A new trade deal with Trump is a waste of time
The letter reads like it was dictated by a drunk at the end of the bar who won’t leave when it’s closing time. Donald Trump’s letter to Mark Carney, that…
Saturday Photo: Another Heartbeat in the House
Evlampia Siberian Glory joined our household Saturday July 5. A sweet, three month old Siberian kitten who supposed to be hypoallergenic. So far so good.
Saturday Photo: Another Heartbeat in the House
Evlampia Siberian Glory joined our household Saturday July 5. A sweet, three month old Siberian kitten who supposed to be hypoallergenic. So far so good.
Saturday Funnies: More Elbows up, lots of funny stuff, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers. And an earworm…
I know I usually do a funny post for Sunday, but this week I think we need it earlier! So, here we go: The latest in Elbows Up! Elbows Up...—…
What is BRICS and where is it going?
World leaders attend the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7, 2025. Photo courtesy the Government of India/Wikimedia Commons. From July 6 to 7, BRICS—a bloc of…
Musical interlude
Tori Amos - Lovesong (Aching Heart Mix)
Dear Canada
Donald writes a letter
The heat beneath our feet
After writing about geothermal energy, I made a remark on Facebook regarding a Western Canadian company having to go to Bavaria to launch its first commercial clean energy project. I…
USA Concentration Camps
One commenter noted that Homan isn’t human. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/us-man-denied-entry-1.7583146 The media is going to feature a non-ending supply of stories about people who voted for the Leopards Eating Faces GOP, only…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- George Monbiot discusses how fascist concepts of "joking" are used to normalize the dehumanization of the targets of a regime's abuses. And Greg Sargent…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 11, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Canadian travel to the U.S. plummets by 22%— but Americans are staying home, too with US cross border travel down 10'% CBC News #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/JkNa0kN9wb…
Legal News Post of the Day: July 11, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Canadian travel to the U.S. plummets by 22%— but Americans are staying home, too with US cross border travel down 10'% CBC News #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/JkNa0kN9wb…
Eating on the Hill: Ending the session with lunch at the Parliamentary Restaurant
I do miss the old Parliamentary Restaurant on the top floor of Centre Block. It was such an elegant space steeped in history. And the highlight as a staffer was…
Eating on the Hill: Ending the session with lunch at the Parliamentary Restaurant
I do miss the old Parliamentary Restaurant on the top floor of Centre Block. It was such an elegant space steeped in history. And the highlight as a staffer was…
Another Home Run
If you remember Brian Mulroney, you'll get this. Another home run for Theo Moudakis.Recommend this Post
The Disappearing Semicolon; Has English Education Failed Us?
The media, both legacy and online, continue to herald the death of the semicolon. Perhaps this is meant merely as a distraction from the events unfolding in world politics, particularly…
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 12, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 12, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Seven Years of Wise Law Blog https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/04/seven-years-of-wise-law-blog.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 12, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 12, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Seven Years of Wise Law Blog https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/04/seven-years-of-wise-law-blog.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Just when we thought we were out, he pulls us back in
I'm sick and tired of talking about tariffs. Aren't you? But here we go again - just when we started to think there might be some kind of progress toward…