#TBT: 40+ years of politics
#TBT: when I ran for student association president at Carleton, 1983. (Our slate won. In a landslide.)
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 15, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario drivers won’t need to renew their licence plates anymore, Ford announces #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yc4xtzjv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Today’s warning: “CSIS warns that the ‘anti-gender movement’ poses a threat of ‘extreme violence’ to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada”
Intelligence agency says risk will 'almost certainly continue' over the coming year"Canada's intelligence agency is warning that extremists could "inspire and encourage" serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community — a…
Today’s warning: “CSIS warns that the ‘anti-gender movement’ poses a threat of ‘extreme violence’ to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada”
Intelligence agency says risk will 'almost certainly continue' over the coming year"Canada's intelligence agency is warning that extremists could "inspire and encourage" serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community — a…
Today’s warning: “CSIS warns that the ‘anti-gender movement’ poses a threat of ‘extreme violence’ to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada”
Intelligence agency says risk will ‘almost certainly continue’ over the coming year “Canada’s intelligence agency is warning that extremists could “inspire and encourage” serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community —…
Egregious Incompetence Or Egregious Indifference?
I realize that progressives are largely loathe to criticize the Trudeau government. Given the simplistic, either-or, black-and-white thinking of much of the electorate, such criticism is fraught with peril. For…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?
This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: 1. Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario? 2. Can the words of the Will…
Misinformed
Danielle Smith believes that the future is in oil. Maax Fawcett writes that she is misinformed: Alberta’s UCP government may like to pretend it sees the world differently than Saudi…
Climate Projections and Anticipatory Grief
Media aren’t free to report on it honestly, and politicians won’t act on it. How can we possibly remain optimistic? Matthew Todd wrote about the possibility that the Gulf Stream…
There is no place for the Palestinians of Gaza to go
Men walk along a street ravaged by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2024. Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP/Wikimedia Commons. On February 9, 2024, Israel’s…
Happy birthday
February 15, 1932. Miss you so.
Today’s News: A Nelson moment for Canadian Press
via GIPHY So Canadian Press did their research. As Poilievre launched into attacking Trudeau for giving Bell Media a $40 million fee reduction in spite of firing journalists across the…
Energy politics in BC
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reported that wind and solar accounted for 71 percent of U.S. electric-power capacity additions in 2022. 8.5 GW of wind power capacity was added…
The Motivating Annoyance of Willful Ignorance
I’ve been thinking about my old students today as I read the news. I taught about the Israeli occupation in Palestine for a good 20 years, under the media bias…
Eating on the road: Bougie breakfast at KŌST in Toronto
During a trip a little while back to downtown Toronto, I found myself in the market for a leisurely breakfast/brunch. Not feeling the local greasy spoons, which, to be honest,…
Eating off the Hill: Bougie breakfast at KŌST in Toronto
During a trip a little while back to downtown Toronto, I found myself in the market for a leisurely breakfast/brunch. Not feeling the local greasy spoons, which, to be honest,…
Skip Valentine’s Day, save the world
How much have you, or are you, spending on Valentine’s Day? If the Retail Council of Canada can be trusted (have they ever lied to us before?), the answer is,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 14, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bell CEO, other execs called to committee to answer questions about job cuts #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/msdr6vk – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
In Defence of the Nutmeg Crown
On February 7th Grenada celebrated its 50th year since independence. This was briefly mentioned in my last post but I wanted to return to the topic as there was one…
Wise Law’s Somya Grover talks about the importance of Financial Statements in Family Law matters
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