Psychological harm and forfeiture under the Criminal Code
R. v. Atherton, 2012 ABCA 305 holds that the exclusion from the forfeiture provisions of the Criminal Code does not extend to a loss of self esteem. One might ask…
James C Morton
A First Nations Saint
Years of prayers have been devoted to Kateri Tekakwitha, a woman that never let her faith waver despite persecution from her fellow natives. Nearly 300 years since her death, Tekakwitha…
Spirit Bear, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
This shot was specially commended by London's Museum of Natural History. An amazing photography
Trial delay
R. v. Papandrea O.J. No. 4880 has disturbing language about delay: 43 Trial dates are now being set in this jurisdiction at the outer limit of tolerable delay. Trials are…
Northwestel curtails expansion plans after CRTC decision Company was to get $40 million for improvements under proposed BCE deal
Northwestel is scaling back plans to expand its services in the North after the CRTC denied an application by its parent company Bell Canada Enterprises to buy Astral Media’s radio…
Lincoln Alexander dies
Sad news indeed. I remember him running for Parliament in 1968 and winning my then Riding. A real giant of a man both in spirit and physically. I last saw…
work computer may be "private" for purposes of search and seizure
R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53 was released this morning. In summary, a person may well have a reasonable expectation of privacy protected by the Charter on a work computer.…
Mitigation of damages
Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51 is an important decision on mitigation of damages. It upholds the modern law requiring mitigation in contract in…
Necessity
R. v. Murray, 2010 ABQB 784 involved an impaired driving charge. A group of angry men were threatening and the accused, though impaired, claimed he had to drive away. The…
$1.2B Nunavut to Manitoba road would be a "tough sell"
The fact is Canada does not make economic sense — looking at economics only Canada would be far better folded into the North American market. If we want a nation,…
In determining whether speech is hate speech context is critical
Lund v. Boissoin, 2012 ABCA 300 holds, very properly, that in determining whether speech is hate speech, and subject to legal sanction, context is critical: B. Consideration of context In…
Pope Sending Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Peace Mission to Syria
He will serve on a Vatican delegation that will travel next week to the war-ravaged country. Good luck to him; a tough gig to say the least! Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-sending-cardinal-dolan-on-peace-mission-to-syria/#ixzz29fXowzwt
My prayer is to the One who may not even hear
Still, I say it H. Leivick