Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 18, 2014: Athletes file class-action against NCAA Focus: Bankruptcy relief for assault convict rejected Twenty Oregon…
R. v. De Jaeger, 2014 NUCJ 07 is a very strong decision refusing a Crown application to exam on prior criminal offenses. In giving its reasons the court held: An…
I am glad that I am not the only one who is weary of the hypocrisy of Western nations in their reactions to the situation in Ukraine. Yesterday and today…
Politics has always been a nasty profession. But Stephen Harper has brought a new viciousness to the way it is practiced in Canada. That viciousness, Michael Harris writes, has been…
TradeCity: Toronto is a new expeirmental art game made by Golboo Amani that begins April 1st (no fooling’) and runs to the 12th. The game is set in Toronto and…
Spurred by the shale drilling rush that has progressed at breakneck speed, the railroad industry has moved fast to help drillers transport petroleum and its byproducts to consumers. Last year,…
I have a busy day ahead, so for the time being I shall offer a brief update on the fortunes of young Zach Paikin, about whom I wrote earlier. It…
And that’s the NICE stuff said about Tory. Ouch. .
CPLUG – the Collingwood Public Library Ukulele Group – has so far proven a very popular group. We started with 17 people at our first monthly meeting and more have…
Another excellent, thorough discussion from LaTrobe University’s Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) focusing this time on early intervention research. “Published on 16 Mar 2014 Dr Kristelle Hudry, Dr Giacomo…
Well he must be feeling pretty good these days. It must be his happy hour.Parliament is shutdown so he doesn't have to answer any questions about any of his many…
Only a couple of years ago, national media were writing about all the women running provincial governments across Canada. No less a pair of authorities as Jeff Simpson and Kathy…
One of the most despicable things about Stephen Harper's foul voter suppression bill, is the way it would prevent the Chief Electoral Officer from educating young Canadians about our democracy.…
Ugh. We’re so much poorer than our parents! Yes, your parents’ standard of living was better, so what are you going to do about it? When I was growing up…
Finley Peter Dunne is credited with the words above. I have a feeling this direction will be in the minds of more than a few politicos a year or so…
TweetBlasting the culture of entitlement that has engulfed the 43-year governing Progressive Conservative Party, Calgary-Varsity MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans announced today she was leaving the government caucus to sit as an…
The University of Regina Cheer Team posted a “cowboys and Indians” photo, hastily removed with the apology that they didn’t intend to disrespect anyone. Well, of course not. But as…
This article also appeared in the Huffington Post Canada. The Cloak of Invisibility is a magical artefact used to render the wearer invisible. It was the only known invisibility cloak…
The Cloak of Invisibility is a magical artefact used to render the wearer invisible. It was the only known invisibility cloak that would not fade with age and would provide…
