Madam Justice Abella The Supreme Court upholding of legislation in the province of Quebec which does not give any person in a de-facto spousal (common-law) relationship any rights to support…
The German Federal Court of Justice recently ruled that the Internet is an essential part of daily life. This decision, and similar ones in France and other countries, show a…
For those who didn’t see Kathleen Wynne’s speech to Liberal delegates yesterday morning, you should definitely give it a watch. It will go down as one of the best speeches…
Dateline Mali. If you want to know how screwed up the civil war in Mali truly is look no further than the cast of characters. Everything began falling apart when…
Apparently the Harper government has posted billboards in Hungary aimed at Roma (Gypsy) would be asylum-seekers that some Hindus have denounced as inappropriate and blatantly racist. “Hindu statesman Rajan Zed,…
China in Tuktoyaktuk? That’s right. China has eyes on Arctic resources, including ours. You didn’t hear much Chinese spoken on the Mackenzie River until the summer of 1999. But then…
The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has overturned Justice Hackland’s ruling in Magder v. Ford. For a summary of the case see Slaw. Magder v. Ford,…
I am something of a “prepper” but so are most of my neighbours. Our provincial and local governments encourage us to be that way but not for the reasons you…
CBSSPORTS.COM/SUPERBOWLCBS is promoting this heavily on live braodcasts and specifically mention Canadian viewers who want to see both the game and great commercials. The problem with watching the Superbowl on…
Ontario’s Liberals have a new leader. They cannot call her “Premier Dad.” But, even though she can leave the epithet behind, she will not have an easy time. As Thomas…
So says Joyce Murray, prospective federal Liberal leader, on the issue of Liberal-Green electoral co-operation and its viability. Now, forgive me because I run by logic, but if you haven’t…
One would like to hope. WFDS
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I’m not sure but I think there was a time when a news account of a car bomb in some market square killing 25 innocent people would have been quite…
She is the new leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario and the new preem of the most important province in Canada and one of the most important states in…
Albert Hirschman died in December of last year at the grand old age of 97. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but I was an avid reader of…
To celebrate, let’s play his famous requiem: And then go check out The Amadeus Net, a novel in which I posit that: the big guy never died he toys with…
The Liberals are lucky. They have a leadership candidate that could actually help them and the country. No, it’s not Trudeau and it’s not Hall-Findlay or Garneau. It’s Joyce Murray…
A dreadful murder where the suspect was on bail has, once again, led to media outrage. Calls to restrict or even prohibit bail have been made. Even the Justice of…
