Fraud vitiating sexual consent
R. v. Hutchinson 2014 SCC 19: As we have seen, “fraud” for the purposes of consent has two elements: (1) dishonesty, which can include the non-disclosure of important facts; and…
March 2014
Attacking Democracy: Adler’s Bill C-520
Just as Bills C-23 and C-24 interact with each other in some very concerning ways, Mark Adler’s bill C-520 can be seen as part of the Harper Party’s active undermining…
Oil Putting Food on Families
Pardon the Bushism. The CPC’s spin regarding the oil crowding out grain shipments by rail must be inspired by Dubya. @saskboy @LHubich That's an odd argument. Isn't grain literally the…
Harper’s ‘Fair’ Elections Act
Has Harper gone crazy? Does he care about democracy? He seems more and more a dictator. Harper’s Conservatives even shortened debate in the House of Commons over this bill. The…
Harry Neufeld contradicts Poilievre on voter fraud
As has become clear in the last month or so, Conservative MPs are not willing to let little things like truth, evidence or personal integrity get in the way of…
Harry Neufeld contradicts Poilievre on voter fraud
As has become clear in the last month or so, Conservative MPs are not willing to let little things like truth, evidence or personal integrity get in the way of…
Harry Neufeld contradicts Poilievre on voter fraud
As has become clear in the last month or so, Conservative MPs are not willing to let little things like truth, evidence or personal integrity get in the way of…
Invisible
March is Women’s History Month (in the US) I’m posting about women who are important and/or who have inspired me. One of the insidious and vicious consequences of the Canadian…
David Christopherson Rebukes Disruptive Tory Tactics; Pierre Poilievre Reassures All
Although the Opposition had been guaranteed uninterrupted testimony from Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand on the ‘Fair’ Elections Act, they didn’t get it. David Christopherson, NDP MP from Hamilton Centre,…
New government in Kiev not exactly ‘revolutionary’: demonization of Russia
Top – Kiev government officials / Beneath – billionaire oligarchs Igor Kolomoyski and Sergey Taruta It comes as no surprise that the so-called “democratic revolution” in Ukraine basically boils down…
Climate Change: Lines Of Evidence Part 7
If you missed the previous parts, you can click here to view them: Part 7: Natural Cycles Recommend this Post
Harry Neufeld contradicts Poilievre on voter fraud
As has become clear in the last month or so, Conservative MPs are not willing to let little things like truth, evidence or personal integrity get in the way of…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 7, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 7, 2014: Sperm Donors – The “Seed” of Legal Liability Has Been Planted In Kansas Laws…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Following up on yesterday’s column, David Atkins discusses his own preference for front-end fixes to poverty and inequality: The standard way you’ll hear…
Immortality: Photos, Vivan Meir and Art
Seems to me I’ve heard about this in passing before, but today I received a link to a story about Vivan Meir, a New Yorkk nanny who took hundreds of…
What Leaders Read
Earlier this week, Angela Merkel worried that Vladimir Putin was living “in another world.” Leonoid Bershidsky writes that Putin does indeed inhabit another world — not because he’s crazy, but…
Watch the Orange Wave wave goodbye.
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has made a critical error. When she called the Quebec election, she did not realize who her enemies really are. Her separatists have not just taken…
The Con Regime and the Attempted Muzzling of Marc Mayrand
It couldn't have been a more revolting spectacle. Canada's Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand called to testify before a House of Commons committee.To talk about the foul voter suppression bill…
Robin sighting
Robins, #ldnont, Yes I’ve seen Robins — doug rogers (@dougsamu) March 7, 2014 @dougsamu Robins with tiny snowshovels and driving tiny snow plows — doug rogers (@dougsamu) March 7, 2014…