Bill 98: Better Schools and Student Outcomes?
Bill 98 got Royal Assent a couple months ago, on June 8. At the time ETFO commented, “The level of authority that Bill 98 grants the government, with regard to…
Playing the Race Card.
You go after this subject with some trepidation. I have always been proud of our multi-racial Canada. I abhor racists and their writings. I have also been paying close attention…
Forget that stuff about decentralizing health care, AHS directed to consolidate all mental health and addictions programs in one silo
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Dan Williams has issued a directive to Alberta Health Services giving the provincial agency 90 days to consolidate all of its mental health and addiction…
Carbon-free, non-destructive energy
A pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) facility moves water into a high-level reservoir during times of low demand, and then generates electricity by releasing water during times of high demand. Most storage…
Cubieverse Game
I’ve been playing Coin Hunt World for a few years now, back when rewards in the game were Bitcoin or Ethereum. Now they’re transitioning to a gift-card reward scheme with…
Can social democracy solve poverty?
The following article is a response to “Poverty in Britain: From feudalism to neoliberal capitalism” by Henry Heller, published in Canadian Dimension on July 25, 2023. While Henry Heller’s review…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 3, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario has the worst court delays in the country. Will it get rid of civil jury duty to address the issue? #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://t.co/KaYvgUSt1v – Garry…
Indigenous resistance challenges Ontario’s ‘mining boom’
The Ring of Fire is located in northwestern Ontario. Many First Nations along the James Bay coast, pictured here, are located downstream of the development. Photo courtesy the Government of…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parent’s debt?
Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale…
Back to Basics – Again
Leece’s new and improved education system that he’s flogging all over the place is keen on “Back to Basics” rhetoric, despite it being an archaic mantra. Conservatives love that old-school…
Playing the Trump Card.
There is no doubt about it: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is making Justin Trudeau look better every day. You can take away his glasses, his starched shirts and his insipid…
It was one of those days
My keyboard driver died. Who knew such a thing could happen? So now I have an inexpensive keyboard plugged into my laptop and its working just fine. But trying to…
RCMP to stay? CPP to go? Who knows? The Dance of the Thousand Mandate Letters continues
Danielle Smith’s Dance of the Thousand Mandate Letters continues. Now you see something; now you don’t. Then again maybe you just thought you saw something, and really saw nothing at…
A Republican and a Democrat take on big tech
The headline in The New York Times “Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: When It Comes to Big Tech, Enough Is Enough” caught my eye for two reasons, both good. First,…
A world defined by impacts long called catastrophic
New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, issues a weekly newsletter for subscribers. The August 2 edition is a powerful and disturbing look at the…
A Little Note On Evidence
This is particularly for the Gender Critical types that have been appearing in the comments a fair bit lately. You all seem to be a little confused about the concept…
My latest: leave them alone
Leave the unelected ones out of it. Many of us – most of us, if you believe the statistics – have been through it. It is sad. It is painful.…
Leave the kids alone
Been through it. Everyone should leave the kids (and her) out of it. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/0zli6LxvK0 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 2, 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 2, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump Indicted Over His Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/ua9yvyss – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…