If detained by police, you have the right to REMAIN SILENT.
Anything you say can be taken down and used against you. When you are detained or arrested, the thing police officers want most is to get information from you. They…
James C Morton
Beware! Road suprises ahead!!!
What a bizzare sign!
Conrad Black: A National Policy for the 22nd century
He's right: Then, we must innovate in social policy. First, as I have written here before, a wealth tax to fight poverty, by which the taxpayers design and operate, like…
Language a factor in determining best interests of the child
Perron v. Perron, 2012 ONCA 811 holds: In a linguistic minority environment, homogeneous French-language schools are generally preferable to French immersion programs for ensuring that both languages, namely...
BROWNE V. DUNN APPLIED
R. v. Frost, 2012 ONCA 807 applies Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R. 67 - the rule in Browne v Dunn says a cross examiner cannot rely on evidence that…
Merits of Crown’s case where bail is sought
R. v. Gingras 2012 BCCA 467 deals with whether strength of appeal should be considered on bail pending appeal. In the decision the Court makes a more general observation about…
Good for Vic Toews!
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has ordered the RCMP's commissioner to go back to the drawing board to rewrite an action plan to address damning findings of gender…
Best way to avoid discrimination is to stop being different!
I suppose we could limit bullying of Aboriginal students if they would just act white? (In fairness the trustee did apologize but still ...)http://cbc.sh/kSuPlXkAn Alberta school trustee has apologized for…
Nunavut students generally attend school until they reach Grade 7
Doesn't the title of the post (see story below) say a lot. Yes lots of smart competent people get by without a lot of education. And yes a lot of…
Right to confront witnesses not a consideration in admission of hearsay statements under principled approach
R. v. Taylor, 2012 ONCA 809 deals with a statement made by a dying complainant. The statement is not a dying declaration because the charge did not involve homicide. The…
Oral contract for sale of land
Mountain v. TD Canada Trust Company, 2012 ONCA 806 sets out the requirements necessary to find a binding oral agreement for the sale of land: Fundamentally, the issue whether a…
When should counsel be appointed to prosecute a criminal appeal
R. v. Frank, 2012 NSCA 114 deals with when counsel should be appointed to prosecute a criminal appeal: Section 684 of the Criminal Code provides:684. (1) A court of appeal…
Gaza ceasefire: local press reaction
Rashomon 羅生門StoryPalestinian papers are broadly supportive of the Gaza ceasefire agreed between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement, while reactions in Israel are more mixed.The Hamas-run, Gaza-based Filastin newspaper runs…
Jury vetting leads to retrial
R. v. Spiers, 2012 ONCA 798 holds improper Crown jury vetting led to an apparent miscarriage of justice. As a result a retrial of a murder charge was ordered. The…