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…
“There will be blood. Here.”
“…for those of us who are in the business of predicting the future, it feels like blood will be spilled — and not in Gaza City or an Israeli kibbutz,…
Pipeline myths
Some Albertans are unhappy that their guys lost the federal election, so they’re doing a... The post Pipeline myths first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Boy oh boys, what has happened to boys?
Being a teenage boy used to be so easy. Get a haircut when needed (basically when your dad told you to get a haircut), wear the same ratty old clothes…
US Corrupt Much?
Yale profs are leaving for Canada, and probably elsewhere too. They see the writing on the wall, the US is in a steep decline this decade, and we don’t yet…
Legal News Post of the Day: May 21, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario regulator charges GTA developer in connection with illegal sale of 453 homes #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/JrRmxyqvyz - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Mike Palecek discusses how the Trump regime's tariff chaos isn't aimed merely at conducting trade wars against other countries, but also serves to destabilize…
The devils advocate
#ldnont #homeless #supportiveHousing As long as they have no bad habits
It’s a dangerous world
Be careful, you might step out your front door and be run over #bikeLanes #notOnMyStreet #ldnont
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada #law #legal #separation #FamilyLaw
The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001.Its legality, along with the legality of many other same-sex marriages, was affirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal on…
The Progressive Pope Fallacy
The Catholic Church’s selection of an American not shy to criticise the US administration as their new Pope does not suddenly make the world’s largest tax-exempt corporation a bastion of…
Canada needs to tell Alberta we love her….
Here's a snap I took on the Icefields Parkway, during one of our many great vacations in Alberta:We loved those vacations, and we love Alberta.I know that Wexit, AKA Alberta…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Poised cat.
The Honeymooners: The Imaginary Greatness That MAGA Wants to Return To
Ever see The Honeymooners? Unless you’re at least as old as I am, it’s unlikely you ever saw the TV show when it was first broadcast in the mid-50s. It…
Saturday Photo: Le Jardin des plantes etc.
We were in Paris for nearly two weeks. Lovely weather for the most part and many enjoyable experiences. Glad to visit le Jardin des plantes again, which was the reason…
Saturday Photo: Le Jardin des plantes etc.
We were in Paris for nearly two weeks. Lovely weather for the most part and many enjoyable experiences. Glad to visit le Jardin des plantes again, which was the reason…
Guest Post: The zombie Grassy Mountain coal mining proposal never dies because in Alberta the minimum is good enough
Last Thursday, the Alberta Energy Regulator approved a controversial coal exploration project in the environmentally sensitive and beautiful Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The open-pit mining proposal by Australian-owned…
Connectivism and Artificial Intelligence in Education
Edited transcript of recording by Google Audio Recorder. Slides and audio available here. There will be audio and video of the presentation available for you later. Oh, this is the…