July 17: I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Life is heck….
I’ve been all day fixing my computer. (So I got my son to fix it.) So this is a very late blog – possibly a short one. A reader wrote…
July 2013
Gay marriage approved in Great Britain
George Takei posted this photo montage in celebration.
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks out on Trayvon Martin case
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Civil rights activist Al Sharpton has announced a national movement – to protest in front of courts over…
How social media has changed the news conference
This moment of snark brought to you by the incomprable XKCD. Alltop wonders if Google+ has a role to play.
Stephen Harper makes a joke
Pierre Poilievre named Minister of State for Democratic Reform.
Dean Blundell Show Sanctioned For Advocating Violence
Ottawa, July 17, 2013 – The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today released its decision concerning a conversation broadcast on the Dean Blundell Show on CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge, Toronto).…
Hostile and adverse witnesses
Canada Evidence Act: 9. (1) A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but if the witness, in the…
Cross examination of own witness on prior statement
McInroy et al. v. The Queen, 1 S.C.R. 588: Section 9(2) is not concerned with the cross-examination of an adverse witness. That subsection confers a discretion on a trial judge…
Maybe We Need an Enemies Registry
Do you oppose/despise the Harper government enough that you would be willing to be considered an “enemy”? That would be a tough one if only Harper didn’t already consider most…
Yes It’s Hot But It Could Be Worse
The extended famile in Ontario has been keeping me up to date on the heatwave you’re enduring back east. Hot and humid, day in and day out. Makes me remember…
Leading questions during examination in chief
R. v. Muise, 2013 NSCA 81 considers leading questions during examination in chief: The law on the use of leading questions during direct examination was reviewed by Charron J. (as…
Stephen Harper makes a joke
Pierre Poilievre named Minister of State for Democratic Reform.
When a Raven Comes Calling for Medical Attention
A great video. A raven, fresh from an unfortunate encounter with a porcupine, seeks out human help to remove the embedded quills. Seeing is believing. Apparently the raven landed on…
Rail, pipeline and climate disasters are symptoms of fossil fuel addiction
Sadly, industry proponents quickly exploited the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to argue for expanding pipelines. It’s true that rail accidents can be more devastating to human life than pipeline accidents –…
6251…Cat Killing Quebec Mayor
I say this frequently. La Belle is the place where the unthinkable happens on a regular basis. For example, this weekend Stephane Gendron, the mayor of Huntington, a small town…
HuffPo: me and the NDP on Pipsqueak
Here. Are we right? Are we wrong? Too harsh? Not harsh enough? Another question: did my own party do or say anything about Pipsqueak’s promotion? I sure didn’t see anything.
Lest We Forget Department: Today’s the Anniversary of the First A-Bom Test
It wasn’t that long ago, the Cold War is over, but, boy, have things not changed all that much. J. Robert Oppenheimer reflects on the whole project. “Now I have…