Protect Your Neurons from Nimbus!
The latest Covid variant has the same name as a big looming rain cloud. The more we let Covid spread, the more it will continue to mutate, and this one…
Protect Your Neurons from Nimbus!
The latest Covid variant has the same name as a big looming rain cloud. The more we let Covid spread, the more it will continue to mutate, and this one…
It was an awful Wednesday for Trump – the TACO slur, the Musk and Miller scandal, the Pope dis, and his tariffs are toast
hopefully we're entering the "then suddenly" phase of regime collapse— 🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 (@huwupy.kawaii.social) May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM Lots of "holy shit" moments on Wednesday: TACO…
What we really mean when we talk about solving the housing crisis
Toronto’s St. James Town, the largest high-rise community in Canada. Photo by Ashton Emanuel/Flickr. In his fourth-century memoir Saint Augustine recalls his youthful struggle to become a ...
Annals of the Law: Auditor general asks appeal court not to permit cross-examination of former AHS CEO about info she’s given his office
One doesn’t need to work very hard to read between the lines of Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie’s filing Tuesday to the Alberta Court of Appeal, which argued that the…
Wildfires across the northern Prairies tonight
It has been a terrible fire day in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with thousands of people now evacuating: Manitoba is in the worst situation. The Manitoba Fire View page is…
Still Blooming!
Another milestone to reflect on life a bit today: my 60th birthday. It sounds so old, but I biked 60k total on Monday and Tuesday (didn't have time for it…
Still Blooming!
Another milestone to reflect on life a bit today: my 60th birthday. It sounds so old, but I biked 60k total on Monday and Tuesday (didn't have time for it…
As housing crumbles…
Whatever works as long as we don’t have to spend money.
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Jon Milton et al. discuss how the first speech from the throne under Mark Carney was based on Donald Trump's wish list rather than…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates May 27, 2025
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…
Reflections On Differences
While there is much favourable talk about King Charles' Throne Speech yesterday, from my point of view the most important aspect was his emphasis on Canada as a distinct nation,…
Exeunt, Chased By a Bear: When Stage Fright Bites
Okay, strap yourself in for my harrowing tale of stage fright. Imagine, gentles, we are back in the author’s undergraduate days, and his required history… The post Exeunt, Chased By…
46th Anniversary
In two months, Carol Anne and I will celebrate our 46th anniversary. In those 46 years, we've raised three sons and lived in three provinces.As I've gotten older, I've stiffened…
46th Anniversary
In two months, Carol Anne and I will celebrate our 46th anniversary. In those 46 years, we've raised three sons and lived in three provinces.As I've gotten older, I've stiffened…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Marriage Contracts in Ontario #law #legal #separation #FamilyLaw
Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: Marriage Contracts in Ontario #law #legal #separation #FamilyLawMarriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to privately determine how issues relating to…
What The Right Does With Power
Canada dodged a bullet, as we are once again reminded by our neighbours to the south.
The King’s Speech: "Canada has what the world needs and defends the values that the world respects"
“Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the government is determined to protect.”…
The King’s reading of the Throne Speech: Sounds like the grownups are in charge again
Say what you will about the King’s reading of the Throne Speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa yesterday, his measured tones did manage to leave the impression that grownups…