Has China really reached the end of its economic boom?
The US economy grew 2.5 percent in 2023 over 2022, according to the first estimate of real GDP for Q4 released this week. This was greeted with rapture by Western…
The New Impaired Driving Issue
We’re having a rash of car accidents near me. On a few posts, a left turn on a red in front of a school bus and a collision with a…
UCP claim it’s achieved a significant ‘red tape’ reduction goal isn’t backed up by meaningful facts
The United Conservative Party government patted itself on the back for eliminating one third of the province’s red tape at a poorly staged news conference yesterday in a part of…
Condensed history of BC Hydro
Repeated here is something I wrote about BC Hydro in early 2017 for The Common Sense Canadian, an online journal covering Canada’s economy and environment. The site was co-founded by…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Chris Walker discusses new research showing that over half of the increase in U.S. consumer prices over the past 6 months is pure…
Socialism when necessary but not necessarily socialism
Years ago, Rafe Mair wrote that W.A.C. Bennett, if he were alive in 2009, would have been a member of the NDP, in those days a party firmly positioned on…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 29, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police, his lawyer says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/36kjbdu7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Beautiful Books from Standard Ebooks
Reading is cool, and it can look cool too! The volunteers over at Standard Ebooks have collected public domain books which they polish up with fancy covers to look more…
My latest: the rough Beast, awake
October 7, 2023 is a day that will live in infamy. It is also a day that has caused a massive shift, everywhere – culturally, politically, militarily, strategically. Even on…
Another Housing Debacle in Cwood
A recent story in CollingwoodToday leads me to believe Council has made yet another misstep in its fumbling and bumbling efforts to deal with affordable housing. As the story notes,…
Canada’s Version of McCarthyism Begins
Canada’s inquiry into foreign influence will be a misguided and misdirected mess. The post Canada’s Version of McCarthyism Begins first appeared on Excited Delirium.
From vilification to criminalization
Pro-Palestine demonstration in downtown Toronto, January 21, 2024. Photo by John Pinel Donoghue. It has become almost routine for people who express solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of January 29, 2024
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Letter from a Jewish person (this side of the screen)
The Islamic University of Gaza after it was bombed by Israel in 2014. The university’s Gaza City campus was bombed again and its buildings totally destroyed on the night of…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of January 29, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 29, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ont. man charged after allegedly racking up $1M in outstanding credit card…
Yalom’s Gift
I recently binge-watched all of Group, a show inspired by a novel by Irvin Yalom, The Schopenhauer Cure. So I revisited Yalom’s non-fiction to see how closely the series aligns…
Inside baseball, but important: Alberta NDP announces leadership election campaign dates and details
As promised, the Alberta NDP has now announced the timing and basic rules for the leadership campaign and election to replace Rachel Notley. Candidate Kathleen Ganley (Photo: David J. Climenhaga).…
Hey, it’s time for some funny stuff!
I am always so glad when January is over: Post by @brittlestar View on Threads One of the best shots in live TV history pic.twitter.com/QiXs7Jjg2Z — Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) January…
A Muddled Mess
So, this past week, Federal Court justice Mosley issued a ruling on a group of cases attacking the Federal Government's use of the Emergencies Act as somehow illegal/unconstitutional/whatever.Let me start…