Emotional Support Falcon

I once joked with a friend about getting an emotional support Falcon. It might seem a tad on the ridiculous side but what about from a legal standpoint? “Falcon Punch!” I decided to try and find out if this was possible. Since I live in Ontario, I tailored my google search to find the laws in my area. I found a website about certifying your pet as an emotional support animal (ESA)....

June 2, 2024 · 2 min

The many lawsuits against Techrights (Updated)

It seems that Techrights (and Roy Schestowitz) are facing yet another lawsuit. Roy doesn’t name names but the content that he spews seems to indicate that Matthew Garrett is involved. There are links to stuff that is clearly about him, it’s pretty obvious. Garrett likely has about three years worth of stuff to sue Roy over too, if not more. The most ludicrous were the posts from summer 2023 when Roy was saying that Matt was a drug addict....

May 28, 2024 · 2 min

Legal Jurisdiction and the Internet

One might be thinking that they are immune to the laws of another country online but that is not always the case. If you break the law in another country online, like Gary McKinnon, who hacked numerous US Government systems to look for evidence of UFO cover-ups, you might have to deal with extradition. In Gary’s case, the US attempts to get him extradited failed. Julian Assange is also dealing with a similar set of circumstances for leaking government documents....

April 25, 2024 · 2 min

Britney Lozza v. Techrights: What Roy doesn't want you to see

I don’t plan to do this every Monday, but because Roy Schestowitz is now using blurred screenshots for his readers, I had to respond. Here is the screenshot in question. What is so secret about this? Absolutely nothing. We wrote some articles about this already. Not only is this uncensored, but you’ll see this actually refutes his lies from last week. I clearly laid out the fact that Roy is in the UK while making an argument that the Tribunal has jurisdiction....

April 8, 2024 · 1 min

Techrights: Responding to the lies of Roy Schestowitz

Today Roy Schestowitz published his regular Monday morning (GMT) hit piece about me and it is nothing but bald faced lies. This is in relation to a case against Techrights, and a case against Tux Machines. He has two screenshots showing a spot in the legal forms where I was forced to use a Canadian province and postal code because Adobe Smart Forms are really bad. You can’t type in another country or use a UK Postal code....

April 1, 2024 · 2 min

SoylentNews: A Hotbed of Crime?

Whenever I post a new article on my blog, I post links on social media. Usually its Mastodon, X, BlueSky and Lemmy. It is hard to keep stuff up on Reddit so I don’t usually try because the moderators are often hostile towards blogs. I’ve recently become aware of another potential source of news, SoylentNews. I figured it could be a good place to post links to my articles. I was wrong....

March 29, 2024 · 3 min

International Women's Day #InvestInWomen

In a world facing multiple crises that are putting immense pressure on communities, achieving gender equality is more vital than ever. Ensuring women’s and girls’ rights across all aspects of life is the only way to secure prosperous and just economies, and a healthy planet for future generations. One of the key challenges in achieving gender equality by 2030 is an alarming lack of financing with a staggering USD 360 billion annual deficit in spending on gender-equality measures....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min

Does the Ministry of Labour have the final say?

Disclaimer: This is not legal advice and you should consult an employment paralegal or lawyer. This is presented as legal education only. It is your responsibility what you do with this information. Let’s say you’ve worked as an Independent Contractor. Many employers have an incentive to treat their employees as if they were not employees. They can save money on taxes, they don’t have to give you any rights and they can withhold vacations, breaks, T4s, etc....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min

The Death of FactoryDirect.ca

This is a slight deviation from our typical posts but the topic does sort of fit. I’m going to talk about Factory Direct. It started off in 1995 as an electronics retailer and evolved into a merchant of everything refurbished. It turns out that they are going out of business. Once, they were a popular place to buy products cheap that were liquidated from other stores. Now they are liquidating themselves....

February 28, 2024 · 7 min

CSIS: Anti-2SLGBTQI+ sentiment linked to Terrorism

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has linked the anti-gender and anti-2SLGBTQI+ movements to extreme violence. Since it is against the law to carry a weapon, my only recommendation is to get in shape and learn personal defense, such as martial arts. “CSIS assesses that the violent threat posed by the anti-gender movement is almost certain to continue over the coming year and that violent actors may be inspired by the University of Waterloo attack to carry out their own extreme violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community or against other targets they view as representing the gender ideology ‘agenda,’” said CSIS spokesperson Eric Balsam in an email to CBC News....

February 16, 2024 · 3 min