There’s a Name For It. It’s Called "Political Capture"
It's even got its own Wiki entry, here.Regulatory capture is a form of political corruption that occurs when a regulatory agency, created to act in the public interest, instead advances…
March 2016
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday March 18, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Mar 18, 2016 at 6:13am…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Harry Leslie Smith writes about the problems with a U.K. budget and economic plan designed to avoid any moral compass:Nothing better illustrates to me…
Saying Goodbye To Alex For Up To One Year
.Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was a teacher for so many years; maybe it is because I have been a parent for even longer.…
Conflict of Interest
The press has recently been full of allegations of conflict of interest. Most of the allegations misunderstand the concept. Having decided opinions about matters is not a conflict of interest.…
“There will be rioting in the streets.”
It is terrible that Donald Trump cannot seem to find a better playbook for his campaign than that of the Weimar Republic of the 1930s. He is raising spectres that…
Let’s Hope They Understand That
The Trudeau government has vowed to "fix" Bill C-51 -- the bill which the Harper government claimed guaranteed Canadians national security. But that guarantee came with a price: the Canadian…
Will Rona Ambrose Ever Understand Why Justin Trudeau Is So Popular?
It's seems like an easy question, why is Justin Trudeau so popular?But whatever you do please don't ask Rona Ambrose, because she doesn't have a clue.She keeps attacking Trudeau in…
Twenty years ago…
In 1996, BC Hydro was a company with total assets of $12.1 billion, delivering 42,834 GWh of electricity to BC's residential, commercial and industrial users.Ten years later, BC Hydro had…
The Sir Robert Bond Papers 2016-03-18 04:30:00
The deficit for 2015 will be a record.We know that because of comments at the House of Assembly by Premier Dwight Ball and finance minister Cathy Bennett.News media are reporting…
Prima facie
Prima facie may be used as an adjective meaning: "Sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebutted."Listen to Dermod Travis of Integrity BC talking with…
Why Anonymous’ declaration of ‘total war’ on Donald Trump matters
The hacktivist collective Anonymous has declared "total war" against front-running U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Is it our war? The post Why Anonymous’ declaration of ‘total war’ on Donald…
Supreme Court To Hear Ktunaxa Nation’s Jumbo Glacier Resort Appeal on Freedom of Religion Grounds
The Ktunaxa Nation, which for 25 years has battled plans to build a massive ski resort on land that is considered sacred, will make its case to Canada’s top court…
Supreme Court To Hear Ktunaxa Nation’s Jumbo Glacier Resort Appeal on Freedom of Religion Grounds
The Ktunaxa Nation, which for 25 years has battled plans to build a massive ski resort on land that is considered sacred, will make its case to Canada’s top court…
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Joint submissions should generally be followed
R. v. McLellan, 2016 ONCA 215: This court has made it clear that joint submissions must be carefully considered and should be followed absent an articulable basis upon...
New column day
Here, on the contrast between a Saskatchewan Party platform (and government) dedicated to handing money to the people who need it least, and an NDP which plans to help where…