How Did Democracy Come To This Sorry State?
My wife and I are members of the Boomer generation. That means our parents, their families, and their friends, their neighbours and their communities were impacted by World War II.…
Involuntary treatment is a policy fad destined to failure
Homeless man resting on a sidewalk. Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Jay Black/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons. If a person is using drugs, should the government force them to accept treatment? The recentl...
Halloween Apples!
We always used to yell "Halloween Apples" when I was trick-or-treating, I'm not sure why because if anyone ever gave us an apple we threw it out because razor blades.…
Happy Halloween! Danielle Smith offers mostly rosy ‘State of the Province’ summary, predictable complaints about Ottawa
Happy Halloween! Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave her annual tritely titled “State of the Province” speech yesterday to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, complaining about Ottawa but painting a rosy…
Is Trump intimidating the press?
Quite a list of American publications, including The New York Times, Boston Globe, Seattle Times,... The post Is Trump intimidating the press? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Ajit Niranjan reports on new data from the World Meterological Organization showing that multiple greenhouse gases are accumulating to unprecedented levels in our atmosphere…
Cashing in on Hallows Eve
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Legal News Post of the Day: October 30, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Member of Modi's inner circle behind Canadian criminal plot, official says #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/Q9qCVvbnoH - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Notes on Trump/MAGA 2024 [ThreeWayFight]
By Matthew N. Lyons In 2020 I described the US presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump as a choice not between a lesser evil and a greater evil,…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates October 29, 2024
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
My latest: ugliness and hate are having a good year
Politics is show business for ugly people. It’s an old line, one for which many claim parentage. But it’s true. And there’s been quite a bit of ugliness pinballing around…
A Good Story
In our fractured world, it is often hard to anything remotely resembling good news. However, occasionally a story comes along that reminds us that a better existence is possible. The…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada
The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001.Its legality, along with the legality of many other same-sex marriages, was affirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal on…
Last Chance, America
It's October 1932 Germany in the United States. Which path will they choose for January 1933?
Worth the read: Upside-down maps; Russian spy stories; Presidential election thoughts; and Canadian ghoulies & ghosties
Just a short post tonight, to highlight some remarkable articles published recently. First up, look at this "corrective map" of the world: It is one of the fascinating maps from…
The Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act, 2024, otherwise known as Bill 1, is a fundamentally unserious document
Now that we have before us an actual copy of the United Conservative Party’s first bill of the fall 2024 sitting of the Legislature, the new and improved Alberta Bill…
Geothermal: unlimited, affordable, on-demand renewable energy
A decade ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists published a paper "How Geothermal Energy Works." It reported that the heat within 10,000 meters of the Earth's surface offers 50,000 times…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
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Accountability requires accurate and timely disclosures of BC’s finances
Years ago, Premier W.A.C. Bennett said the NDP "couldn't run a peanut stand." The BC Auditor General's report on the province's 2023-24 financial statements may reinforce that opinion. The Auditor…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jonathan Watts reports on a new Oxfam report finding that the carbon emissions of the wealthiest few result directly in increased hunger and…