How bad is the social studies curriculum the United Conservative Party wants to start piloting? Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). We all know it’s bad. But I mean, seriously, how bad is it really? Last Friday, the expert panel asked by the province to weigh in on
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: they voted for a lie
Faked? The death toll in Gaza was repeatedly cited by Canadian Parliamentarians on Monday as they voted on an NDP resolution to “officially recognize the state of Palestine” and demand an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Over and over, MPs claimed that 32,000 Gazans have been killed by Israel
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: March 18, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Families of Montreal Airbnb fire victims still searching for justice #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2b25r7jd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: No Bosom Buddies
You might think that, if Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister, Doug Ford would be ecstatic. Martin Regg Cohn writes that such is not the case: By rights, these two right-wingers should be soul mates. Yet they are anything but. Premier Doug Ford and federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre barely know
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 18, 2024
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Continue readingExcited Delirium: Beware the Ides of Trump
The Madness of King Trump or Beware the Ides of Trump? You decided … The post Beware the Ides of Trump first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: You Can’t Care about Refugees and Not Care about Covid
Disability activist Imani Barbarin made an important connection between Covid precautions and genocide. In this Tiktok video she explains why “It’s wild that people think they can support Palestinians as they’re being disabled without disability justice”: @crutches_and_spice De@th does not follow disabled people, nondisabled people carry it with them to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 18, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 18, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Israel passes law allowing victims of terrorism to sue the Palestinian Authority for compensation Montreal musician awarded $1.5M in defamation lawsuit after judge finds he was falsely accused of sexual abuse Alberta father
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Hammer of Accountability is Coming – Tildeb from Questionable Motives
There is going to be an accountability crisis in our institutions. They have knowingly and actively participated in medical practices (Gender Affirming Care) that have little to no evidence of their efficacy and plenty of evidence of their harm. The lawsuits are just around the corner as children are still
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Some Thoughts on the NDP Leadership Race
Rachel Notley was elected as an NDP MLA in 2008. She became the leader of the NDP in 2014 and will be stepping down as leader in 2024. She led the party through three elections and served as premier from 2015 to 2019. She was a formidable leader and premier
Continue readingAlberta Politics: It turns out Danielle Smith, the smartest person in any room, solved the health care crisis in 2022! Who knew?
Danielle Smith is always the smartest person in any room she’s in, so back in August 2022 when she was running to lead the United Conservative Party, she didn’t need to hesitate even for a moment when she was asked about what to do if hospitals filled up again with
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: End of Winter, Sad Rink
Visited some young friends this week. Their Dad had made a rink in their front yard which only got a little use this winter because it wasn’t nearly as cold as it should be. And this, it appears, is the end of the rink for this year. A little ice
Continue readingScripturient: Aptos vs Calibri
Did you notice the change? Microsoft has made the typeface Aptos the new default for its Office programs, replacing the venerable Calibri after 17 years. Aptos has been rolled out to users since December, 2023, and, at least for me, finally made it to my versions of Office in February.
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Hiding in Plain Sight
Anecdotal information – what we see around us – is far, far less accurate when measuring risks than scientific studies; unfortunately, it’s far more persuasive. We need to heed the science. I don’t actually know anyone who died of lung cancer from smoking. In fact, my grandmother smoked like a
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Has America finally reached its gag limit with Trump?
I try to ignore just about everything Trump babbles. But tonight he is quoted by activist and former Labour Secretary Robert Reich in a post titled Trump is out of his mind, and desperate At a rally today outside the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, Trump warned that “if
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Nenshi goes provincial
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi has decided to follow in the political footsteps of former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein. Nenshi, like Ralph, went into his first mayoral campaign as a dark horse but wound up winning three straight terms. Now Nenshi, again like Ralph, has decided to step up to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: Global Affairs is a disgrace
Is Canada’s foreign policy dominated by Jew-hating bigots? Good question. Listen to what one of our most senior diplomats had to say: “Israelis exercise an unhealthy influence over North America. There is no other influence on government which remotely approaches the influence of the Israeli lobby. They have infiltrated government,
Continue readingIn This Corner: In search of valuable cardboard
Hockey cards are having a moment, aren’t they? Recently, an entire carton of unopened 1979-80 hockey cards, found in a Saskatoon basement (could this story be any more Canadian?) sold for $5 million. There could be 20 Wayne Gretzky rookie cards in the box, potentially worth many millions. Last week,
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