R. v. Kinney, 2013 YKCA 5 is a useful source for when conviction should be set aside because it was not supported by the evidence before the trial judge: [10] The approach to be taken in considering this contention was discussed by the Supreme Court in R. v.
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Tim Hudak is not always wrong.
Just because you wish someone was not there does not make him go away. It is almost as though Kathleen Wynne and her Ontario Liberals do not know what to do about Opposition Leader Tiny Tim Hudak. It is not that Timmy is an in-your-face type of guy. He is
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Arse-lighting #nlpoli
Nothing says make me leader of a party that seems to have accidentally struck a chord with voters than spreading false information and then admitting it. (Read more…)
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: June 18: Well, well, well…..
The letter below was sent to Letters to the Editor of the TandT over a week ago. But it has yet to appear. It is from doctors in Sackville experessing deep concern about the health risks of shale gas development. Professor Savoie, whose field of expertise has no connection with
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, June 18, 2013: Zimmerman jury selection enters its second week The Supreme Court rules prosecutors can use a suspect’s silence as evidence of guilt US Supreme Court ruling could lead to far fewer mandatory minimum sentences Divorced
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6154…Canada Hits The Big Time
Again. This time of course it is anti-corruption mayor Michael Applebaum of Montreal who has been charged with corruption. Beeg story. So big that Reuters is writing about it and Archie Bunker’s fave paper The New York Daily News is among the rags running with the story. They open with
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Harper’s PMO: busted
Quote: The Prime Minister’s office sent information yesterday to The Advance regarding a money-losing speech Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made in Barrie in 2007. On Monday, PMO communications officer Erica Meekes sent The Advance details of an engagement that netted Trudeau a $10,000 fee, but left Georgian College with a
Continue readingFar and Wide: PMO Hands Trudeau A Gift
Chalk me up as amongst the majority of Canadians who will yawn at the Trudeau charity “controversy”. About the only reinforcing fallout within this affair, Justin Trudeau isn’t like other MP’s, which is already well established within the Canadian psyche; as a matter of fact that is partially WHY people will
Continue readingFar and Wide: PMO Hands Trudeau A Gift
Chalk me up as amongst the majority of Canadians who will yawn at the Trudeau charity “controversy”. About the only reinforcing fallout within this affair, Justin Trudeau isn’t like other MP’s, which is already well established within the Canadian psyche; as a matter of fact that is partially WHY people actually
Continue readingFar and Wide: PMO Hands Trudeau A Gift
Chalk me up as amongst the majority of Canadians who will yawn at the Trudeau charity “controversy”. About the only reinforcing fallout within this affair, Justin Trudeau isn’t like other MP’s, which is already well established within the Canadian psyche; as a matter of fact that is partially WHY people actually pay to listen to him. Couple the “star factor” with the fact Trudeau does plenty of free charity work, I declare a manufactured outrage story that will fade into nothingness, with no impact whatsoever.
However, those over zealous PMO staffers are at it again, and in so doing have put the focus back on the “priorities” of the Harper government:
The Prime Minister’s office has sent information to The Barrie Advance regarding a money-losing speech Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made in Barrie in 2007.
On Monday, PMO communications officer Erica Meekes sent The Advance details of an engagement that netted Trudeau a $10,000 fee, but left Georgian College with a $4,118 shortfall. The information was sent via email with the caveat it be referred to as coming from a “source,” not the PMO, when used.
There seems a strange obsession with all things third party leader in the PMO and Conservative Party. Perhaps a full circle moment, as we all recall the attack ad that featured Trudeau RAISING MONEY for a good cause. What this latest attempt to manipulate the news reveals, the PMO seems to have plenty of time on its hands, pouring over Trudeau materials, rather than growing the Canadian economy and whatnot.
Interestingly, I just saw a quick morning news show segment completely mocking the PMO for their messed up priorities, part of an unfortunate pattern, that ends up saying more about the messenger than the message. The fact the event in question occurred prior to Trudeau even becoming a MP, all the more delicious in terms of triviality, pettiness and misguided focus. In other words, you’ve blown it PMO, this Trudeau “story” is now lost in the partisan nastiness realm, a guaranteed tune out with the public, with the added bad taste left on your brand.
Enjoy, I’m sure today the PMO is back to “focusing on the economy like a laser beam”, right after they pour over all their internal polls that show Trudeau is potentially poised to kick their sorry asses. The attention towards Trudeau is telling indeed….
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Nothing For Something
The Harper government has released ads touting its Canada Job Grants Program. The problem is that the program doesn’t exist. Andrew Coyne writes in the Postmedia papers: Ottawa proposes to foot only one-third of the cost of the grants; the remainder is contingent on the participation of the provinces and
Continue readingTrashy's World: So, OC Transpo…
… when did it become OK to allow Christian proselytizing on your buses? I find this offensive: And just a couple of ad slots along is yet another ad for a church in Kanata! What gives? As I recall, there was quite a to-do when (if I recall correctly) the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Big Brother and You – Lawrence Lessig on Privacy Rights.
Some relevant background given the recent publicity of how much our governments pry into our personal lives. Whatever your take on recent revelations about government spying on our phone calls and Internet activity, there’s no denying that Big Brother is bigger and less brotherly than we thought. What’s the resulting
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Resettlement Plan For Harper’s Cronies
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Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How do you deal with bad drivers?
The first thing you have to realize is that I’ve only been subject to the idiocy of my fellow car-jockeys since my arrival on Earth. (Car-jockey is the right term, isn’t it?) Anyway. Back on my home world, we über-chimps … Continue reading →
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Paper touts ‘no jail’ option in exchange for reduced Charter protection
A startling idea — especially as the Constitution expressly applies to offences — almost certainly not lawful:A discussion paper issued by the federal Department of Justice is suggesting that for certain offences, the assurance of lower penalties or no time in jail in exchange for reduced protection under the Charter
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: National inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women needed: United Church of Canada
By: United Church of Canada | Press Release TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – The United Church of Canada has added its voice to the call by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) for the Canadian government to convene as soon as possible a national inquiry into missing
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: corrupted
What part of Canada is the most corrupt? After Monday — and if you were to ask Maclean’s magazine — it would seem to be Quebec. Monday morning, Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested at his home by members of the province’s anti-corruption unit. Ironically, Applebaum was named Montreal’s interim
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Sexism Alive in Canadian Politics #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Sexism is alive and well in Canadian politics but it isn’t coming from any of the places you might expect. Donna Dasko is a co-founder and past board chair of Equal Voice, a non-partisan group dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected politics at all levels in Canada.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: James Moore and the Framing of Justin Trudeau
In the ghastly Orwellian circus that the Cons have turned our Parliament into, it was a wonderful moment.There was James Moore, filling in for Stephen Harper, doing what he has been doing since Great Ugly Leader left for Europe in a hurry.Answering every question by smearing the opposition.Read more »
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