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…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cat.
KINSELLACAST Music Volume 12!
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Legal News Post of the Day: May 27, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Hudson's Bay to lay off more than 8,300 employees by June 1 #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/tySm2J3iBq - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
New Covid Strain Causing Razor Blade Throat
Several news venues have been reporting on Covid in the last few days. An ABC News headline says: "Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from…
New Covid Strain Causing Razor Blade Throat
Several news venues have been reporting on Covid in the last few days. An ABC News headline says: "Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Discrimination in the workplace #law #legal #wrongfuldismissal #termination
Ontario employers are prohibited from discrimination in the workplace against any employee.Employers may not discriminate on the basis of- Race- Religion- Citizenship- Gender- Sexual Orientation or Identification- Disability- AgeIf you…
Today’s Quotes – Carney promises "We will prevail" & King Charles is cheered "Rock on,🤴Chuck!🍻"
There were a couple of memorable quotes in today's news. The first one was in the speech that Prime Minister Carney gave in the House:Hey, I'm starting to love ChatGPT…
Bedevilled by scandal and measles, UCP tries to gin up a moral panic about racy picture books in school libraries
There’s never a bad time for a scandal-ridden right-wing government like Alberta’s United Conservative Party to try to gin up a moral panic over books with dirty pictures in school…
Naheed Nenshi, NDP leader, to get chance to win seat in Alberta Legislature on June 23
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has finally called a by-election in Edmonton Strathcona, four months after NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi was acclaimed as the Opposition party’s candidate in the riding long…
Royal visit perpetuating deference to unaccountable power
King Charles and Queen Camilla waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their coronation service. Photo courtesy HM Government/Wikimedia Commons. As Victoria Day memories fade, mon...
My latest: Jew hatred comes from the Left
Does antisemitism come from the Left or the Right? In truth, Jew-hatred is a shape-shifter. It isn’t practiced by one ideology – it’s embraced, at different moments in history, by…