My Caregiver Worst Fear
Every caregiver has a worst fear - a nightmare scenario that unfolds like an unwanted, sinister guest in the imagination. It might be triggered by the sound of an unusual…
April 2016
Where Ignorance And Racism Reign Supreme
Yep, that would be Fox News. Watch the following 'deep' sociological discussion between Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump as the former discusses why black youth are unemployable. How many stereotypes…
Heart of our economy gets ignored
When government is captured by people pursuing fortunes in real estate development and resource exploitation, the interests of all others become secondary. When the bubble bursts, when phantom markets collapse,…
Heart of our economy gets ignored
When government is captured by people pursuing fortunes in real estate development and resource exploitation, the interests of all others become secondary. When the bubble bursts, when phantom markets collapse,…
Heart of our economy gets ignored
When government is captured by people pursuing fortunes in real estate development and resource exploitation, the interests of all others become secondary. When the bubble bursts, when phantom markets collapse,…
Third Party Suspect
R. v. Salomonie, 2015 NUCJ 05: The law is fairly well settled. Evidence that a person other than the accused committed the crime is referred to in the authorities, variously,…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- The Star makes the case for a new crackdown on Canadian tax cheats to not only merely recover money withheld, but also to…
Misapprehension of evidence
R. v. A.F., 2016 ONCA 263: However, it is not enough for the appellant to identify a misapprehension of the evidence in order to succeed. As Binnie J. stated in…
To Grassroots NDP Leapers: Welcome to Blockadia
Let me start this blog post by congratulating grassroots members of the NDP for attending their recent convention in Edmonton, and having the courage to make significant changes within their…
To Grassroots NDP Leapers: Welcome to Blockadia
Let me start this blog post by congratulating grassroots members of the NDP for attending their recent convention in Edmonton, and having the courage to make significant changes within their…
Talking to a lawyer
Dealing with lawyers is not much fun – usually you only have to speak to a lawyer when there is a problem. There is a strong temptation is to assume…
Thomas Mulcair: Should he be interim NDP leader?
In the past couple of days I’ve read a few tweets and quotes in articles from people suggesting that it would be inappropriate for Thomas Mulcair to remain as interim…
I Think In Australian, the Word is "Chunder"
Our Aussie cousins are a rough and tumble crowd with a reputation for speaking their mind (or so much of it as they can muster most days). And they aren't…
del Mastro Appealing – Only In the Legal Sense of the Word.
What, he's out? Jailbird Tory, Dean del Mastro went to jail last week, spent the night, and was sprung the following day pending another appeal of his conviction and, presumably,…
Isn’t This Precious?
Feast your eyes:The year is 1989. The place is New York state. The event is the first (and apparently last) annual Tour de Trump bicycle race. At the finish line…
Beelzebub Sighting
Eccentric recluse Howard Hughes hid out there for years and, according to the G&M, so has Shifty Steve of late. Seems he's got a thing for Las Vegas.Seems Mr. Harper…
Gerald Caplan’s Post-Mortem
Is the NDP supposed to be a party of ideas and values or a party questing for power? A former NDP national director, Gerald Caplan, says the party faithful need…
Saturday Photo: Orange is the New Black
Or something like that. Didn't post on the weekend because of visits from grandkids and dinner guests (yes, dinner guests: the young'uns were surprised to learn that Grandma and Grampa…
Saturday Photo: Orange is the New Black
Or something like that. Didn't post on the weekend because of visits from grandkids and dinner guests (yes, dinner guests: the young'uns were surprised to learn that Grandma and Grampa…