Mixed Complaints.
This is something I complained about a year ago. These people who think they are doing something good by saying they are protecting Lake Simcoe and they want to stop…
Grande Cache and UCP coal extraction policy is going to cause more problems than it will solve
Over the next few decades, as we push towards decarbonizing everything, every new project is going to be asked one question: can this good or service that you are offering…
Biden, Trump and the authoritarian urge
Recent polls show that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are tied in this very early stage of the 2024 presidential race. Each has just over 40 percent support of registered…
New one. Analyze away.
New one. Around Brighton. That's the mood. pic.twitter.com/50Gr3wY8jp — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 5, 2023
re-setting expectations: let’s all stop apologizing for not being instantly available all the time
Long ago, when emailing first became widely used, I had several long-distance friendships that were conducted entirely by email. I noticed that almost every email began the same way: “Sorry…
Saturday Photo: Not Mr. McGregor’s Garden…
The rabbits at the Technoparc don’t seem very concerned about the humans walking around. This one just stayed there for quite a while, looking at us while we looked at…
The Sickness Unto Death
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any…
Cleaning Air
When the air quality was particularly bad from the smoke from so many fires, my son decided it would be a great time to fry up some burgers on the…
No Rest for the Wicked.
It hardly seems like Ontario premier Doug Ford’s summer is going as planned. The conservative populist is neither conserving much of what he rules over nor has he improved his…
Once more unto the breach, public sector lab workers save medical test system from collapse in Calgary after privatization fiasco
With its latest medical lab privatization scheme in a shambles, Premier Danielle Smith’s market-fundamentalist government has turned to the public sector in a desperate bid to keep the system from…
Kevin’s crow
My brother Kevin is the most amazing artist of all. He just sent this for my birthday. pic.twitter.com/LncHGtCmuT — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 5, 2023
Eating up the Hill: The very Canadian catch of the day
I don’t find myself in the Parliamentary Dining Room very often — I’m more of a cafeteria guy — but back in May the boss and I were entertaining a…
Happy Civic Holiday Weekend!
Just a quick reminder that our office will be closed on Monday, August 7th for the Civic holiday. Take this time to relax and recharge, have a happy and relaxing…
Wise Law Roundtable: The Group of 700: “Fake” College Admission Letters, Deportation Orders and Judicial Stays
This edition of Wise Law’s Roundtable features contributions from Wise Law associate lawyer, Somya Grover, and students-at-law, Vaibhav Wali and Satyma Mongia. Vaibhav Wali: Welcome to this edition of Wise…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 4, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump pleads not guilty on latest charges, steps from scene of Capitol Hill riots #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsVAN https://tinyurl.com/256psns6 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
On The Fetishization of Fertility
From the comments in an earlier post: Honestly, how does a child who has never experienced orgasm give informed consent to the risk of never having one, let alone the…
Violence surrounds Canadian mining projects in Ecuador
Demonstration against Decree 754 in Sigchos, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. Photo courtesy the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Two Canadian mining companies are drawing the ire of activists and Indigenous…
What Else Can You Do?
Because of the absurdity of the world today, sometimes all one can do is go along for the ride but season it with some sarcasm, some satire, some absurdity. Here…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Will Microsoft’s Surface be the Tablet for Lawyers? https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-microsofts-surface-tablet-shames-pc.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…