Corroboration
Corroboration is rarely required under Canadian law today. However, if a witnesses is tainted some confirmatory evidence of their testimony is valuable. Today’s decision in R. v. K.M., 2012 ONCA…
2012
Vogue Wants Woman Who Look Real, not Girls
Vogue, a fashion magazine, has decided to only show women older than 16 and women who don’t appear to have an eating disorder. This may sound odd that they would…
Turning Harper’s Canada Into An Authoritarian State – ‘Practice Makes Perfect’
TORONTO — Police violated civil rights, detained people illegally, and used excessive force during the G20 summit two years ago, a new report concludes. The report by Ontario’s independent police…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Jackson raises an absolutely devastating point to refute anybody trying to use “it’s all about growth!!!” as an excuse for slashing social…
Stating The Obvious
While this report from The Office of the Independent Police Review may afford some satisfaction for confirming the obvious, the fact that there were no consequences to the police and…
Jacob Blum: Ornge insider (and Conservative insider, too)
Jacob Blum, along with his well-documented struggles with drugs and homophobia, is a Conservative, and – just a few months ago – a former Ontario PC campaign manager. He was…
Has Harper Government sold out to China?
The Harper government has agreed to an establishment of a Telecommunications Company, Huawei, in Canada. Security experts in both Canada and the US are very concerned as China is known…
May 16:Lots of ads….
Not much news.That makes it hard to talk about what’s in the Moncton Times and Transcript – because almost nothing’s in it. So today, we’ll take a quick look at…
The Politics Behind Genocide Recognition
Every year as April 24th approaches, there is a feeling of anticipation, that the once inevitable recognition will finally be acknowledged. Presidents upon Presidents and the same speech after speech.…
If We Close The Drapes And Don’t Answer The Door … Do You Think They’ll Take The Hint And Go Home?
Once again, Canadians have to tolerate AND pay for another pointless, idiotic visit by members of the British Royal family. (Sigh) Pity! You can bet that Stephen Harper will almost…
Memo to Ministers: The Issue is Unemployment Not Labour Shortages
The federal government is basing labour market policy on the belief that, as Jason Kenney pithily puts it in today’s Globe, there are “large and growing labour shortages.” Hence moves…
George W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney
Rev. Al Sharpton of MSNBC gives a good depiction of the Dubya’s endorsement.
Stephen Harper, Format Shifting From "Your Friend" Into "The Punisher"
I’ve had the thankless task lately of breaking some really bad news to my Conservative friends. Stephen Harper doesn’t love them anymore. This is something they find impossible to believe…
Exit Problems
For those who remember the post from 2009 on problems some paratroops have had exiting the aircraft, here’s one that makes the old heart stop. There is no audio so…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 16, 2012: Ontario police watchdog to release G20 summit report Travolta accuser drops suit Web-Based Dispute…
More from the overflowing “Needs An Editor” file
This could have been summarized in a tweet. Then we saw who wrote it, and understood.
I’ve quit my life and moved to Florida to work as a writer. See ya.
JetBlue employees in Florida pull 18-month-old from flight The Daily News (Kamloops) Fri May 11 2012 Page: B9 Section: News Column: Warren Kinsella Dateline: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. Source: Associated Press…
Making Music Together: Young Musicans against the Free Hike
Last night was the second concert of the Orchestre de la solidarité sociale, bringing together music students from nearly all of Montreal’s music faculties. Some of them have been on…
The Third Way
The latest Ipsos poll paints a rather dreary picture of Liberal fortunes, with what was once the natural governing party languishing more than 15 points behind both the NDP and…
The Third Way
The latest Ipsos poll paints a rather dreary picture of Liberal fortunes, with what was once the natural governing party languishing more than 15 points behind both the NDP and…