Be cautious of the promises of Princes: Richard III
BUCKINGHAM My lord, I claim your gift, my due by promise,For which your honour and your faith is pawn’d;The earldom of Hereford and the moveablesThe which you promised I should…
James C Morton
Government cutting 100 food-safety inspectors
This seems like a penny wise pound foolish move. Canada has a recent history of serious illness and death from tainted food — I’d be inclined to cut elsewhere: Story…
But trust, as former prime minister Brian Mulroney found, is easy to lose
We Liberals found that out too… http://www.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/1159270 F-35s, robocalls and the erosion of Harper's credibility In politics, trust corrodes easily. The damage may not be visible at first, but…
Perhaps freedom for Zimbabwea is near?
Cancer-stricken Robert Mugabe is ‘fighting for his life’ in Singapore hospitalZimbabwean tyrant ‘close to death’ He is believed to be suffering from prostate cancerClose family members are at his bedsideMugabe…
Accused entitled to the undivided loyalty of counsel
R. v. M.Q., 2012 ONCA 224 deals with the highly unusual fact situation where a defence counsel, who acted for a complainant on an assault then acted as trial counsel for the accused.…
Anti-oilpatch "activist" Wiebo Ludwig dies of cancer
Activist? He was convicted of blowing up things — that’s a terrorist to my mind. He was convicted of bombing a Suncor well site near his home. He was also…
"Not $9-billion. Not $15- or $16-billion. Not $25-billion. Forty-billion dollars. So far."
Where is Wildrose Federal when you need em? http://www.nationalpost.com/m/news/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/04/09/f-35-price-gap-andrew-coyne 'And that information goes back to the year 2010. Those figures are there for all to see' — Peter MacKay, Defence…
What is the limitation period to enforce a foreign judgment?
In Commission de la Construction du Québec v.Access Rigging Services Inc., 2010 ONSC 5897 (S.C.J.), the court confirmedthat the two-year limitation period under the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c.…
Excessive bail amounting to committal an error
Although an older case, recent trends towards increasing bail amounts make R. v. Cichanski (1976), 25 C.C.C. (2d) 84 worth remembering. It is an error for bail to be set…
Vimy Ridge
Governor General David Johnston is in France to participate in ceremonies today marking the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The First World War battle was a significant…
Cuts to National Film Board
Jse-Che Lam and Michelle Solomon prepared and email and letter sent to educators and NFB supporters. I strongly support their actions — the NFB is a national treasure (and candidly…
SUICIDE RATE AMONG CANADIAN GIRLS INCREASING
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761341?src=mpnews&spon=12 Suicide rates in Canada are increasing in girls aged 10 to 19 years, but they are decreasing among boys in that age group, new data show. In 2008, the…
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself
Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years;But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth,Unhurt amid the war of elements,The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Joseph AddisonSent…
Provincial election not likely?
I'm not so sure. We'll see in the next week or so. http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/why-ontarios-ndp-isnt-drawing-a-line-in-the-budgetary-sand/article2392569/?service=mobileSent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network
Heraclitus: ‘Character is fate.’
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