Toronto’s Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival wraps as Pride Month kicks off!
Happy Pride Month to all as we start off June! I am feeling even more proud than usual at the moment after having just seen a slate of decent queer…
My latest: words can kill, and do. Ask a Jew.
Words. In Washington, D.C., two Israeli embassy staff were gunned down in the street on May 21. They were assassinated as they were leaving the Capital Jewish Museum by a…
what i’m reading: two by two favourite authors: part one: roddy doyle’s the women behind the door
I took a break from reading nonfiction to read novels by two of my favourite authors: The Women Behind the Door, by Roddy Doyle, and The Fraud, by Zadie Smith.…
what i’m reading: two by two favourite authors: part one: roddy doyle’s the women behind the door
I took a break from reading nonfiction to read novels by two of my favourite authors: The Women Behind the Door, by Roddy Doyle, and The Fraud, by Zadie Smith.…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Legal News Post for the Week of June 2, 2025
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 2, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 2, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International StudentsToronto passes bylaw to…
Ontario’s costly nuclear folly
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in 2022. Photo by Robert T. Bell/Flickr. The last time the nuclear industry got its way in Ontario, the province’s erstwhile publicly-owned electric...
Life Must Be Simple For The Simple
There are times when one almost envies the simple person who can accept things at face value. For them, there is nothing to see here:Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com· 10hBASH: Is it…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- A.R. Moxon discusses our role in observing and shaping the world around us with the help of the analogy of a submarine whose…
The Independence of Parliament
The beginning of the 45th Parliament has been a showcase for the ever-declining independence of our elected representatives.
The Non-Profit Small Business Model
The non-profit small business model provides interest free start-up loans to individuals or groups who apply to start a non-profit business. The application must include a business plan with a…
The Non-Profit Small Business Model
The non-profit small business model provides interest free start-up loans to individuals or groups who apply to start a non-profit business. The application must include a business plan with a…
Weekend funny stuff — Trump Watch, The Passing Scene, Animal Crackers
Trump Watch: Trump Watch is a regular feature now, mainly to collect the funny death-wishes I see all the time, and also to highlight other funny Trump stuff - there's…
The Campaign
Our documentary is coming soon! Here.
My latest: it’s like pro wrestling but less entertaining
I’ll let you in on a little secret: they’re lot friendlier than you know. Members of Parliament, that is. Partisan differences notwithstanding, durable friendships persist behind the scenes. And evidence…
Saturday Photo: Finding Room in Paris…
Space is at a premium in the Haussmannian buildings which give the city such charm. The owners of this one got around the absence of space for an elevator by…
Saturday Photo: Finding Room in Paris…
Space is at a premium in the Haussmannian buildings which give the city such charm. The owners of this one got around the absence of space for an elevator by…
More About Diffeences
In my previous post, I discussed a few of the differences with the U.S. that make Canada the country it is. I contrasted our more welcoming natures with the increasing…
Updates of the week: Prairie wild fires; TACO Trump tariffs; Trudeau’s shoes; and Poilievre is still unpopular
Prairie wildfires update Media are doing a good job covering the wildfires now. The Weather Network piece reports on wind directions around the threatened communities. Here is another report on…