rip robbie robertson
The news that Robbie Robertson died hit me hard. Although he’s not the last surviving member of The Band (Garth Hudson recently turned 80), he was my last surviving deep…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 18, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Officials Investigate Threats Against Trump Grand Jurors in Georgia #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/2s4eepyu – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Alpha dog of extractivism pushes status quo
Indonesian sulfur miners carrying their 90 kilogram loads of sulfur from the floor of the volcano to crater rim, Ijen Volcano, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, February 9, 2015. Photo by…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Warman and Fournier: Divisional Court Protects Online Anonymity, Overturns Motion Court Ruling https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/05/warman-and-fournier-divisional-court.html – Garry J. Wise,…
Can We Make it Three More Years?
So Mike Roman was just indicted for his involvement in trying to overthrow the 2020 election in the US. What’s that got to do with us? He worked directly with…
21st Century Fire: “…there is no top end.”
I don’t think there is anything more terrifying than a wildfire. If Canadians are now beginning to grasp the magnitude and imminent danger of climate change, then it is this…
Our Daily Bread.
Why do we have government? When did we start praying to the government to “Give us this day, our daily bread?” Is this a democratic government? It is not God,…
Oil industry disappoints (but doesn’t surprise)
Once upon a time I toiled in the oil patch and it was good to me. I worked for Shell Canada and the royal pectin paid well, provided excellent benefits…
New Affiliate (or an old one who is rejoining us)
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted one of these notices. Please re-welcome back to blogging (and to Progressive Bloggers) David Graham and his new blog:“A View From The Back…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Margaret Walton-Roberts and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault highlight how plans to poach workers from abroad are bound to fall short of meeting our…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 17, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump’s federal election interference case #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://tinyurl.com/2jxmfmmj – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
The Blood On Trump’s Hands
Jack Smith has charged Donald Trump with crimes he’s committed throughout his life — fraud and conspiracy. But he does not hold Trump responsible for the violence behind January 6th.…
How to break housing gridlock? Democratize unrepresentative public hearings
Aerial view of an unidentified newly built housing development subdivision in 1980. Photo courtesy the Columbus Metropolitan Library/Wikimedia Commons. An earlier version of this article by researchers Alex Hemingway and…
Clearing The Air
H/t Moudakis Here in Ontario, there are two reasons our air quality is compromised: this summer’s ongoing forest fires and the stench of corruption whose source is Queen’s Park. Of…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?
Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer: 1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 2. Nobody is…
Goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement may be unreachable
The UK’s Royal Meteorological Society wrote about the deadly heatwave that affected western North America in 2021. An underlying message was to prepare for more disasters like the destruction of…
The System of Ableism Can Be Weaponized Against Anyone
Imani Barbarin is a wealth of information and so funny! If you’re new new to TikTok, and you think it’s all just dumb trends like eating Tide pods, Crutches &…
Modern Meetings.
If there were a few things we learned during the coronavirus pandemic, one of them is how to have better computer to computer meetings. I’ve watched the progress in this…
What’s next for Rachel Notley? Is there a path to the PMO for Alberta’s former NDP premier?
So what’s next for Rachel Notley? Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The buzz grows louder by the day that sooner than later Ms. Notley is going…