Factual concerns to be raised with parties to lawsuit
Williston v. Hamilton (Police Service), 2013 ONCA 296 provides: The appellant submits that the trial judge erred in ruling that s. 258.6 did not apply because the respondents were not…
May 2013
And you want to be my latex salesman? #nlpoli
Last week SRBP noted that the provincial cabinet seems to be having some difficulty getting legislation into the House for debate. Normally, we’d see upwards of 30 bills handled in…
Cleveland: the greatest interview in the history of live television
Charles Ramsay is more than my new hero; he is a total rock star. Some of the lines he has contributed to history are below. Added bonus: the scary-looking skinhead…
Chicago Wants to be a World Class Bicycle City
Chicago politicians understand that people in their city commute sustainably via bicycles and that this is a great component to their transit planning. What’s more is that by building proper…
Reasons need not be elaborate in a brief trial
R. v. P.S. 2013 ONCA 297 is a useful source for the proposition that, in brief trials, a trial judge’s reasons need not be elaborate to be sufficient: Second, the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading… – Joseph Stiglitz discusses the abuse of intellectual property law to turn publicly-funded research into privately-held profit centres (no matter how many people…
Charles Ramsey’s Analysis of What’s Wrong with America
Far too much stuff this morning–a day when there are huge stories on the international scene–about the bizarre escape of three young women after, it would seem, about 10 years…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 7, 2013: Psychiatry’s New DSM Guide Falls Short, Experts Say Corporations Find a Friend in the…
Ground Control to Major Tom #nlpoli
New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael asked natural resources minister Tom Marshall in the House of Assembly on Monday about Husky’s plans for natural gas development offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.…
OHA snippy about lack of health care planning
Last week’s provincial budget was accompanied by an uncharacteristic snippy release from the Ontario Hospital Association expressing disappointment. While OHA CEO Pat Campbell says there are a few positive initiatives…
Liberals: Cash, Polls, Attacks
A bit of a grab bag post on all things Liberal. With the usual "moment in time" caveat understood, these are still encouraging times for the Liberals. The polling shows…
Liberals: Cash, Polls, Attacks
A bit of a grab bag post on all things Liberal. With the usual “moment in time” caveat understood, these are still encouraging times for the Liberals. The polling shows…
Liberals: Cash, Polls, Attacks
A bit of a grab bag post on all things Liberal. With the usual "moment in time" caveat understood, these are still encouraging times for the Liberals. The polling shows…
Liberals: Cash, Polls, Attacks
A bit of a grab bag post on all things Liberal. With the usual “moment in time” caveat understood, these are still encouraging times for the Liberals. The polling shows…
Magical apparatus malfunctions
Alltop’s humor collection never stinks.
Canadian Class Warfare
Linda McQuaig writes that, until the temporary foreign workers program blew up in its face, the Harper government was able to keep one of its key initiatives — class warfare…
Deconstructing Our Dinner: What’s Wrong With Our Food System
For today’s TED Talk Tuesday, a home-schooled 11 year old deconstructs what’s wrong with our current food system:
Not the arse-end of the world … #nlpoli
Check out the 2012 Hydro-Quebec annual report and you will find a lovely chart showing trends in energy prices in northeastern North America. “After reaching a historic peak in 2008,…
Is Stephen Harper Going Over the Deep End?
OMG. I don't know whether to celebrate or send out an Amber Ape Alert eh? But it appears as if Stephen Harper is missing in action.He hasn't showed his face…