Far and Wide: "Gambling" On Trudeau

Much of the commentary argues that Trudeau is a gamble for the Liberals, we’re “rolling the dice”, etc.  I believe that sentiment to be fair comment;  there are many unknowns, potential pitfalls, a work in progress for certain, as Liberals move forward.  That said, I believe this particular gamble is a good

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Far and Wide: "Gambling" On Trudeau

Much of the commentary argues that Trudeau is a gamble for the Liberals, we’re “rolling the dice”, etc.  I believe that sentiment to be fair comment;  there are many unknowns, potential pitfalls, a work in progress for certain, as Liberals move forward.  That said, I believe this particular gamble is a good

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Morton's Musings: Considerable deference given to Ontario Review Board decisions

Hassan (Re), 2013 ONCA 236 holds, consistent with prior case law, that considerable deference will be given to ORB decisions: [9]          We note that the specialized expertise of the ORB attracts considerable deference to their dispositions when they are reviewed for reasonableness: seeWinko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R.

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RedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3

Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will

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RedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3

Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will

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RedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 3

Religion is the origin of all social thought – philosophy, science, law, ethics, etc. Like the social thought that we now consider secular, it is also imbued with a referent principle that provides a foundational justification for its imperatives and truth claims. For religion the foundational principle is the will of God, for liberal society it is natural law, for Marxism it is human

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