How far we have fallen
Hamas military wing logo projected on the side of a building at the University of Toronto last night.
From Israel to here
Back home from Israel. Photo: where Hamas came into Kfar Aza on Oct. 7. I’m on the spot where they killed 20 young people before killing many more. Jews and…
A timely message to our many anti-woke friends and acquaintances: Sorry about yer Rex Murphy!
Back in the day when the Calgary Herald was still a real newspaper with a newsroom, dozens of reporters, and a capital T in the first word of its title,…
Musical interlude
The Ambientalist – Lost Language
Boy names for 2023, from Aabnay to Zyre
Last week, I took a look at the interesting names given to children-assigned-female-at-birth, formerly known as girls. This week, let us peruse the 6,630 different boy names of 2023. The…
Taking Sides
H/t Theo MoudakisA new report finds a dramatic rise in antisemitism in Canada since the Hamas attack in Israel provoked a protracted, ongoing invasion of Gaza, thus far killing over…
Taking Sides
H/t Theo Moudakis A new report finds a dramatic rise in antisemitism in Canada since the Hamas attack in Israel provoked a protracted, ongoing invasion of Gaza, thus far killing…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Orders Money Mart to Pay $30,000 for Failure to Investigate Harassment http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/02/ontario-human-rights-tribunal-orders.html –…
In blow to Canadian mining companies, Ecuador rejects international arbitration
Members of Mujeres Amazónicas, an Indigenous environmental rights collective, march in Quito, Ecuador. Photo courtesy Mujeres Amazónicas/Instagram. On April 22, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa held a public referendum on 11…
Instead of a path to net zero, we’re on the eve of destruction
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere is a critical environmental issue. One important cause involves human activities such as the production and use of fossil fuels. Canada’s…
It’s never too early to panic! UCP introduces bill to extend its term and ‘control everything, everywhere, all at once’
The United Conservative Party announced yesterday it would use the potential for spring forest fires three years from now as an excuse to extend its term in office by four…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Damian Carrington reports on the response to the consensus among climate scientists that we’re headed for climate catastrophe, including the UN’s recognition…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 9, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/34d844w8 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Funding Applicable Covid Research
Almost a year ago, the WHO put out a report clarifying the unpredictability of the viral evolution of SARS-CoV-2. But there’s so much that remained unsaid. The report doesn’t mention…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?
Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and…
Boris Kagarlitsky: a new letter from prison
In his latest letter from a Russian prison, Boris Kagarlitsky addresses why, in 2024, we should continue to find Lenin interesting. Help the campaign to free Kagarlitsky by sharing this…
If this doesn’t break your heart
…you don’t have one.