#LegalTweetoftheDay: Osgoode Hall injunction stays for now as Metrolinx says several trees are already down #law #legal #lawtwitter @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3jXnNUp – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
One of the main joys of this part of my life is helping to look after our granddaughter, who is now 18 months old and very, very bright and engaged…
Robin Sears writes that John Tory is a relic of a bygone era: Toronto’s expected-to-retire mayor is, by contemporary political standards, a relic. Mostly that’s a good thing. Promising to…
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…
Of the many manifestations of societal crisis we face in these harsh and uncertain times, the threat to public health care systems is among the most serious. The defence of…
A hydrogen filling station. Photo by Alister Thorpe/Wikimedia Commons. Ongoing events in Europe, including the war in Ukraine and natural disasters, have raised many questions about the future of energy…
Get in line folks. There is still the possibility of another election in Toronto. We might need another strong mayor. The job pays more than $200,000 a year and you…
Co-authors Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of economics at University College London, and economist Rosie Collington think democracy is endangered by the growing involvement of consultants in public policy development and implementation.
Who can forget that time in December 2008 when Conservatives in the House of Commons recoiled in horror at the thought of a Liberal-NDP coalition government surviving thanks to a…
Toying cats.
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Henry Mance talks to Mariana Mazzucato about the big con by private consultants who have been treated as a substitute for a…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Vancouver police officer guilty of assault with weapon in arrest of Black man stopped for jaywalking #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3jStTFE – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
The premiers have accepted Ottawa’s offer on health-care. They said it wasn’t enough — and it isn’t — but they took the money. Michael Harris writes: If Canada’s premiers are…
Days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Cuba sent a 30 person health brigade to assist in medical care to victims. Photo by Ismael Francisco. Cuba, a country…
Happy Valentine’s Day! (Jump here if you want to see your Valentine’s gift right away!) And while we’re on that topic, like the song says, all you need is love,…
Labourers at a garment factory in Bac Giang province, Vietnam, 2015. Photo by Nguyen Huy Kham. Contemporary imperialism can be a difficult concept to grasp. Part of this is undoubtedly…
Being on the right side of history is a popular desire these days, and many opportunities are afforded by Black History Month. It offers progressives and companies the chance to…
Has the label business been slipping lately? Has the Ford family fallen on hard times? One of the premier’s daughters had a wedding celebration last year and it is surprising…
One of the things I love about social media is that we keep finding “some guy” who knows an awful lot of great stuff. For example, here is a Balloon…
Alberta is on the cusp of a provincial election in which a United Conservative Party increasingly dominated by far-right ideologues and an ever more centrist NDP will face off to…
