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…
War Crimes Upon War Crimes
What’s worse than bombing a hospital? Bombing a refugee camp, turning it into a death camp. The excuse: There was apparently a Hamas commander there. So if the first devastating…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 1, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Families of Bernardo victims want Supreme Court to grant access to parole hearing records #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/543zmtkc – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Compassion Challenge
One of my favourite short stories is Tolstoy’s “The Godson.” It’s the story I revisit whenever I find myself thinking that this whole world has turned a wrong corner. I’ve…
Housing and homelessness study tour of London (UK)
Registration is now open for a housing and homelessness study tour of London (UK) that I’m helping to organize. More information is available here: https://pheedloop.com/form/view/?id=FOR596K0XGYKSXE78
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates October 31, 2023
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner supportcrews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and…
The Role of Political Parties
Good morning. My name is David Graham. I served as a Member of Parliament from 210 pounds to … 260 pounds. Politics is not really the vocation of the healthy.…
The exaltation of Israel, the power of Palestinian resistance
Graffiti of a Palestinian flag is seen in Hermannplatz in Berlin’s Neukölln neighbourhood. Photo by Oren Ziv/Flickr. Across Western countries Palestinians, pro-Palestinian activists, and all who support their struggle against…
Reducing Food Waste by Setting Goals
The best way for a regional government to reduce food waste is to set goals. Previous and common efforts focus on messaging and even in increasing the cost of managing…