No Bosom Buddies
You might think that, if Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister, Doug Ford would be ecstatic. Martin Regg Cohn writes that such is not the case: By rights, these two right-wingers…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 18, 2024
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Beware the Ides of Trump
The Madness of King Trump or Beware the Ides of Trump? You decided … The post Beware the Ides of Trump first appeared on Excited Delirium.
You Can’t Care about Refugees and Not Care about Covid
Disability activist Imani Barbarin made an important connection between Covid precautions and genocide. In this Tiktok video she explains why “It’s wild that people think they can support Palestinians as…
J.B. McLachlan revisited
The following is an excerpt from the new edition of historian David Frank’s biography of J.B. McLachlan. Originally published in 1999, it was reprinted last year, a century after the…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 18, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 18, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Israel passes law allowing victims of terrorism to sue the Palestinian Authority…
Some Thoughts on the NDP Leadership Race
Rachel Notley was elected as an NDP MLA in 2008. She became the leader of the NDP in 2014 and will be stepping down as leader in 2024. She led…
It turns out Danielle Smith, the smartest person in any room, solved the health care crisis in 2022! Who knew?
Danielle Smith is always the smartest person in any room she’s in, so back in August 2022 when she was running to lead the United Conservative Party, she didn’t need…
Saturday Photo: End of Winter, Sad Rink
Visited some young friends this week. Their Dad had made a rink in their front yard which only got a little use this winter because it wasn't nearly as cold…
Saturday Photo: End of Winter, Sad Rink
Visited some young friends this week. Their Dad had made a rink in their front yard which only got a little use this winter because it wasn’t nearly as cold…
Aptos vs Calibri
Did you notice the change? Microsoft has made the typeface Aptos the new default for its Office programs, replacing the venerable Calibri after 17 years. Aptos has been rolled out…
Hiding in Plain Sight
Anecdotal information – what we see around us – is far, far less accurate when measuring risks than scientific studies; unfortunately, it’s far more persuasive. We need to heed the…
Has America finally reached its gag limit with Trump?
I try to ignore just about everything Trump babbles. But tonight he is quoted by activist and former Labour Secretary Robert Reich in a post titled Trump is out of…
Nenshi goes provincial
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi has decided to follow in the political footsteps of former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein. Nenshi, like Ralph, went into his first mayoral campaign as a…
My latest: Global Affairs is a disgrace
Is Canada’s foreign policy dominated by Jew-hating bigots? Good question. Listen to what one of our most senior diplomats had to say: “Israelis exercise an unhealthy influence over North America.…
In search of valuable cardboard
Hockey cards are having a moment, aren’t they? Recently, an entire carton of unopened 1979-80 hockey cards, found in a Saskatoon basement (could this story be any more Canadian?) sold…
Michael Bercier: don’t hire him. Don’t go near him.
Here’s what he sent to my friend, MPP Lisa MacLeod: So, I wrote the organization that employed him. I said I was considering doing a story about it. Here’s what…
Why Resist Clean Air?
Barry Hunt spent a lot of time in hospitals with a knee injury, but managed to never catch Covid because he knows how to avoid it. It’s possible for all…
Beware the Ides of March! You might get a subpoena from Elections Alberta!
“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction,” King Solomon is reputed to have said, with the wisdom for which…