#LegalTweetoftheDay: The number of inmates awaiting trial in Canada’s provincial jails has quadrupled in the last 10 years: CCLA #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/mpbv2j7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Temporary layoffs of employment may not be permitted unless there is an employment contract that specifically permits such layoffs. In most circumstances, legally permitted layoffs can only last: A. Not…
Industrial farming, golf courses, and some industries all contribute an incredible amount of nutrient runoff that enters our waterways. This influx of unexpected nutrients can cause algae blooms and otherwise…
High-rise housing in Vancouver. Photo by Darren Kirby/Wikimedia Commons. The long reign of exclusionary single-family zoning is being challenged in British Columbia—and none too soon amid a severe housing shortage.…
Many people are seeking out therapists to help them with the mental health issues that are a result of Long Covid. Some of their experiences have been horrific. I’ve written…
No sooner did the federal Liberal and New Democratic parties say they’d reached a deal on a national pharmacare program at the end of last week than Alberta’s United Conservative…
In the past, whenever I read news about any conservative leader, party or government — small-c conservative, including the Canadian federal and provincial Conservative parties, the American Repugnicans, and the…
“Free speech,” says Salman Rushdie, “is the whole thing, the whole ball game.” “Free speech,” he says, “is life itself.” That feels like a bit of an overstatement. But in…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Kevin Jiang reports on the results of the largest-ever study into the effects of COVID-19 vaccines – which concludes they’ve been extremely safe…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Alabama I.V.F. Ruling Opens New Front in Election-Year Abortion Battles #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes http://tinyurl.com/4m924b3m – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador waving the flag of Mexico. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. In early February, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) proposed a package of 20…
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 26, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Former law dean disbarred in Manitoba after he misspent $500K in school…
Michael Harris has supported Justin Trudeau pretty consistently. Now, he writes, it’s time for Trudeau to go: Nothing is clearer in Canadian politics than that the next federal election is…
From the Facebook event: Join us for a powerful event as Women of Diverse Origins presents the “Global Women’s Resistance and Solidarity Teach-in: Palestine and the Anti-Imperialist Movement” as part…
Singling out Canada for not wasting enough money on military spending is madness. Instead, we should be going after the American companies generating tax dollars for Russian coffers. The post…
I compiled some posts from here into a summary of recent studies on Autism at 3 Quarks Daily, but the word count limit there forced me to cut this bit…
Two more high-profile candidates said over the weekend they are joining the NDP leadership race: Edmonton-Rutherford MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse and Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan. Alberta Federation…
I write often about climate change and tend toward pessimism about humankind’s efforts to avoid disaster. But there are good stories that show progress. Will they be enough? Only if…
