Let’s Talk about DIALOG
I’d say ‘conspiracy’ but here they all are, in plain sight, plotting ways in which they can take over the world. Some days, I feel like I’m in a really…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 22, 2026
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When You Read, Do You Hear Voices?
Do you read fiction? Do you find yourself ‘hearing’ the different character voices as you read them (other than audiobooks, naturally). Do you picture the world the story is set…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 22, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 22, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter: Federal judge removes 4 plaintiff and defense attorneys over AI errors Delaying…
Prominent Conservatives go wild on social media attacking Calgary’s conservative mayor
The topic of their ire? The City of Calgary’s noise bylaw! What’s with that, anyway? Over the weekend, prominent Conservative political figures including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and federal Conservative…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- A.R. Moxon writes about the desperate need for a radical reshaping of both stories and substantive policy when even the most modest challenge…
The End of the American Empire
If you have ever offered a back-handed compliment to your children knowing that they will not catch it while the adults in the room all snort, then you understand what…
Sunday Funday: National Indigenous People’s Day; funny posts and neat posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat Trick, Animal Crackers, World Cup stories, Today’s Pride Update
National Indigenous People's Day is this Sunday! Above is Cree/European artist Rachel Drager’s logo chosen by the Fraser River Indigenous Society to represent National Indigenous Peoples Day. In celebration of…
What a Father hopes for on Fathers’ Day
Fathers are tricky businessSome of us love and revere themFeel their presence in all we are as individuals, Or find ourselves bedamned by the weaknesses we see in them that…
Random Thoughts on Freedom of Religion
I have been thinking about writing on freedom of religion for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set…
Charter Challenges Of An Anti-Transgender Law
This is part of a series on potential paths of legal challenge for anti-transgender laws in Canada: Anti-Transgender Laws Are Jim Crow LawsLegal Challenges of an Anti-Transgender LawIn the first…
Vancouver Sun Letter
In the Letters section of today’s Vancouver Sun, readers will find me disputing the notion that recent drops in overdose deaths can be attributed to the provincial government’s rejection of…
Saturday Photo: Evi in the Garden with Her ‘Escape-proof’ Harness
This is Evi in the little front garden, on the watch for interesting flying insects. You'll note she's wearing a harness and on a leash. That's because we don't want…
The Reflecting Pool as Metaphor
The whole Trump administration is summed up by what has happened with that Reflecting Pool. It is a metaphor for everything wrong with Trump. The following chain of events is…
Bold move or big mistake? Naheed Nenshi implores Ottawa to step in and force Alberta to drop surgery line-jumping scheme
Send ‘a strong signal that Canada works’ NDP Opposition leader urges PM Mark Carney in letter Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi called yesterday on Ottawa to step in and use the…
Musical interlude
CAKE - Love You Madly
What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness
I recently gave a presentation titled “What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness.” A ‘top 10’ overview of the presentation can be found here:
Wasn’t that a beautiful game? Plus Carney gets things done and Trump fumbles.
Vancouver went slightly mad today, and took the rest of the country with them. View on Threads This is the Red Sea of Canada supporters at the World Cup. Each…
Day after day
People with rust in their arteries (like me) probably remember a song that was briefly popular in 1969...
UCP plunges ahead with scheme to Americanize health care by letting patients with money jump the line for surgeries
Premier Danielle Smith’s pathetic $100 Dani Dollars gambit having flopped miserably with pretty well everyone on Wednesday, Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government plunged ahead yesterday with its previously announced scheme…