Judicial notice in sentencing
R. v. Sansalone, 2013 ONCA 226 deals, albeit obliquely, with the use of judicial notice in sentencing. The Court approves of its use where a fact is “notorious”. This seems…
R. v. Sansalone, 2013 ONCA 226 deals, albeit obliquely, with the use of judicial notice in sentencing. The Court approves of its use where a fact is “notorious”. This seems…
Just spent the day at the NDP Convention in Montreal. As some may know, I’ve spent years working for the party, but for the last several months I’ve taken a…
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Winters improvs with Dean Martin
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231.jpg April 12, 2013 – Telus, one of Canada’s “Big Three” cell phone companies, is in talks to purchase Mobilicity, one of Canada’s few independent cell phone providers, in a…
If you thought America’s aggressive excesses were going to end with the departure of Bush-Cheney from the White House, think again. Chris Hedges writes of “a new wave of ‘humanitarian…
Public servants celebrating the enrolment of 5 million citizens in the Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan (1959, Archives of Ontario) Notes for talk at Public Policy Forum Dinner, April 11, 2013…
Public servants celebrating the enrolment of 5 million citizens in the Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan (1959, Archives of Ontario) Notes for talk at Public Policy Forum Dinner, April 11, 2013…
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Do cats trust him?
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