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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I would emphasize there are better and worse forms of nationalism, but stress that nationalist political-economic policies can be highly beneficial for the people, as opposed to neoliberalism, globalism or…
NOTE:If you regularly send packets to Gage Halupowski, please stop, as he hasbeen released! If you regularly send the updates packet to the Virgin Island III, thereare new guidelines for…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Law Society of Ontario’s actions against applicants accused of cheating on bar exam violated ‘procedural fairness,’ court rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/ymthrpbe – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Following similar legislation in other countries Canada has finally introduced a beneficial ownership requirement on Canadian companies. Federally registered companies will have to disclose who owns them, which means it’ll…
Covid updates from Ontario and Germany were in the news yesterday. But first, check out this graphic of tips for staying healthy over the holidays from the Canadian Covid-19 Hazard…
Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court? Ontario’s Employment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notce…
OTTAWA — We saw the Palestinians. They were there. They were. They had some flags and some signs, over by West Block on Parliament Hill. We saw them, but there…
Will re-branding Covid help people start acting to protect themselves from it? Maybe we need an ad campaign to kick-start public health. Outside of judicial rulings and before marketing, we…
Recently I wrote that I was tired of writing about Donald Trump. He was boring everybody. That was until he started entertaining his followers with how he intended to use…
Some Republican-led American states are changing how students in their public schools are taught civics. The new standards focus on patriotism, Christianity and anti-communism. Hands-on activities, such as debating current…
Photo by Sebastian Hillig/Flickr Google has proved that it’s not evil after all by coming through with $100 million a year for Canadian news, but history is starting to again…
Meeting a friend for lunch in Ottawa recently and they brought me to a lunch spot I hadn't tried before: Gooney's.It's a modern-looking place at the corner of Kent and…
Meeting a friend for lunch in Ottawa recently and they brought me to a lunch spot I hadn’t tried before: Gooney’s. It’s a modern-looking place at the corner of Kent…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Nandini Gautam discusses the World Health Organization’s research showing how COVID-19 damages the human immune system. And Adam Kucharski takes a look at…
