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…
2016
Whatever became of that angry mob?
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…
Supreme Court restates Circumstantial Evidence Rule
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…
Supreme Court restates Circumstantial Evidence Rule
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…
I’m with her, but not so much that speech
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…
A Skating Party For Forcillo
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…
Friday Morning Links
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…
IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro and apologises for the immolation of Greece
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/28/imf-admits-disastrous-love-affair-with-euro-apologises-for-the-i/Filed under: Uncategorized
LawFact of the Day: Business Law
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,…
The Road to November.
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…
The Meaning Of "Growth"
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 Unhappy Gang #nlpoli
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…
Sammy Yatim and the Day of Justice
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…
New York Times coverage of Russian hacking deserves another Pulitzer – for fiction!
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.…
That game of chicken that selected a Presidential candidate.
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…
That game of chicken that selected a Presidential candidate.
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…
New Public Interest Law Office to Fight B.C.’s Biggest Environmental Battles
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…
New Public Interest Law Office to Fight B.C.’s Biggest Environmental Battles
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…
B.C. Faces Lawsuit Over Rushed Site C Permits
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…