Proponents of hydroelectric dams love to talk about these as low-impact, clean energy. But many of the proponents expect to gain financially from construction of these megaprojects. To them, self-interest…
The former health minister shares her plans for health, climate, and housing NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman joins the Daveberta Podcast to talk about why she is running for the Alberta…
Mirrored from the Three Way Fight blog. We are publishing a book! Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism is forthcoming from PM Press and Kersplebedeb Publishing in May 2024.…
It started on October 8. Literally, the day after. Think about that: a slick, global, and professional-looking propaganda campaign – one that would promote violent anti-Semitism, and deny the horrors…
US Marines wait to be extracted by helicopter during a military exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. Photo courtesy Defense Imagery/Wikimedia Commons. Decades of poverty, ethnic strife and…
I never voted for Brian Mulroney. The Neo-Conservative Era — which he ushered in with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan — to me always seemed wrong-headed. I agreed with John…
Conflict, climate, and covid are showing us the worst of ourselves, but it might be what we need to find our collective humanity. Tiberius wrote: “The old world is no…
Pierre Poilievre states that biological men should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports. I agree. But then I’m not aware of any biological men attempting to compete in…
Strontium – Phenomenon
I’m big believer in true Japanese shiatsu, wherein the practitioner should make it hurt. Afterwards, I always ask what they found. “Anger,” said the expert. Thought about that. Since October…
Assorted content to end your week. – Ziyad Al-Aly offers a reminder of the immense body of evidence showing that COVID-19 leaves a lasting impact on the brain. And Hannah…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario doctor suspended after accessing medical records of 20 patients he wasn’t authorized to see: tribunal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/bdxbufsa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Margaret Heffernan explains the term and the CDC provides a great example of it! Heffernan lectures to MBA classes and runs a few businesses and such, so she’s not someone…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 11, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Unborn Baby not a Person – Arizona Car Pool Judge http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/01/unborn-baby-not-person-arizona-car.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Good morning, Alberta! It’s March 2024, and we’re still on the royalty roller coaster! Premier Danielle Smith congratulates her finance minister in the Legislature yesterday (Photo: Legislative Assembly of Alberta/Flickr).…
The biggest achievements in politics – the only achievements, really – are the ones involving risk. As in, taking a risk. Making a decision, making a statement, making a law…
…has passed away. My deepest condolences to his family.
It is worth considering a 2023 report authored for the David Suzuki Foundation by Daniel Horen Greenford, a postdoctoral researcher at Concordia University. It is titled ‘Debunking LNG as a…
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Husband sues Disney for wife’s death after eating ‘allergy-safe’ restaurant meal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/y9sw7ya7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
