Important research: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/cops-more-forgetful-after-chases-or-altercations/?hpt=hp_bn10 Police officers who engage in at least 60 seconds of intense physical energy while involved in a combative encounter may suffer memory loss, according to a newly…
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This is not all that surprising. People in the robocall business, or telemarketing, commonly use assumed names in business: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/19/who-is-rick-mcknight-no-one-seems-to-know-who-the-mystery-employee-for-robocall-company-racknine-really-is/ Who is Rick McKnight? Postmedia News Facebook Postmedia News and…
Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission), 2012 SCC 10 deals with a judicial review of an early determination of a human rights commission to conduct an inquiry.…
Walter Bagehot
This suggests they are concerned about Bob Rae — no one attacks someone who doesn’t matter: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/liberals-vow-to-return-fire-after-tories-target-rae-with-attack-ad/article2374022/ GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA— The Conservatives have launched a televised attack ad against Bob…
“I’ve been doing some research on the web…”. Now, an informed client is a good thing. But the truth is a little knowledge can be dangerous — and what seems…
“The paratroopers killed and injured were of North African and French Caribbean origin, and the targets Monday were Jewish” — I suspect therein lies the key to these monstrous acts:…
R. v. Siciliano, 2012 ONCA 168 deals with a case where a trial judge, after taking a plea of guilty, dismissed a charge for want of prosecution. The Court of…
Stephen Biss has created an interactive web site for the new sentencing minimums. It is a great resource: http://sentencing.weebly.com/index.html
Edmund Burke: Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation (1769)
On any given day 5.5 million pints of Guinness, the famous Irish stout, are consumed around the world. On St. Patrick's Day, that number more than doubles to 13 million…
MONTREAL- Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the death of the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III: "It is with great sadness that…
The death of Pope Shenouda III will put the position of Copts in Egypt once again in a spotlight. With change comes danger. That said, one can only hope a…
Romspen Investment Corp. v. 6176666 Canada Ltée., 2012 ONSC 1727 deals with, among other things, problems with the court system. It tells a common tale — last week I learned…
R v Favorite, O.J. No. 1184 holds: 11 That having been said, it is my intention to include in my final charge to the jury in this case the following instructions…
