Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Holograph Wills in Ontario #law #legal #EstatePlanning
For an Ontario Will to be valid, it must be signed by the testator and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries under the Will.A Holograph Will is…
Today’s News: Just some updates on the Sask wildfires and on the ICE protests, plus saying goodbye to Brian Wilson
First, yes I feel this way too: View on Threads Just when my frenzied mind feels that it’s about to explode from the barrage of dystopian news, some well-balanced optimist…
The ‘elbows up’ campaign for a Canada the left does not want
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo courtesy Liberal Party of Canada/Facebook. Trump imposed tariffs, insulted us and threatened us. Unsurprisingly everyone wrapped themselves in the Canadian flag...
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Anne Appelbaum discusses how the rise of authoritarian politics making elections around the world into existential crises - though it's worth highlighting the role…
Legal News Post of the Day: June 11, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Competition Bureau sues food delivery company DoorDash, alleging misleading price promotions #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/10lM8zK5a9 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wise...
Performative, But Not Necessarily Valueless, Politics
While it has limited value and smacks of political theatre, it is, as they say, a good start. Canada, alongside four other countries, is formally sanctioning two Israeli ministers for…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Separation Agreements in Ontario #law #legal #separation #FamilyLaw
A family law Separation Agreement is a binding legal agreement signed by both spouses to document the resolution of all or some of the legal issues arising from their separation.…
In Defence Of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre is exactly the leader the Conservative Party of Canada needs today.
A documentary about the truth
What began as an investigation into antisemitism and bias led us to something much bigger: A coordinated, well-funded global effort to distort the truth about Gaza, demonize Israel, and push…
Newsom’s speech: "The rule of law is giving way to the rule of Don"
California governor Gavin Newsom gave a powerful speech to California tonight, and to the nation: Wow! "You are the antidote to fear. What Donald Trump wants is your fealty, your…
94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse
There’s no way to suggest a 94.5-per-cent strike vote by nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers doesn’t represent a pretty solid negotiating mandate for their union. Alberta Teachers Association President Jason Schilling…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Braced cat.
Reviewing the noshes at the Laurier Club summer thingy
It's garden party season in Ottawa. And while there's usually no garden, there are usually nibbles. As there was on Monday as Liberal Party donors gathered at the Canadian War…
Reviewing the noshes at the Laurier Club summer thingy
It's garden party season in Ottawa. And while there's usually no garden, there are usually nibbles. As there was on Monday as Liberal Party donors gathered at the Canadian War…
My latest: stop that policy thief!
“Pierre Poilievre, call 911. A banker has broken into your place, and is stealing all of your ideas.” It’s a bit of an exaggeration to make a point, of course…
Legal News Post of the Day: June 10, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge calls woman a 'danger,' sends her to prison after faking pregnancies, defrauding Ontario doulas #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/3pUE5CVfA8 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Lurie discusses how Donald Trump is making flagrant corruption and theft legal for himself and his cronies, while inventing specious excuses to…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace #law #legal #wrongfuldismissal #termination
Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee's disability up to the point of undue hardship.An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer…
Carney is moving fast and fixing things
The motto of Facebook used to be "move fast and break things". But really, folks -- that sounds cute but it doesn't actually work out very well, as XKCD says…