Misapprehensions of evidence
R. v. Fournel, 2014 ONCA 305: The first two grounds of appeal relate to purported misapprehensions of evidence made the trial judge. The standard for setting aside a trial judgment…
April 2014
Happy Earth Day
I truly wish there was something to celebrate. Take a look at my previous post and the commentary from the Mound of Sound that accompanies it; then watch this short…
Help stop secrecy at the TPP negotiations now.
Right now, Obama is meeting with leaders in Asia to finalize the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. read more
Edward Snowden’s every move still strikes controversy
With Edward Snowden’s major contribution to history – the leaking of the NSA documents that shed significant light on what our governments are doing – now well over and done…
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray, P.C., C.C., Q.C. 1931 – 2014
Herb Gray was smart, funny, wise, impish, a mentor and a friend. And it was a friendship that lasted over 50 years. We met over copy he had sent to…
Labour Market Data Sitting on a Shelf
The Globe and Mail reports that the results of the Workplace Survey have sat on a shelf for two years due to cuts at Statistics Canada and a lack of…
Senator Frum and Minister Poilievre Have a Strange–and Suspicious–Set of Priorities When it comes to Electoral Reform
Senator Frum seems to think that the route to higher voter participation lies not only outside the offices of Elections Canada, but primarily through the mechanism of restoring “integrity and…
My daughter is going to the North American Indigenous Games!
She’s in her last exam at Dal, right now, and doesn’t even know: we just got the letter announcing that she’d been picked for the Ontario swim team, so you…
How to ABUSE Canadian Citizenship: Blame Temporary Foreign Workers for problems of a global Capitalist Economy
How to ABUSE Canadian Citizenship: Blame Temporary Foreign Workers for problems of a global Capitalist Economy: Once again, the media uses the wrong gaze to look at a program that…
Words Fail Me Here
Unequivocally evil is the only phrase I can think of to describe this ecological and environmental outrage. Read the story and draw your own conclusions: Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback…
StopTheSecrecy
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$10,000-a-meeting later, John Tory returns to the campaign trail
Ever wonder why John didn’t quit the Rogers board while he’s campaigning to be mayor of Toronto? Me too. Raises interesting questions about conflict of interest and whatnot.
Causing a disturbance
R. v. Kukemueller, 2014 ONCA 295: The Criminal Code, s. 175(1)(a) provides that everyone commits an offence who “not being in a dwelling-house, causes a disturbance in or near a…
SFH, mid-scream – plus, This Ain’t Ford Fest on Saturday!
From left: Bjorn Von Flapjack III, Royal Niblet, Ras Winkie Smith at CUP fundraiser – at which (we’re told) $700 came from donated merch. This Saturday: come see us and…
Go, Joe, go
I don’t care if he’s orange, blue, red or green. He’s a friend and I’d vote for him if I could. If you’re in Trinity-Spadina, you should, too. .
April 22: Lots of comments…
…and I will answer them. But I’m running (behind) on a frantic schedule. I had no idea this is what retirement would be like. _____________________________________________________________I guess Ukraine is no longer…
If You Love Canada … Read This
I don’t usually use this space to promote posts at other blogs, but at iPolitics Michael Harris has an excellent column that summarizes what Harper is doing to Canada. http://www.ipolitics.ca/2014/04/20/harper-sees-role-as-protector-of-the-richest-few/…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Duncan Cameron writes that Canada needs a new political direction rather than just a new government – and offers some worthwhile suggestions…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 22, 2014, Happy Earth Day!: Cheerios maker General Mills scraps plan to bar consumers from suing…