Fighting eviction to build class power
Photo by Peter Pelisek/Flickr The Tenant Class, a new book by author and researcher Ricardo Tranjan, is a timely and welcome intervention. As rents rise the homeless population grows. Meanwhile…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Investments
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the…
Things Will Be Different
Many people believe that the next election in the United States will be a replay of the previous two elections: the Democrats will win the popular vote, but the election…
Confronting the unmitigated disaster of climate change through system change
This article was originally published in Canadian Dimension’s now-defunct web blog on July 27, 2011. In an ongoing effort to restore our rich archive and highlight some of our favourite…
Darwin on our Capacity for Love
Linda McQuaig wrote about the Ontario Place debacle: “Ford plans to “spend $400 million building a parking garage for the convenience of well-to-do spa users, while scrimping on the most…
Doug Ford’s Summer.
This could be Ontario premier Doug Ford’s last best summer on the Muskoka Lakes of Ontario. As he speeds around the lakes on his personal water scooter, the storm clouds…
It’s too damn hot!
In the last 48 hours: Rome beat its all time temperature record by a whole two degrees Celsius. China beat its all time temperature record by almost two degrees Celsius.…
Unextractables
Most Canadian politicians are blithe to climate science. The federal government is building or assisting construction of fossil fuel pipelines worth $45 billion. In the last few days, BC Premier…
Break the Law, Get More than $11M
If you donate thousands of dollars to the Saskatchewan Party, there are rewards. A private company wanted a glass office building in Wascana Park. They’re chums with the SaskParty and…
Alberta sacrifices agriculture for oil
There is panic on the prairies. The greatest fear of farmers and ranchers alike is stalking the land—drought. Drought has always been a part of prairie life, of course, but…
Not So Different from the US
Crutches_and_Spice, an American, has some hard truths for Canadians. She responded to this comment: “23 years old and I’ve never lived through a school shooting in my country, I get…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Dessler writes about the non-linear nature of the environmental effects of carbon pollution – with the result that we’re seeing cascading effects…
Ask Me Anything about Alberta politics episode
You shared your Alberta politics questions and we answered them in our annual Ask Me Anything episode of the Daveberta Podcast. New and recent episodes of the Daveberta Podcast are…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 19, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Manitoba judge acquits 2 Indigenous men convicted of 1973 Winnipeg murder #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/54szs8zj – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
Politics: War By Other Means
Politics, it is said, is the art of war by other means. It could also be seen as a professional sports game in which the results matter – and one…
Fear and sorrow in Jenin
Israeli soldier during the July 2023 Jenin incursion. Photo by IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Wikimedia Commons. For two days beginning on July 3, Israeli helicopter gunships pulverized dozens of buildings, storefronts, and…
The Deadly Destruction of the Innocents
This is courtesy of Maarten De Cock (and G.B. Morrison). People have been lamenting the air quality in schools and knew how to prevent transmission of viruses since at least…
Cyclists Capture Toronto City Hall.
It is hard to believe that the replacement mayor of Toronto came to her first day at city hall by bicycle. You have to wonder about the voters in Toronto…