Can unions restore a stable America?
A stable US is important to all of us. A very imperfect democracy but nonetheless by far the most important, it is the central pillar of global liberty. Recently that…
Nothing New
Studies coming out now keep repeating what we already know. Covid was at first thought to be a respiratory illness, but we know it makes its home in the bloodstream…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jingwei Li et al. offer an update on the current state of knowledge surrounding long COVID, including the need for far more…
The Lost Souls of Guayaquil
Spectacularly creative and emotionally gripping. The Lost Souls of Guayaquil is an original and thought-provoking novel about life, death, and what defines us in between.This masterful piece of magic realism…
the disgruntled democrat 2023-11-02 13:28:00
Spectacularly creative and emotionally gripping, The Lost Souls of Guayaquil is an original and thought-provoking novel about life, death, and what defines us in between. In a clash of beliefs,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 2, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: No charges for alleged threats toward Jewish community at Queen’s University house party #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/yye6cvm9 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
My latest: ignorance = hate
“I never really knew much about Jews until this year.” That’s what Dana Remillard Kreil wrote in one of her essays, which ended up in court. She went on: “In…
APP: Funding Alberta’s Separatists
The proposed Alberta Pension Plan is nothing but a scheme to finance Alberta’s separation from Canada. The post APP: Funding Alberta’s Separatists first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering
Smoke billows and debris flies in the air as Gaza City is targeted during Israeli airstrikes, October 9, 2023. Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP. In a Global News segment this past…
Another Self Inflicted Wound
The cost of living is on everyone’s mind these days. In an effort to make things a little easier, the Trudeau government decided to remove the tax on home heating…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away?
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away? If the Will makes a gift…
UCP expands role of government’s chief advisor on union negotiations, former AUPE negotiator Kevin Davediuk
In March 2016, Kevin Davediuk’s new job as chief government advisor on negotiations with Alberta’s public sector unions was described by media and Conservative politicians as a grave blunder by…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Watchful cats.
Crack-Up Capitalism, Quinn Slobodian: A Review
In this engrossing historical account, Quinn Slobodian lays out how a few very rich men—yes pretty much men—and the neoliberal intellectuals upon whose ideas they fed, imagined and sometimes built…
Finding Ford’s Fault.
Ontario premier Ford’s trials are about to be taken over by the Mounties. We have been racking our brains trying to think of a Canadian senior politician who has gone…
The Collapse Of The West: Chapter One: The Global Tectonic Shift
By J. Todd Ring Preface: I wrote this essay in January of 2020, then the covid crisis hit, and it was shelved for over a year. The macro-scale patterns have…
Here’s a Concept That May Explain a LOT
A few months ago, I was chatting with the caregiving thought leader and founder of the Caregiving Years Training Academy, Denise Brown. Denise and I always have great conversations and…
Here’s a Concept That May Explain a LOT
A few months ago, I was chatting with the caregiving thought leader and founder of the Caregiving Years Training Academy, Denise Brown. Denise and I always have great conversations and…
Here’s a Concept That May Explain a LOT
A few months ago, I was chatting with the caregiving thought leader and founder of the Caregiving Years Training Academy, Denise Brown. Denise and I always have great conversations and…
Wise Law’s Employment LawFact of the day: How much am I owed if I am fired?
The amount payable to a wrongfully dismissed employee depends on length of employment, age, salary, and several other factors. It can be as much as one month for each year…