at Nir Oz. It is of…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 6, 2024
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“We win by being more New Democrat, not less,” says NDP leadership candidate Gil McGowan
Longtime labour leader joins the Daveberta Podcast to explain why he’s running for the Alberta NDP leadership Labour leader Gil McGowan joins the Daveberta Podcast to share why he’s running…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 5, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 5, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: ‘Harmful and discriminatory’: Ontario school board investigating video showing comments staff member…
May 6, 2015: Alberta awakes to the realization it’s just elected a majority NDP government, surprising everyone, including the NDP
What can you say nine years after we all woke up and realized that the night before Albertans really had elected a majority NDP government? Well, it was a great…
Today’s news: the stupid, it burns!
What a crazy week it has been -- we've all been sick with what I am calling the Black Death Cold, plus a family member fell and now has a…
Today’s news: the stupid, it burns!
What a crazy week it has been — we’ve all been sick with what I am calling the Black Death Cold, plus a family member fell and now has a…
Everything is not broken
In the House of Commons, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre told Canadians: “Everything is broken.” Canada is imperfect, but it is far from broken.
Seems Bad To Flood All Coastal Cities
CC @AleanaYoung and the entire @Sask_NDP who think it's 1999 and we can mess around with methane, instead of 2024 with #ZeroYears left to hit 1.5° to stay alive. #skpoli…
My latest: Israelis on the occupiers who oppose “occupation”
HOSTAGE SQUARE, TEL AVIV – They haven’t missed it. They’ve seen what’s happening on our campuses. They’ve seen and read the news reports – reports showing over-privileged white Gen Z…
Kibbutz Nir Or
Some shots from kibbutz Nir Oz, where dozens were slaughtered or taken by Hamas. The picture of that family? Every one of them was slaughtered here.
Saturday Photo: Guerilla Gardening?
Came upon these daffodils when out walking near the Champs des possibles, a park that is being left to re-wild in the Mile End district, not far from the CN…
Saturday Photo: Guerilla Gardening?
Came upon these daffodils when out walking near the Champs des possibles, a park that is being left to re-wild in the Mile End district, not far from the CN…
The Death of Truth in the Trump Era
The ongoing criminal trial of Donald Trump (the first one; others are to follow) continues to expose the difference between what he and his followers believe and anything related to…