So, let me see if I’ve got this straight … Trucks block the streets of Ottawa in February 2022 (Photo: Maksim Sokolov/Creative Commons). The people who vociferously supported the occupation…
“No contract! No content!” and “Here’s a pitch: Pay us, Bitch!” Thus the Hollywood members of the Writers Guild of America colourfully voice their views during their strike against the…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alex Hemingway offers a reminder of the urgent need for a wealth tax – and the opportunity to fund important social priorities…
Moms and dads both can take parental leave in the majority of countries around the world, and researchers have found in places that men take parental leave that the dads…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Before Toronto murders, serial killer Bruce McArthur was labelled ‘very low risk,’ unsealed probation documents reveal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3nQ1QII – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Donald Trump appeared on CNN last night. Frank Bruni writes that, if people are worried about Joe Biden’s mental acuity, they should consider Donald Trump’s mental health: Given all the…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo courtesy Presidencia de la República/Wikimedia Commons. Mining companies are furious about Mexico’s proposed economic reforms, which would shorten mining concessions, provide greater environmental…
This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario? Can the words of the Will be interpreted…
First, the most serious story today in Canada was the Alberta wildfires — and I’m not sure whether this newest development is stupid, or criminal, or maybe both, but tonight…
Squeezed in between the photos from the coronation this past weekend there were a couple reports in my daily newspaper on the Ottawa meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada.…
Yesterday’s United Conservative Party claim that Alberta is the beneficiary of a record-breaking drive to recruit nurses from abroad seems divorced from reality. A UCP social media ad attributing a…
Eight years after Myles Gray was beaten to death by a police gang, almost nothing has changed in the process of holding officers accountable for violent misdeeds. Those Vancouver police…
I spent the better part of yesterday morning in the waiting room at a dental surgeon’s office while my daughter got her wisdom teeth removed. They said it would take…
I admit to a nostalgic affection for the American (dubbed) edit of the original Gojira — renamed Godzilla, King of the Monsters — because it was the first film in…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Brothers sentenced to 6 years in prison for ‘anti-Arab’ attack against Mississauga father #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3HYScdJ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
I can’t imagine living in a country where this kind of Public Service Announcement is necessary. And on a slightly different note, we now know why “thoughts and prayers” aren’t…
There are 3 basic ways in which most simple Estates may be required to pay taxes. 1. If all or part of your state is being submitted to Probate, you’ll…
Building buildings takes a lot of energy and once done the built structure continues to consume energy and have a carbon footprint. Many options exist to reduce the carbon impact…
It’s nothing new. It’s not unique. And it’s not just something that happens in federal politics. Chinese mauling of our democracy, and democratic institutions, that is. What has been reported…
Squeezed in between the photos from the coronation this past weekend there were a couple reports in my daily newspaper on the Ottawa meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada.…
