Poilievre of the People’s Party.
It is becoming clear that conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants to win the next federal election simply because he is not Justin Trudeau. All he thinks he has to do…
Today’s News: Updates about the Israel-Hamas War
I think Israel is finally trying to inform the world about what it had gone through, and what it is trying to do – we’re seeing more stories about what…
Take Back Alberta victory in UCP board elections wasn’t that steep a hill to climb – the party went full MAGA ages ago
Well, it looks as if the United Conservatives’ extremist Take Back Alberta faction now controls all the seats on the party’s board. The UCP’s new party president, Rob Smith, when…
My latest: the Magna Carta of Evil
It’s the weekend, so there’s going to be more demonstrations against Israel. They’ve been happening every weekend since October 7, pretty much. There will be chants and signs and banners,…
Supporting Atrocities
This is an excellent 7 minute video explaining WHY the U.S. and U.K. and other wealthy nations so strongly support Israel’s current atrocities. No spoilers. Just watch it! (h/t Adlie)
Vanishing Volunteers.
A friend of mine was fired the other day. And there is no severance pay for a volunteer. He was a volunteer at Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) here in Barrie,…
Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s chief actuary will determine how much cash Alberta would actually get if it pulls out of the CPP
When we heard Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner say yesterday he’s encouraged to hear that the federal government will ask the Government of Canada’s chief actuary to determine how much…
Musical interlude
Stoto – Nostalgia
Warming in the Pipeline
There are brutal fires across Austrailia right now and horrible flooding in many places including Italy, and winds clocked over 200 mph in Acapulco, one of the strongest winds ever…
BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of…
Catherine Tait’s vigorous defence of the CBC and good journalism
Conservatives on the House of Commons Heritage Committee are upset with the CBC for its newsroom’s longstanding practice of not referring to attacks by non-state groups or their perpetrators as…
Powerful Political Leadership
As the war between Israel and Gaza rages on, it is almost too painful to watch the devastation that the former is inflicting on the latter. I have always been…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Alex Himelfarb reviews Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism as a valuable account of the myths and rationalizations underlying the propagation of inequality to serve…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 3, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ford denies involvement in Greenbelt scandal, says RCMP has not contacted him amid investigation #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3cdn6aeu – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Israel/Palestine; Russia/Ukraine – The Politics of War
One of the key features of war in the modern era is the need to demonize the “other” in order to create a justification for military action. In the Russia/Ukraine…
The REAL Foreign Influence
Real foreign influence isn’t just China. It’s global anti-climate change oiligarchs that could care less about what’s left for the next generation of Earth’s inhabitants. The post The REAL Foreign…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2011 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Wrongful Dismissal Claims and Limitation Periods http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2011/02/ontario-employment-law-wrongful.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
The Face of Poilievre’s Monetary Policy
Who in their right mind would suggest using crypto as the backbone of our monetary policy? Oh yeah … a career politician with no real-world experience. The post The Face…
from the archives: my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew (a three-part story)
This seems like a good time to re-post this three-part series. It remains one of the best pieces I’ve written. Part one, my Jewish identity: my journey to palestinian solidarity…