Greenwashing promotes false solutions to the climate crisis that distract from and delay concrete and credible action…
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: the next battlefield is closer than you think
It’s the next front in the war. There’s been no ceasefire reached yet. Fighting is still going on, in and around Southern Gaza. Rockets and bullets are still being fired into Northern Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah. Slowly but surely, however, Israel is winning the war. As of last week,
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: February 28, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto man charged after allegedly vandalizing buildings with antisemitic graffiti #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/5fvp4mav – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Susan Riley points out the glaring gap between the urgency of the climate crisis, and the Canadian political response which (Charlie Angus aside) ranges from mealy-mouthed corporatism to outright sabotage. And Gillian Steward calls out the UCP’s continued climate denial which is preventing
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Dying without a Last Will
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Continue readingExcited Delirium: The Creeping Conflicts of Corporate Contracts
With ArriveCan, Canadians catch wind of what’s supposed to be another scandal, but what if it’s just a repeat of a long-established trend of ripping of the public purse? The post The Creeping Conflicts of Corporate Contracts first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingA View From the Back Bench: Keeping Track
[ Continued from Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ] The one common thread of my life has been my love of trains. I was obsessed with trains, ships, and planes as a child. As a grown-up, I took photos of trains,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Transgender Ideology Destabilizes People
This is what transgender ideology looks on the inside. The vulnerable narcissism, the victim/persecution complex, and the complete inability to function in normal society. This is what happens when your beliefs cut you off from your family and friends. All you have left is your “glitter-family” whose support is conditional
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Here’s some great stuff – from the solar system to dogs, bruh!
Amazing! This is how our Solar system is.. ❤️🔥pic.twitter.com/zOXqT87Hob — The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) February 27, 2024 You’ve seen me share a few maps and videos of the Panama Canal. I love that engineering marvel. This animation shows a map and a timelapsed journey through the canal. 15 seconds worth
Continue readingAlberta Politics: UCP opposition to pharmacare deal encounters stiff headwinds from an unexpected quarter; Edmonton hospital gets put on the shelf
The United Conservative Party’s knee-jerk vow to opt out of the national pharmacare program agreed to by the Liberal and NDP caucuses in Parliament last week is encountering stiff headwinds from an unexpected point of the political compass. Calgary Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Yedlin (Photo: Calgary Chamber of Commerce).
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Pension fund investments lack transparency
Pensions are something that young people spend little time thinking about, while for seniors, it is an important subject. Individuals young and old have little knowledge of how pension funds are invested, and almost zero influence on the choices made by people who manage funds that measure in the trillions
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Definition
To be a Zionist is to believe in the right of indigenous peoples to a homeland.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Riders Shoot Foot Again
Did the SK Roughriders hire the REAL geniuses who thought the Experience Regina rebrand was smart? They had a meltdown when some meat-heads (pun intended) got upset by A&W sponsoring the team while promoting veggie burgers.The organization doesn't care about player or fan safety, covering up disease outbreaks, and playing
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Editorial cartoons
Starting as a young adult, I paid regular attention to the brilliant Len Norris and other cartoonists featured in newspapers and magazines. Ten years ago, Ian Holliday wrote an article for The Tyee that gave examples of work by BC artist Adrian Raeside. The article described the value of editorial
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andre Picard highlights the dangers of treating the return of measles (and other threats to health exacerbated by anti-science zealotry) as something to be mocked rather than taken seriously. And John Paul Tasker discusses the widespread frustration Canadians are experiencing trying to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: February 27, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: The number of inmates awaiting trial in Canada’s provincial jails has quadrupled in the last 10 years: CCLA #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/mpbv2j7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Can a temporary layoff be considered a termination of employment?
Temporary layoffs of employment may not be permitted unless there is an employment contract that specifically permits such layoffs. In most circumstances, legally permitted layoffs can only last: A. Not more than 13 weeks of layoff in any period of 20 consecutive weeks, or B. More than 13 weeks in
Continue readingThings Are Good: Floating Flowers Clean Pollution in Waterways
Industrial farming, golf courses, and some industries all contribute an incredible amount of nutrient runoff that enters our waterways. This influx of unexpected nutrients can cause algae blooms and otherwise damage the local ecosystem. To combat this damage from runoff a team from the Florida International University created a floating
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Gender Affirming Care is NOT Evidence Based
Letter to the PM and Premier Doug Ford on the danger of “gender affirming care”. Share widely.
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