Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Employee tracking apps raise worker privacy questions Editorial: Law Society failing vulnerable refugee claimants | The Toronto Star Ontario Passes Protecting Child Performers Act | Entertainment & Media Law Signal Presiding at Same-Sex Wedding, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Emphasizes the
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Political Pandermonium #nlpoli
You can tell the election is already going on. You can tell because of what some of the political workers are doing. The Liberals are going door-to-door. They are meeting voters. They are asking for their votes. Then the campaign workers write on Twitter and Facebook.about the “glorious day” of
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Legal Aid seeks standing at penalty hearing for disgraced refugee lawyer | The Toronto Star Omar #law #legal (via @DrDawg) Omar Khadr’s odds of winning US appeal look good, legal expert says – CBC.ca Egypt’s Mubarak sentenced to 3
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As you probably know, “Fair and Balanced” is the Fox News tagline that exists to trick the more easily fooled into thinking that’s what their actual objective is. Check out today’s story from the Vancouver Observer about “@FairQuestions”, a Conservative friendly researcher who took thousands of dollars in speaking fees
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Prisoner’s window escape from Toronto courthouse was brief Canada’s first legal incubator opens at Ryerson Criminal Arrested After ‘Liking’ His Own Mugshot On Facebook – MTV Ottawa seeks emergency stay to stop Omar Khadr’s release Controversial lawyers Groia and
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Mark Saunders named Toronto’s next police chief Mike Duffy trial: Ezra Levant, former Sun News host, set to testify FBI admits it fudged forensic hair matches in nearly all criminal trials for decades Former Prosecutor Teaches You How to
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Animal activists try a new gambit to help chickens, coyotes: Walkom Kathleen Wynne still has concerns about prostitution law Why the 2015 LSUC Bencher Election Deserves Your Attention Dentons and McKenna Long agree to merge Mike Duffy expected to
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: An Alternative ABS Structure for Better Legal Business Closing arguments to be presented in Boston Marathon trial Roma refugees victims of systemic discrimination in Canada, new report finds Sexual assault allegations against former Vancouver Olympics CEO dismissed ‘Good Samaritan’
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Here are the recent legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Ghomeshi case put over to April 28 Former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney seeks $40M in damages after ouster California acts to reject lawyer’s ‘bullets to the head’ anti-gay ballot initiative Christian doctors’ group says new college policy infringes
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio agrees to sanctions for contempt of court Jewish summer camp which barred boy appears to be acting within its rights Target proposes to pay $10M to settle data breach lawsuit Judge strikes lawyer’s entire defence
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Charlie Smith’s Memo to Keith Baldrey: Democracy is Already Imperilled
Richard Hughes-Just another Political Blogger MSM legislative Global TV guy Keith Baldrey is a master on Twitter. He is not without a developed sense of distortion, as is clear in this provocative deviation from reality highlighted in Charlie Smith’s memo below. In truth, the blogosphere is multi dimensional in its coverage,
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Babysitting, a Lucrative Business Venture for 15 Year Old New Yorker
The New York Post recently published an article about Noa Mintz, a mini-mogul, who at fifteen years old is the business genius behind the agency Nannies by Noa, which caters to parents in the New York area. This seems like babysitters club 101, find a group of teens willing to babysit
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Here are the leading legal headlies from Wise Law on Twitter: Niqab controversy: Judge struck down ban without referring to charter – Politics – CBC News How the “Blurred Lines” Verdict Might Screw Up the Whole Music Industry | LA Weekly ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawyer Rocks Music Industry Again Belle de
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Vancouver mom’s outrage at airline for interfering with breastfeeding draws huge online support
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger United Airlines PR department must, or at least should be in high gear after this young mother complained in ‘Twitter’ that she was shamed by an attendant for breast feeding her baby during a flight. The story has been covered by the Vancouver Province. PHOTO: Dan
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Toronto bakeries Sweet Olenka’s and Dufflet spar over naming of small cakes Top Employment Law Developments In 2014 – What Employers Need To Know In 2015 Prelim begins for Rob Ford ‘driver’ Alexander Lisi charged with extortion in relation
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Hill media fight over harassment policy, some say it could destroy Parliamentary Press Gallery Non-Competition Provision Results In Increased Notice Period By BC Court Conrad Black permanently banned as director or officer of any Ontario public company 100 academics
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers Child abuser awarded £20,000 by Ireland court after being harassed, named and shamed on Facebook page Cocaine case raises questions about how well jurors understand their job | The Toronto Star Ontario
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Thousands of UK court cases could soon be heard via Skype Ontario’s e-cig law unconstitutional: prof Same-sex couple’s custody battle collides with ‘outdated’ Alberta law Lance Armstrong Loses $10 Million Arbitration Ruling 5 plaintiffs drop pimping accusations against Dominique
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Judge Defies Gay Marriage Law Federal court to review denied media access to Omar Khadr Alabama Judge Orders State To Ignore Federal Rulings On Same Sex Marriage Doctor-assisted death: Physicians want more palliative care as well Doctor-assisted suicide: 10
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I’ve been gone for a little while. Which is to say, after ExMass, I decided I’d do a little assperiment. But before I get to the assperiment, I want to tell you a little bit of background stuff. While I’m ramping up to that, have a listen to the best
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