The Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The court is the principal judicial body of the United Nations. Photo by the United Nations/Flickr.…
Not sure it is the best for Ontario taxpayers, though. If you have been following the news here in Ontario, you will know that the government, in its deep wisdom,…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘Desperation borrowing’ due to low incomes fuels payday-style lenders: debt counsellor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/mv5se8ss – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Colin Carlson discusses why we should be treating the climate crisis as a health emergency (while also recognizing that such a thing…
Health center operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the southern Gaza Strip. UNRWA was established by the General…
A few thoughts on the recent, very thoughtful and interesting discourse and debate, between Professors Brookes and Wolff, linked in the video below: To Professor Wolff:Bravo – brilliant crystalization. To…
Can an employer significantly change your job duties while you are on parental leave? Pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, in most cases, an employee who takes pregnancy/parental leave is…
The US economy grew 2.5 percent in 2023 over 2022, according to the first estimate of real GDP for Q4 released this week. This was greeted with rapture by Western…
We’re having a rash of car accidents near me. On a few posts, a left turn on a red in front of a school bus and a collision with a…
The United Conservative Party government patted itself on the back for eliminating one third of the province’s red tape at a poorly staged news conference yesterday in a part of…
Repeated here is something I wrote about BC Hydro in early 2017 for The Common Sense Canadian, an online journal covering Canada’s economy and environment. The site was co-founded by…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Chris Walker discusses new research showing that over half of the increase in U.S. consumer prices over the past 6 months is pure…
Years ago, Rafe Mair wrote that W.A.C. Bennett, if he were alive in 2009, would have been a member of the NDP, in those days a party firmly positioned on…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police, his lawyer says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/36kjbdu7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Reading is cool, and it can look cool too! The volunteers over at Standard Ebooks have collected public domain books which they polish up with fancy covers to look more…
October 7, 2023 is a day that will live in infamy. It is also a day that has caused a massive shift, everywhere – culturally, politically, militarily, strategically. Even on…
A recent story in CollingwoodToday leads me to believe Council has made yet another misstep in its fumbling and bumbling efforts to deal with affordable housing. As the story notes,…
Canada’s inquiry into foreign influence will be a misguided and misdirected mess. The post Canada’s Version of McCarthyism Begins first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Pro-Palestine demonstration in downtown Toronto, January 21, 2024. Photo by John Pinel Donoghue. It has become almost routine for people who express solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people…
