Saturday Photo: Flowers on the Bridge over the Eure at Chartres
The pacquettes were in bloom when we were in France a couple of weeks ago, even on the bridges. This one is in the lower town in Chartres. where the…
Saturday Photo: Flowers on the Bridge over the Eure at Chartres
The pacquettes were in bloom when we were in France a couple of weeks ago, even on the bridges. This one is in the lower town in Chartres. where the…
Today’s tonic: “Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them”…
Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them" by Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future…
Today’s tonic: “Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them”…
Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them" by Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future…
Today’s News: My response to the Carney push-backs (Plus, Sunshiny’s excellent Mandate Letter tweet thread)
So the usual suspects are whining about PM Mark Carney tonight -- there seem to be three "push-backs" underway. The first pushback is about Carney's mandate letter. If you haven't…
Musical interlude
Lastlings - Holding Me Like Water (Juno Mamba Remix)
Little Woody, SK
Found my Great Grandpa in the Morning Leader from Regina in November 1923, for a farmland purchase that was $19,500. On the same page is a mention of Little Woody,…
Legal News Post of the Day: May 23, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Judge Finds Trump Administration Violated Court Order With Deportation Flight to South Sudan #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/22bP2rO0PA - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Andy Craig writes that the Trump regime and its enabers have shattered the U.S.' past constitutional order. Jill Lawrence discusses the denihilism behind the…
Politicizing Tragedy
I have observed over the years that whenever there is something like a school shooting in the U.S., there are two reactions. The progressive side calls for gun reform; the…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 27, 2008
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 27, 2008 via Wise Law Blog: A Tale of Three Judges: The Need for Family Law Reform in Ontario https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2008/05/tale-of-three-judges-need-for-family.html - Garry J.…
Con media grasping at straws to claim Liberal bias in news coverage
Winnipeg Free Press headquarters at 1355 Mountain Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fresh off what must have been a crushing election loss by their favoured Conservatives, right-wing media are getti...
Harvard, keep your Elbows Up!
So the Trump administration is trying to wreak its vengence on Harvard for lèse-majesté -- they wouldn't knuckle under to the Orange King and his MAGA knuckle-draggers. Searching for excuses…
Sure sounds like Alberta separatists want to have their cake and eat it too
Do you get the feeling that Alberta separatists want to have their cake and eat it too? Last weekend, a social media post from the so-called Alberta Prosperity Project offered…
Antiques
Heads to give a shake. #ldnont #cityCouncil
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Edward Zitron writes about the idiotic results of purging all considerations from business decision-making other than goosing short-term share prices. And EuropeanPowell examines…
More Nonsensical Canada-Ireland Comparisons
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre recently circulated a post on several social media platforms claiming that Canada’s manufacturing industry has atrophied under excessive regulation and high energy prices to an extent…
MAGA and the pope
Pope Leo XIV Inauguration Mass In St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Photo courtesy the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales/Flickr. Habemus papam—we have a new Pope, and...
Bond Markets Collapsing – This Is Giant
Bond markets are collapsing.This is giant. Financial collapse approaches again. To the skeptical I say, remember, I was one of the five people in the world on record as having…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Public Policy and Your Last Will #law #legal #EstatePlanning
A last will cannot have provisions that run contrary to public policy.For instance, a will cannot discriminate against a family member because of their…Religionmarital status, orsexual orientationIt cannot encourage people…