Israel Is A Study In Collective Trauma
Israel, as a state, was formed as a Jewish state. As such it was formed with the collective generational traumas that Jewish people have experienced over centuries, and in particular…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Adam King discusses how governments and employers have memory-holed some of the most important lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as to the…
Replacing to Sovereignty Act so soon? Danielle Smith’s belligerent statement vows new attack on federal power
VICTORIA, B.C. – Is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government now planning to introduce a new, tougher Sovereignty Act to fight Ottawa’s proposed emissions regulations? Alberta Environment Minister…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 7, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario has a rental housing enforcement unit. It investigates a fraction of cases and fines even fewer #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/ybenvpmu – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Living in a Nightmare
“Many describe living in a sort of waking, powerless nightmare where an obvious catastrophe is unfolding but society just blithely ignores it.” That’s from this Guardian article from May 2022…
Not Mortal Enemies
Time changes things. Consider the picture that appeared a couple of days ago. Lawrence Martin writes: The image leaped off the screen a couple of days ago. A photo of…
Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
Ford Wrong Twice.
Anyone in Ontario who has voted for premier Doug Ford should be embarrassed. This guy can’t get it right, no matter how hard he tries. Did you hear that he…
Well, here’s more upsetting news
On the day that Canada remembers the Montreal Massacre, I am reading articles about the terrible sexual violence and rape that Hamas inflicted on Israeli men and women on Oct…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Last cat slumbering.
United Conservative Party Government tells Alberta nurses: Don’t worry, there’s no list, and you’re not on it!
VICTORIA, B.C. – Are you wondering why Alberta Health Services would threaten nurses with layoffs in the middle of an international nurse shortage and a national health care crisis at…
My latest: got university hate? Follow the money
Follow the money. That’s the best strategy when trying to get to the bottom of a political scandal. Follow the money, and you’ll eventually find the bad guys. But what…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 6, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto won’t back down from court fight with Uber: Mayor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/35b4h2hd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Solar Retaining Wall Goes Live in Switzerland
It might seem odd to put solar panels on the side of walls in a region with mountains, but that’s exactly what’s happening in Switzerland. One of the cantons in…
Using Private Members Business To Attack Minority Rights
Near the end of the 42nd Parliament, the Bloc brought forward two bills to curtail minority English language rights in Quebec. One mandated that federally-regulated business be subject to Quebec’s…
More Oppressive Budget Bullshit
Council is still eyeing a massive hike to Collingwood property taxes, proving they lack any concern about the problems facing seniors and others on fixed incomes, low-income earners, and the…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is Probate?
When you name a person in your last will to be the Executor of your Estate, that person sometimes needs to also apply to the Court to be appointed formally…
The cost of emissions just went up
With gorgeous blue prairie skies all too often transformed into smoky shrouds, we have just experienced a summer that brought climate change home. We are aware of the fires, the…
Poilievre, the Common Man?
As the farmer who spreads manure over his fields, Canada’s federal opposition leader lays it on for his party’s right-wing supporters. It is why Pierre Poilievre would feel at home…
In search of the ‘oneness of humanity’
Street art in Gaza. Photo by Belal Khaled/X. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has expressed anguish over the situation in Gaza, warning that “Gaza is becoming a graveyard for…