How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister.So he gave…
How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister.So he gave…
How Pierre Poilievre’s Makeover Failed So Miserably
It has been more than a week since Pierre Poilievre finally realized he had to soften his image or give up any hope of ever being Prime Minister. So he…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Solutions? Bigger Anti-Smoking Warnings https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/solutions-bigger-anti-smoking-warnings.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Things Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Want People To Know
JAMES BALDWIN addresses the University Of Cambridge during his epochal debate with William F. Buckley in 1965. Oratory and content of the very highest order. To listen is to learn.…
Jens Stoltenberg’s global vision encourages conflict, militarization, and historical amnesia
Norwegian politician and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Photo courtesy NATO/Flickr. On July 10, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg published an article in Foreign Affairs titled “A Stronger NATO for…
The Charter’s not a Buffet
Trudeau spoke to parents concerned with their right to decide what their children are taught in schools. The group of Muslim parents were very worried about the “gender ideology” being…
The Wicked Witch of the West.
We’re not talking Kansas here, Toto. It’s true, blue Alberta that is today’s Land of Oz. And its yellow brick road meanders through the tar sands that can destroy our…
Mission Impossible, Conservative style: Making the B.C. port strike settlement look like a disaster for Justin Trudeau
Good morning, Mr. Poilievre, your mission, should you choose to accept it … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: Justin Trudeau/Flickr). … is to make the settlement of the Vancouver port…
Accurate methane emissions not wanted in BC
The Narwhal reported on peer-reviewed research that showed Oil and gas facilities in B.C. are producing 1.6 to 2.2 times more methane pollution than current federal estimates. But a wave…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sabina Vohra-Miller discusses the ample body of research showing how COVID-19 vaccinations produce superior health outcomes in the course of a pregnancy.…
Highlights from our 2023 Wise Law Retreat. A day of brainstorming, professional development, fine food, and fun.
– Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 13, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury decides document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2s3cf74a – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Mortem Obire
At my Mom's. Seemed like a good one to work on. pic.twitter.com/3ou46JWsZc — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 13, 2023
How the Media Works
A new study just out that followed 548 people with Long Covid in Spain and found that only 7.6% of them recovered in the two years of the study. People…
The coup that never happened
A crowd in Rostov-on-Don watching a Wagner tank with flowers sticking out of its muzzle, June 24, 2023. Photo by Fargoh/Wikimedia Commons. The most surprising thing about the mutiny by…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away? If the Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?
Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and…
Canadian Constitutional Chaos?
The United States is in constitutional chaos. In Canada, we could soon find ourselves in similar circumstances. Max Fawcett writes: It’s been clear for some time now that when faced…
Cashing in on Change in Canada.
There seem to be no barriers that money cannot erase. Yesterday, we were talking about the frustrations with change and the situation of Canadians being unable to change their constitution.…
Alberta Labour Board ruling yesterday in response to 2020 wildcat strike could cost AUPE $1.6 million
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees broke the law when some of its health care members took part in a short illegal…