New Sail Technology Saves Money and Reduces Emissions
In the early days of this site we posted about a company that was adding sails to giant freighters and how this hybrid approach would save money and fuel. The…
The bankrupt morality of Canada’s political class
Sarah Jama celebrates with her team after winning the by-election in Hamilton Centre, March 2023. On October 23, Jama was expelled from the ONDP caucus and censured in the provincial…
On Housing and Value(s)
Here’s a little story about the house at the end of my street. About 30 years ago, it was a bit of a grow-op, with vicious guard dogs, one that…
Newspapers more about wielding influence than earning profits
People outside the United Kingdom should pay attention to opinion pieces by The Guardian’s Jane Martinson. The article that caught my attention today was ‘Why own a newspaper in 2023?…
Today’s heroes: Travis Dermott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yocheved Lifshitz
Here’s a post to look back on, whenever you feel the arc of the moral universe isn’t bending toward justice fast enough. First, the NHL’s despicable decision that hockey players…
Congratulations on your appointment, Mr. Dinning, your pension ‘consultation’ has a few flaws: CPP public affairs leader
Michel Leduc, the Canada Pension Plan’s head of public affairs and communications, recently demonstrated how to swiftly and skilfully eviscerate a goat, metaphorically speaking. Canada Pension Plan public affairs and…
War And The Spineless Ontario NDP
Terrible. Stiles caved to pressure from an Apartheid government currently engaged in acts of genocide during a war escalated by a terrorist attack by Hamas. Stiles doesn’t want an MPP…
We get letters: how many different ways can I say it?
What do you think, folks? My personal preference is “go fuck yourself,” but I’m open to suggestions. You can send them to him directly, too, at davide@readthemaple.com. Let me know…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sonia Sodha discusses how children will bear the brunt of COVID’s effects for years due to decision-makers have prioritized short-term profits and frivolities…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 23, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: York University threatens to revoke student unions’ status over Israel-Hamas statements #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5f39j9f9 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
A New Guide to Science Advocacy
Scientists used to think that sharing the facts and evidence of an issue was enough to sway policy makers and the general public. Unfortunately, with many issues facing us today…
Unpalatable Truth
The Israeli-Gaza war is heart-breaking, so much so that I find I cannot look at imagery of the dead on both sides. The Hamas attack on Israel was horrific, but…
Why Wab Kinew’s victory is a moment of progressive hope
Wab Kinew is officially sworn in as Manitoba’s first First Nations premier on October 18, 2023 at a ceremony at The Leaf in Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park. Photo courtesy Wab Kinew/X.…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of October 23, 2023
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Truth And War
Truth has always been the first casualty of war. The journalists who cover a war have a difficult task. Michael Harris writes: War triggers a tribal impulse to take sides,…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 23, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 23, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario government to table bill to return Greenbelt land and codify its…
Covid is Weakening Us as a Species
Yesterday I wrote about the probability of Long Covid sweeping through our civilization over the next five years. This post looks at how it presents in individuals: Infections rates are…
Consensus Crombie.
I might have been the first to concede that Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie would win the current liberal party leadership contest in Ontario but the idea has been getting a…
The Alberta Pension Plan: Pierre Poilievre Weighs In
It took Danielle Smith five months to go from “Nobody is touching anyone’s pension” to “Look! It’s a shiny new APP! Albertans will get much more and it will cost…
Let them eat cement
“Made in Israel.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Israel, with the backing of its US and European allies, is preparing to launch not only a scorched earth campaign in Gaza but…