Getting Nastier
As Conservatives rise in the polls, their nasty streak gets wider. Susan Delacourt writes: The fierce polarization between the governing Liberals and opposition Conservatives has put Canada’s support for Ukraine…
It’s Still Not a Cold
Stats Canada just posted a report on Long Covid. They highlight that the risk of long term symptoms is cumulative, increasing with the number of Covid infections. By three or…
Liar, Liar.
One hates to see the scion of the Weston family lying to our parliamentarians. He blames his international suppliers now for his stores’ unconscionable profits. He says that his giant…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook – Numb
In the name of all Jews
Teenagers with the United Kibbutz Movement in 1951. Photo from PikiWiki/Wikimedia Commons. So a few days ago Israel resumed its high-tech blood-and-soil slaughter of Gazans with full US backing—and this…
Staggering. Unnerving. Mind-boggling. Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.
I spent time recently listening to and reading Chris Turner, a Calgary based journalist and author of numerous books. Turner has become a climate change optimist. In contrast, I lean…
Your must not see films of 2023
As a lifelong fan and even, dare I say, a student of movies, at this time of year I like to peruse the ‘best of’ lists from movie critics, looking…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Matthew Rosza reports on the continued toll of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including over 1,000 deaths per week in the U.S. alone along…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 8, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Texas Judge Grants Woman’s Request for Abortion #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/5n93p4d3 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
A Solution for Housing Shortages
Proposed US Legislation Aims to Remove Wall Street from Main Street. Why isn’t this happening in Canada? The post A Solution for Housing Shortages first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Pavlovian Dogs
I sometimes think, in my more cynical and dark moments, that our species really has not evolved very much beyond our tribal roots. Examine our collective deportment today, and it…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 19, 2009
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 19, 2009 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Court Nixes CIBC Overtime Class Action http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/ontario-court-nixes-cibc-overtime-class.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
How Shallow These Mortals Be.
It tells a story. All by itself, once more, the talent of Time magazine comes to the fore. It tells tales of these terrible times. Yet it ignores the wars,…
Expect Rachel Notley, NDP premier from 2025 to 2019 and current Opposition leader, to step down today
Look for Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, NDP premier of Alberta from 2015 until 2019, to step aside today. After her election victory in May 2015, Ms. Notley proved to be…
Chinese at the border
Perhaps the most famous border in the world is the one along the Rio Grande that separates Mexico from the United States. It is almost certainly the most popular. U.S.…
A year later and things are very different in Moscow
Russian military recruitment poster in the streets of Saratov. Photo by Gulmira Amangaliyeva/openDemocracy. I used to have some respect for elements of the Western media. While that respect has eroded…
Sun Media video: anti-Semitism, everywhere
Watch here.
On the Mayor’s Motion to Disband the Elected Park Board
Here is my statement:It is unfortunate that the current mayor doesn't seem to appreciate representative democracy. The government closest to the people is often the most important. Nothing is closer…
On the Mayor’s Motion to Disband the Elected Park Board
Here is my statement:It is unfortunate that the current mayor doesn't seem to appreciate representative democracy. The government closest to the people is often the most important. Nothing is closer…
On the Mayor’s Motion to Disband the Elected Park Board
Here is my statement: It is unfortunate that the current mayor doesn’t seem to appreciate representative democracy. The government closest to the people is often the most important. Nothing is…