This is an apology?
Article “The governor of the Bank of Canada made a rare “qualified” apology to Canadians Monday for offending them with the bank’s decision not to use the image of an…
James C Morton
Nunavut women’s group wants help for sexual assault victims
When I am on circuit the lists are sexual assault after sexual assault after sexual assault: the problem is very serious and dwarfs offences seen in the South: Territory must…
“It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”
All Parties have their problem members. Story here That said, this story is an embarrassment for legitimate conservatives. Candidly it is astonishing that anyone running for a significant office in…
Adequate notice
Volochay v. College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, 2012 ONCA 541 has useful language on “adequate notice”: Adequate notice is a fundamental component of fairness at common law. It ensures…
Seventy years ago – remember
DIEPPE, France – Commemorative ceremonies today are marking the 70th anniversary of the Dieppe raid during the Second World War. Thousands of people turned out in the French coastal town…
Why filming police is good
Police have a hard job and their actions must not be judged by hindsight or by too fine an analysis. But …. once an accused is restrained violence must not…
You have the right to a camera
‘There is no law in Canada that prohibits people from openly photographing police. Section 129 of the Criminal Code prohibits “wilfully obstructing” police in the execution of their duty, but…
Bank of Canada ethnically cleanses new $100 bills
This story would be funny if it wasn’t so offensive. To my thinking everyone is overlooking the obvious – the disputed woman is First Nations: http://m.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1243487–bank-of-canada-ethnically-cleanses-new-100-bill-mallick The news that focus…
Dangerous Driving
R. v. Adams, 2012 PECA 15 has a helpful summary of the law regarding dangerous driving: Section 249(1) <http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec249subsec1_smooth> (a) of the Criminal Code <http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html> reads as follows: 249.(1) Every…
Ecuador grants political asylum to Julian Assange
My my LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador granted political asylum to Julian Assange on Thursday, ratcheting up tension in a standoff with Britain which has warned it could revoke the diplomatic…
The United Church need not stick to "matters of faith"
The United Church has a perfect right to express political and social views. Indeed, to a large extent that is the mission of a Church — to bring faith into…
United Church as Useful Idiot
I will get some heavy flak for this but by taking away the recognition of Israel’s fundamental nature as a Jewish state the United Church proposals have lost any measure…