On History: Clarity & Delusion
It’s good to see some of the millennia-old illusions about history being slowly peeled away. To speak of the Roman Empire as, “the world’s greatest killing machine” is refreshingly honest.…
The Priest, the Consultant, the Journalist, and the Epidemiologist
How do we proceed when we still don’t really understand Covid? Researchers have found over 200 symptoms associated with Covid, and no organ untouched by it. A recent review article…
The Luck of the Liberals.
In all the inept arrangements of the recent leadership race for Ontario’s liberals, many observers lost sight of what was really happening on the Yellow Brick Road. The event took…
Danielle Smith celebrates her return from COP28 with unhinged attack on federal environment minister
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz celebrated their return from the COP28 United Nations climate change conference in Dubai by accusing federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault of…
The ‘no-state solution’ becomes more and more real as Israel’s permanent Nakba continues
Dozens of Palestinian captives are stripped down to their underwear and held by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza City, December 2023. Photo from War Reports/X. In 1948, the…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 13, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Man allegedly spray paints antisemitic graffiti at 2 TTC stations #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/4y4y7wee – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates December 12, 2023
NOTE:If you regularly send packets to Ed Poindexter, please stop, as herecently died while still in prison. Rest easy, Ed. If you regularly send packets to Eric King, please stop,…
My latest: we’ve all been here before
Peace in our time. With war raging, and yet more war seeming imminent, speeches were made. Leaders gathered together, rising to leave behind some words that would be remembered.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Estate Tax
There are 3 basic ways in which most simple Estates may be required to pay taxes. 1. If all or part of your state is being submitted to Probate, you’ll…
Linguistic Nationalism Is Ethnic Nationalism
The issue of linguistic minority rights between Quebec and the rest of Canada is one that has not in any way been resolved. Defending English in Quebec is to defend…
A Disaster Groundhog Day
A few decades ago I watched a video in a class about a Black female musician answering the question how to stop all the racism and sexism in songs at…
Concerning Calandra.
Paul Calandra is now the go-to guy at in the Ontario government for apologies. It is his ability to feel the pain. He is the guy who cried for the…
Battling bovine belches and fighting farmyard flatulence was all very well until Ottawa got involved – now it’s an outrage!
Using the COP28 climate conference in Dubai as a news hook, on Sunday the federal government announced a new draft protocol on reducing enteric methane emissions from beef cattle, which…
I loathe this “government”
There already was a ceasefire, Trudeau. Hamas broke it on October 7.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cozy cat.
Book review: George Harrison: the Reluctant Beatle, by Philip Norman
There are some stories I never get tired of hearing. One of them is the formation of the Jefferson Airplane; how they were rehearsing twelve hours a day and seven…
Book review: George Harrison: the Reluctant Beatle, by Philip Norman
There are some stories I never get tired of hearing. One of them is the formation of the Jefferson Airplane; how they were rehearsing twelve hours a day and seven…
Accuracy, Licence, and the Death of Stalin
One of my favourite movies in my collection — seen three times already on DVD or Blu-ray but likely to be seen more — is the 2017 satire, The Death…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 12, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: The federal government is launching a three-person commission in the new year to investigate systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/42nhxbjm…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Were you terminated with cause?
It is very difficult for employers to prove “just cause” for termination, unless there is evidence of gross or willful misconduct like theft, fraud, or intentional dereliction of duties. To…