The Golden Calf and the Three Little Pigs
In America, Trump is the Golden Calf – because he has no philosophy or morals or principles himself, he can only reflect the hatreds and prejudices of his worshipers. And…
Smile
Long ago, I read Ayn Rand. But then I grew up and realized that unfettered self-interest is not good and altruism is not destructive. Unlike Rand, I believe that communities…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook & Tourist – Howl
Grim projections of warming underestimating the dangers?
According to GWU professor Dr. Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, raising concern about climate change requires that we talk less about fossil fuels and more about food. Because everyone is affected immediately by…
The UCP’s war on renewables
Alberta, with excellent sun and wind resources, and the only deregulated electricity market in the country, is Canada’s renewable energy powerhouse. In 2023, 92 percent of the country’s growth in…
Say no to the NDP motion!
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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harm #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mt849fxe – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Andrew Phillips offers a reminder that Canada will pay the price for a climate breakdown whether or not it partially prices emissions in…
A Long Post for Long Covid Awareness Day!
March 15th is LongCovid Awareness Day, recognized in the U.S. and the U.K., and in Canada, and Sweden, but not yet by the United Nations. A bit about my biggest…
Is He In Hiding?
Given that he is never seen publicly anymore, I am beginning to wonder if Galen Weston Jr, the president of Loblaw Companies Ltd., is in witness protection. If not, given…
Mayor Meets Premier: We Have Questions
In a municipal announcement, led with a screaming all-caps headline like a toddler in a toy store tantrum, the Town of Collingwood published a short statement from Mayor Hamlin about…
Costly oil & gas emissions
A peer-reviewed, Stanford-led study involving more than 50 scientists was published this week by Nature. It reveals alarming information about uncontained emissions from oil gas systems. The authors integrated approximately…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 24, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 24, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Contractual Entitlement to Notice and the Question of Mitigation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/ontario-employment-law-contractual.html – Garry J. Wise,…
Freedom for Boris Kagarlitsky
Boris Kagarlitsky is a Russian Marxist theoretician and sociologist who has been a political dissident in the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. He was a regular contributor to…
Shame-Free Guide to Masks
Chuck created a slideshow guide of coping with mask wearing:
#Kate-Gate: maybe she just exited, pursued by a bear
Oh, wouldn’t you know that the Kate Middleton story is now so big it just had to become “Kate-Gate”! The Princess of Wales is missing and the spare Prince is…
A moral crossroads for the West
Palestinian children survey a series of destroyed apartment buildings in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo by Shareef Sarhan/United Nations/Flickr. Seven weeks have now passed since the International Court of Justice…
Open letter: Stop manipulating sexual assault
Street art in Tel Aviv criticizing international women’s organizations for ignoring the testimony of Israeli women who were victims of sexual violence on October 7, 2023. Photo by Nizzan Cohen/Wikimedia…
B’nai Brith panel: check it out!
Fabric Unravelling? A Dialogue on Society’s Shift: A Fireside Chat with Warren Kinsella and Stephanie Smyth Join B’nai Brith Canada’s Special Advisory Council to the League for Human Rights (SAC-LHR)…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kate Irwin reports on new research showing that dozens of the U.S.’ largest corporations are doling out more money to their five…