On the Sentiment of Rationality
I’ve wrestled with the question of whether there can be an ‘artificial intelligence’ over the last few days. The question of course comes down to what we think ‘intelligence’ is,…
My latest: words that kill
Genocide. Apartheid. Occupation. Settler-colonialism. Those are words we are all hearing a lot, lately. They get thrown around like confetti. After October 7, when 1,200 men, women, children and babies…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 6, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to ban liens from being placed on homes in exchange for HVAC appliances #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mv8s6kj4 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Making a Last Will
If you’re making the Last Will there are 4 things that you should think about. 1. 1. Who do I want to leave my property to after I pass away?…
Early experiences in media and performance
In the summer of 1997, between 10th and 11th grade, a movie production company approached my parents, well-known local realtors at the time, for help scouting locations around Sainte-Agathe for…
A vision for transforming education in the face of climate and ecological breakdown
People from more than 160 countries participated in the People’s Climate March on September 21, 2014. It was the largest climate demonstration in history. Photo by Heather Craig/Survival Media Agency/Flickr.…
Erosion of Public Health
You would think that after dealing with Covid for over FOUR years that Public Health would be amazing at stopping Measles in its tracks, unless maybe they’ve been directed otherwise.…
David Parker, the bad boy of Alberta conservatism, reflects, sort of recants, and promises to be less rude
After reflecting on Premier Danielle Smith’s recent words of chastisement, the bad boy of Alberta conservatism, David Parker, said in a tweet yesterday evening that he’s repented and “will not…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Basket case cat.
My latest: the ghost of Bill Blair
NEW YORK – Bill Blair haunts us still. He’s not dead or anything. In fact, he’s still the Minister of National Defence. He’s alive. But his legacy as Toronto’s…
‘Stop the War’ means ‘Death to the Dictatorship’
Anti-war picketers assemble at the 1905 Square in Yekaterinburg, Russia, immediately following the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, February 24, 2022. Photo by Vladislav Postnikov/Wikimedia Commons. Two years ago, Vladimir…
Opt-in Polls: Bad Data, Bad Science, and Bad Actors
I was perusing the usual collage of semi-news, trivia, and fluff on CollingwoodToday recently and noticed a poll at the bottom asking “How old are you?” It piqued my interest…
You – yes, you – can be scammed
One day last week, I got a phone call from my mother-in-law. I know this sounds like the set-up for a joke, but it isn’t. “Where are you?” she practically…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 5, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Apple fined almost $2B by the EU in music streaming antitrust probe #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4z4natky – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Julia Doubleday highlights how the continued unmitigated spread of COVID-19 is collapsing hospital systems around the globe. Priyanjana Primanik examines how the…
the ballad of polly bee: in which newbie homeowners learn things they didn’t want to know, but turn annoyance into opportunity
Evil!As you may or may not recall, Allan and I are first-time homeowners. In 2019, both of us in our late 50s, we bought a home in Port Hardy, BC,…
Easy Marks
Millennials, we’re told, are shifting their votes to Pierre Poilievre. Max Fawcett writes that Poilievre is playing them for fools: Credit where it’s due: Pierre Poilievre has talked a good…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Termination Without Cause
Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews? Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as the…
the ballad of polly bee: in which newbie homeowners learn things they didn’t want to know, but turn annoyance into opportunity
Evil! As you may or may not recall, Allan and I are first-time homeowners. In 2019, both of us in our late 50s, we bought a home in Port Hardy,…