Corruption, integrity, and transport are all being mentioned a lot as the Montreal municipal election winds toward its close, Nov. 3. But I’d like to hear a lot more talk…
(Attorney General) v. Rothmans Inc.,2013 ONCA 642 makes an important civil practice point – there is no cost ceiling in the Court of Appeal: We do not think it can…
This week at Wise Law Blog, we are exploring Powers of Attorney for Care, and end-of-life care decisions, generally. Join us as Simran Bakshi, Student-at-Law, considers a the questions and…
The second phase of hearings in the legal battle over the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico ended on October 17th. Following two weeks of testimony by the…
Above is the full audio recording, with contextualizing images, of Mike Duffy’s address to the Senate in which he accuses Stephen Harper of orchestrating the alleged illegal payment he received…
Ah, nostalgia! Of course, I am a primate too, so I have suffered from this particular ailment, though I am loath to admit it. I call it an ailment, because…
Just reading a news story reporting a case I argued and am overwhelmed by the errors. Not that it will make a significant difference to anyone but the story got…
Charles Darwin has long been associated with the phrase, “survival of the fittest.” For a century and a half people have used it to refer to their understanding of his…
Three-time mayor Melissa Blake on AGW: “I’m a big believer that, yes, the climate is changing. If the climate goes up by two, three, four degrees in the future, we’re…
At the end of the first full day of the political crisis inside the New Democratic Party, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador learned more about the party than anyone…
When the history of Duffygate is written, I wonder if people will say look back and say Oh! So that’s Industry Minister James Moore’s website looked so much like a…
In spite of all the tut-tutting in the press about how Harper is now directly involved in the Duffy scandal, what we’ve seen so far isn’t going to stick.Today’s story…
Linda McQuaig addresses the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees annual convention in 2008. (AUPE photo taken by Daryl Dyck.) Below: Conrad Black in the uniform of the Governor General’s Foot…
After Telus, Teck Resources Limited ranks as the largest BC company, by sales. In three years 2010 to 2012, Teck booked revenues of $31 billion, almost half from the sale…
I've been fighting bullies since I was 12-years-old, so I know them when I see them. And I also know that when you confront them and fight back they usually…
