B.C. terrorism convictions overturned as judge rules pair were entrapped
In this case B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce was not buying in and denounced the RCMP. She said police went too far, using trickery and subterfuge to manipulate the…
In this case B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce was not buying in and denounced the RCMP. She said police went too far, using trickery and subterfuge to manipulate the…
Last term, council was presented with an angry, 14-page screed from the “Friends of Central Park” (aka “Build the YMCA a Taj Mahal at Taxpayers’ Expense,” later called Better Together…
R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33:No particular form of instruction to the jury is required where the evidence on one or more elements of the offence is entirely or primarily…
R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33:No particular form of instruction to the jury is required where the evidence on one or more elements of the offence is entirely or primarily…
Hillary had some tough acts to follow – the Obamas, Bill, Joe. The pressure was on. I looked at the speech as a speechwriter does. That’s how I started off…
What many of us feared has happened. James Forcillo has been granted bail:Justice Eileen Gillese’s decision was released to counsel by email this morning.“The Appellant’s release, pending the determination of…
Assorted content to end your week.- Bjarke Skærlund Risager interviews David Harvey about the history and effect of neoliberalism: I’ve always treated neoliberalism as a political project carried out by…
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday July 29, 2016. Today we are talking about Business Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 29,…
Last year Canadians were appalled at the beginning of August when they realized they were faced with a two and a half-month federal election campaign. Americans are faced with more…
Economists are obsessed with growth. Unfortunately, Jim Stanford writes, they define the term much too narrowly -- because they assume that good growth is inextricably linked to profit. Progressives should…
The provincial cabinet ended a "retreat" at The Rooms by holding a news conference on Thursday using as a backdrop posters commemorating the slaughter of the Newfoundland regiment at Beaumont…
It's been three years and one day since 18-year-old Sammy Yatim was shot to death on a Toronto streetcar by police officer James Forcillo.But yesterday his killer was finally sentenced.A…
PHOTOS: Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, who the New York Times blames for everything. (Photo from Kremlin.ru.) Below: Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton; former Nixon speechwriter Patrick J.…
So as was apparent from a few weeks ago, Clinton is the candidate running under the dem ticket. Despite a party dead set on who was going to be the…
So as was apparent from a few weeks ago, Clinton is the candidate running under the dem ticket. Despite a party dead set on who was going to be the…
There just aren’t enough lawyers in B.C. to fight all the environmental battles First Nations, individuals and groups face on a regular basis in the province, according to University of…
There just aren’t enough lawyers in B.C. to fight all the environmental battles First Nations, individuals and groups face on a regular basis in the province, according to University of…
The B.C. government is being taken to court for giving BC Hydro permission to move amphibian species along the banks of the Peace River during construction of the Site C…