Morty, Morty, Calling James Morton. Come In, James.
James, I need your thoughts. You’re a law professor and you also practice criminal law. Close enough. So let’s say you’re hired by a guy to be his lawyer and…
2013
Royal Ottawa — prosecutions fly below the radar
The Ministry of Labour inspectors have significant powers when it comes to enforcing the Occupational Health and Safety Act. What’s difficult to discern is where the dividing line is between…
Merchandising Rob Ford
Apparently there’s a lot of neat, Rob Ford merchandise on the market. Here are a few items up for grabs. Shot Glass – Must Have i-Pad cover Bumper Sticker
That Tears It Then – The Little Countries Storm Out En Masse
They’re fed up with us and it’s hard to blame them. “They” are the nations of the world (minus North America, Europe and Australia). Look at it this way. We’re…
Wright, Duffy Accused of Fraud, Bribery. Perrin Fingered. The Net is Cast, Let’s See Who Else Gets Caught In It.
There it is, the cat is now squarely among the pigeons. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, is being investigated for bribery, fraud and breach of…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Your news links for today: Harper government’s extensive spying on anti-oilsands groups revealed in FOIs (Vancouver Observer) Leaked TPP Text Confirms Countries Had Plenty to Hide (Michael Geist) The Trans-Pacific…
Mulcair way off base on Quebec separatism
Thomas Mulcair is playing a dangerous game trying to win over separatist voters in Quebec. He’s also putting in question his ability to be a federal leader. Mulcair is defying…
The Guardian’s Rob Ford Highlight Reel
This is NSFW. Cherished moments in the public life of Mayor Ford. In case you missed it last night, Rob Ford occupied the opening ten minutes of The Daily Show.
A brush with disaster
Every time Trooper Jinglo thought about the Death Star, and how he was supposed to be on duty that day, he just needed to cuddle with his dog, Mr. Snuggums.…
The Premier of a province pocket-dialled me this morning
It was pretty funny, actually. I won’t say who they were, but we had a nice chat. In other (unrelated) news, I actually turned down an interview with the BBC…
Sun News cancels Rob Ford and Doug Ford program after one broadcast
That did not last long. “The Globe and Mail is reporting that Ford Nation was a huge ratings success, pulling in about 155,000 viewers—that counts as a success for Sun…
Day 34: still a free man!
Censorship expert Mark Bourrie made a criminal libel complaint against me more than a month ago – but, oddly, I have yet to receive a visit or even a phone…
Rob Ford, Civic Commando?
The Rob Ford mayoralty situation in Toronto is just like trying to get rid of a Condo Commando. These are tenacious troublemakers for condominium boards. They are the bane of…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, November 20, 2013: Lance Armstrong Litigation Industry Stays in Gear Toronto council within its rights to curb…
Sun “News” Cancels “Ford Nation”
Despite getting more viewers than any other show on Fox News North, Sun News announced that it has cut Ford Nation after one episode. They explain that the show cost…
Dunderdale’s Bill 29 “a dramatic step backwards” for transparency in NL #nlpoli
On Monday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale blew off any questions in the House of Assembly about Bill 29 with the comment that the centre for Law and Democracy said the province…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Den Tandt and Jonathan Kay both point out the willingness of conservative (and Conservative) supporters to brush off the obvious misdeeds of…
It’s Hard To Miss The Pattern
Lawrence Martin writes that the Harper government can’t account for $3.1 billion and no one appears to be too upset about it: The money was initially targeted for public security…