140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 5, 2013: Credit card class actions against banks put constitutional issue before Supreme Court of Canada…
June 2013
Rumpole and the Big Smoke #nlpoli
Here’s the official summary of a judge’s decision in a recent arson case: Accused was charged with arson. The Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the fire…
Reasonable inferences are not necessarily likely or probable inferences
R. v. Dwyer, 2013 ONCA 368 holds: Reasonable inferences are not necessarily likely or probable inferences. The inference that is most favourable to the Crown must be drawn at the…
"You know those Conservatives burnt a few bridges"
Overhead at the drug store: "You know those Conservatives burnt a few bridges. I think the Liberals are back in next time." "Well I didn't want to hear it but…
It’s All About Money
The standard narrative on Nigel Wright seems to be that he is a straight arrow who took one for the boss. But Linda McQuaig suggests that narrative is what the…
Google Promotes Involvement in Coal Industry Campaign to Block EPA Mercury Emission Regulations
Google, the search giant with the famous motto: “Don’t be evil,” is boasting about its involvement in a 2012 coal industry lobbying effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
The Rob Ford crack video isn’t “gone”!
…here’s a video about Rob Ford – and, er, crack cocaine – right here! We’re living in a “world-class city,” but lately it seems kind of icky Some days it’s…
In your FACE, Proust!
Though I’m not sure the cartoon below has the elegance of the madeleine episode from The Remembrance of Lost Time (the first volume of which I’ve actually read), this cartoon…
End Point
If we pass the point of no return, we will have runaway global warming and the end point is human extinction. I don’t think people quite get that yet. I…
Keystone XL: Nightmare In The Making
* Think it can’t happen? Remember Mayflower Arkansas, where residents of a residential suburb woke up to a sea of dirty oil around their homes. More links: Alberta Oil Spill:…
Fluidity #nlpoli
As a rule, cabinet ministers should be able to tell you exactly what government policy is on any given subject. They all sit at the same table and they each…
Quebec 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. The province of Québec held its first general election as a part of the…
Three Solutions to Mark Canadian Environment Week
In honour of Canadian Environment Week — currently underway amidst accelerating tar sands development, hot on the heels of withdrawals from the Kyoto Protocol and the UN Convention to Combat…
The Day Tom Mulcair Exposed Harper’s Inner Beast
There couldn't have been a greater contrast between the two political leaders. There couldn't have been a clearer sign that the Con regime is rotting, like a fish, from the…
Great Public Transit Makes for a Great City
What makes a city great? Among other things, great cities are tolerant communities that welcome and celebrate ethnic diversity. They support and foster local arts, have access to venture capital…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Outgoing cats.
DERP. Derp. derp
While I’m the first to acknowledge that right-winger Erick Erickson is off his rocker in the most biblical sense of the term, this proliferation of the words ‘derp’ and ‘derpy’…
IOCC cuts staff #nlpoli
The Iron Ore Company of Canada has made cuts to its offices in St.John’s, Montreal, Labrador City and Sept Iles, according to the weekly newspaper Le Nord-Cotier. The company would…