Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on Passover
TORONTO— Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on Passover: "Today we mark the beginning of one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar. Friends and…
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Tori Stafford trial: If Michael Rafferty didn’t kill her how can he be guilty of murder?
Terri-Lynne McClintic says shen and not Michael Rafferty, killed Tori Stafford. So why is he on trial for murder? Can Rafferty be guilty of murder if he didn't kill Stafford?…
Conservatives’ credibility in tatters if the Auditor-General is right about F-35s
http://www.nationalpost.com/m/news/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/04/05/michael-den-tandt-conservatives-credibility-in-tatters-if-the-auditor-general-is-right-about-f-35s "So that's it then: They knew and they lied. To Parliament. To all of us. If Auditor-General Michael Ferguson's word is to be believed — and there is no…
Ontario’s first black MPP, Leonard Braithwaite, dies at 87
Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life: BERTOLT BRECHT Leonard Braithwaite led a most adequate life. He was remarkable man and a well-known practicing lawyer —…
Gas price to drop 3.6 cents overnight
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Facts in claim from foreign default judgment to be accepted for determining jurisdiction
Bank of Mongolia v. Taskin, 2012 ONCA 220 deals with the enforceability of a foreign default judgment. The Court holds the determination of "real and substantial connection" is properly decided by accepting the…
Woman arrested based on Facebook photo: negligent investigation?
If reported correctly this is sloppy police work. Photographic identifications, especially of strangers seen on just one occasion, are famously unreliable. ID from a Facebook page is preposterous — the…
Cause of action estoppel
The doctrine of cause of action estoppel is based on the premise that, where the legal rights or liabilities of the parties have been determined in a prior action, they…
Entitlement to civil jury
Green v. T&T Inspections & Engineering Ltd., 2012 NSSC 131 is a useful case outlining the entitlement to a civil jury. While arising in Nova Scotia the reasoning applies broadly:…
Hearsay dangers in action
I put out some cookies from Nigeria in my office. Someone then asks me where they can by the Norwegian cookies that were so good! Hmmn, “I thought he said…
Good Fences make Good Neighbours!
With summer around the corner, people spend more time outside and issues with neighbours that were hidden in winter tend to come out. That’s why spring is often the time…
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment
-Dale Carnegie So very true — worry and frustration(and stress) is exhausting!!!
Jobs for Conservatives since 2006: 1056, Other Party Members: 67 Liberal, 4 NDP, 1 Bloc, 1 Green
http://sixthestate.net/?page_id=1381 Is this accurate? It is consistent with a sense that Party affiliation is tremendously important to this government. (And yes other Parties favoured their own but it was Stephen…
The failure to plead is fatal
Besharah v. Saikaley, 2012 ONCA 214 is another example of where the failure to plead is fatal: First, breach of fiduciary duty was not pleaded. Accordingly, the trial judge was…
Expert evidence in the context of novel science
R. v. Aitken, 2012 BCCA 134 considers the admission of what appears to be novel science as part of expert evidence. The specific question was whether a podiatrist could evidence…