Bail Review Permissible Where Material Change
R. v. A.A.C., 2015 ONCA 483: Third, St-Cloud addresses the bail review authority under ss. 520 and 521 of the Criminal Code. With respect to those sections, St-Cloud instructs that…
2015
July 14:In this world of mass murder, of human suffering, of threats of nature….
….it’s always comforting to read section A news of the Irving press. The Rotary Ribfest was delicious, it seems. The motorcycle convention had a good time. And a Japanese bar…
Defence Contractors are like Leaking Sieves
Critics of the uber-costly F-35 usually expect to hear some variation of “no bucks, no Buck Rogers”. In other words if you want the super secret, latest and greatest, you…
Fresh Evidence on Appeal
R. v. Hartman, 2015 ONCA 498: Evidence is admissible on appeal if it is “in the interests of justice” to receive the evidence: Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46, s.…
Chicago Violence Rises With the Heat of the Summer
It looks that the U.S. is the most violent society in the western hemisphere. Why is to so? According to one estimate 12000 people are murdered every year in the…
Krugman – Europe Also Won in Yesterday’s Greek Bailout Referendum
From my years practicing insolvency law, I was left stunned at the illogic in the demands that the creditors sought to impose on Greece. The approach made no sense. They…
Why the Leaked F-35 Flight Test Results Must Worry Lockheed.
When word got out last week that Lockheed’s uber-costly F-35 Joint Strike Fighter got its tail waxed by a 30-year old F-16 in air combat flight tests, it was a…
How Europe Played Greece
How Europe Played Greece. Filed under: Greece Tagged: Austerity, debt, Eurozone Crisis, Greece
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – David Dayen explains how fiscal policy intended to ensure growth for everybody is instead sending all of its benefits to the top end…
It Sounded Like a Scene from Apocalypse Now
They came at last light as I sat in my livingroom, reading. It sounded like a helicopter assault straight out of Apocalypse Now and it went on for quite a…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, July 6, 2015
Your news links for today: Fleet of Government Aircraft Flying Secret Missions over U.S. Cities – Medium How the Founding Fathers Fought an 18th Century Version of the President’s Illegal…
Soylent is here, and its not green
Soylent Purple is purple people? They’d be purple people eaters. It’s an actual meal replacement product that you make the day before, put into your fridge, and eat as liquid…
‘Heightened scrutiny’ of Mulcair should include foreign policy
Photo by Matt Jiggins This just in: Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson’s crystal ball reveals that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s front-running status in opinion polls means he will attract…
Dingwall
This is long overdue. The media went after him because he didn’t kiss their ass. The Martin folks went after him because he had been loyal to Chretien. So they…
Why I’m sitting in for climate action
Photo by James Ennis Today I’m one of roughly 80 youth and student divestment organizers from across the country who are waking up prepared to engage in civil disobedience for…
How to use Geothermal Energy in your Home
What is Geothermal? from Austin Wendenburg on Vimeo. Geothermal energy is one of the most sustainable energy sources because it works off of heat transferring from the ground to your…
Between a sofa and a plank: the search for the bike saddle of my dreams
Aka mister goldilocks goes to the bike store. Again.
Sid Ryan Has A Plan
Given the odious, intrusive and likely unconstitutional nature of Bill C-377, the ‘private member’s’ bill covered with the indelible palm prints of Stephen Harper that forces labour unions to publicly…