Jason Kenney’s Blast Email to Gay Canadians
To my mind there is nothing wrong here – Kenney kept a list of people who wrote to him on Gay refugee issues and sent a note to those on…
James C Morton
What is white and goes RRRRG! RRRRG!?
A polar bear walking backwards.
Nobody’s Fault
A fine (but sad) poem by my friend Len Libman: He screamed, she screamed You bitch, you bastard The children huddled under the stairs. He swung, she swung He punched,…
Adjournments
St-Jules v. St-Jules, 2012 NSCA 97 is a useful source for the principle that adjournments are peculiarly within the purview of judges at first instance: As set out by Saunders,…
Nunavut man dies in custody
A sad event; the facts are not yet known so let’s all wait and see before jumping to conclusions: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/09/23/north-nunavut-man-dies-police-custody.html A 26-year-old Igloolik, Nunavut, man died early Sunday morning while…
What fish can perform medical operations?
A Sturgeon
We all need a hug
Lara and Bill
You might be a Conservative if …
You don’t think “The Simpsons” is all that funny, but you watch it because that Flanders fellow makes a lot of sense.
Courts usurping Parliament? (so this is news?)
Canada (Attorney General) v.Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45 has an interesting passage about public interest standing. In effect the Court says the historical limit…
Q: Where do polar bears vote?
A: The North Poll
When will rule 30.1.01(3), the deemed undertaking rule, be waived by the Court?
Bluewater Health v. Kaila, 2012 ONCA 629 is a useful source for the law as to when compliance with the deemed undertaking rule will be waived by the Court: In…
Aboriginal status is a factor to consider in extradition matters
United States v. Leonard, 2012 ONCA 622 holds that Aboriginal status is a factor to consider in extradition matters. The case also provides a good review of the current application…
Which side of the chicken has the most feathers?
The outside
Supreme Court on Public Interest Standing – An Expansion?
Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45 was just released upholding the Court of Appeal ruling that an organization of sex workers…
Two-year-old dies in Edmonton hospital
A two-year-old girl who was allegedly abused by her parents has died at an Edmonton hospital Story .
Campaigns to bear-proof all garbage containers in wild areas have been difficult because…
as one biologist put it, "there is a considerable overlap between the intelligence levels of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."