Citizen Four An Oscar Winner
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2015
Will Maroc and Wallener Find Common Hi Tech Ground In Cowichan?
Don Maroc by Don Maroc Damir Wallener is a charming guy, he’s hip to high-tech, understands high-risk financing, and is currently busy pushing Silicon Valley type development for the Cowichan…
Paralegals not entitled to represent young people under Youth Criminal Justice Act
R. v. K.P.D., 2015 ONCJ 88: By-law 4 enacted by the Law Society provides for classes of licences, and delineates the scope of activities authorized under each class of licence,…
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Gareth Emery – Exposure
Parsing Bill C-51— the academics’ letter
The first criticism of Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act 2015, is the fact it is entirely unnecessary. Our criminal law is already capable of dealing with terrorist activities. More to…
Ableism, Community Living and the Myth of Independence
Recently, I’ve seen a trend that worries me. Social media disability support groups are commonly hosting conversation in which independence is trumpeted as an aspiration and fundamental element of human…
Collingwood council’s committee system is broken
Last term, council approved a recommendation from the CAO to dump its traditional structure of council and public committees, to an internal system of standing committees filled only with politicians.…
The tail wags the dog again
In January, the CAO coupled a ‘sky-is-falling’ presentation about the town’s debt with a proposed 5.11 percent tax increase. * Councillor Kevin Lloyd made a motion to have staff bring…
More than 100 Legal Experts Urge Parliament to Amend or Kill Anti-Terrorism Bill C-51
Legal experts from across Canada are urging all parliamentarians to “ensure that C-51 not be enacted in anything resembling its present form.” They argue, in an open letter published on…
Spock your money
Adieu to the great Leonard Nimoy. Honoured so many Canadians thought we looked alike & would "Spock" their $5 bills: pic.twitter.com/hpTZmKmL9L — Wilfrid Laurier (@PMLaurier) February 27, 2015 Filed under:…
Americans See Combating Climate Change a Moral Obligation. Speaking of Morality, Where’s Steve Harper?
Some are calling it the “Francis effect” after the forceful statements the Pope has made about the need to address climate change. A significant majority of Americans say combating climate…
More than 100 Legal Experts Urge Parliament to Amend or Kill Anti-Terrorism Bill C-51
Legal experts from across Canada are urging all parliamentarians to “ensure that C-51 not be enacted in anything resembling its present form.” They argue, in an open letter published on…
Feb.27: The Moncton Twit and Tinsel
There really is little to talk about in today’s paper. The big story is that students have missed 8 to 13 days of schools this year – and the teachers’…
Another Dubious Record
We’re about to hit the 30-year milestone. That’s 30 years of consistent, above-average temperatures. February will mark 360 consecutive months of above average temps. That’s even getting close to half…
Asia’s Dreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts. The first modern battleship – big guns and steam turbine power. Prior to WWI these new super-warships triggered a major naval arms race between Britain and Germany. Something similar…
The Christian States of America?
What if America became a theocracy? Apparently a survey of Republicans found 57 per cent in favour of making Christianity the official religion of the United States. Younger Republicans in…