Oshawa’s waterfront
I disagree with the general premise — Oshawa is a pretty good place and there's lots to do if you look. But … the waterfront is a problem and an…
I disagree with the general premise — Oshawa is a pretty good place and there's lots to do if you look. But … the waterfront is a problem and an…
R. v. Baldree, 2012 ONCA 138 is an important decision holding hearsay may arise from statements implied by an out of court statement. This is something of a shift in Canadian law. Hearsay…
If this is true — and some who say they were subject to misleading calls may be incorrect — it is very serious and does point to a national scheme…
Momentous.ca Corp. v. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd., 2012 SCC 9 holds that, where parties have selected a forum to resolve disputes they should, generally, be held to…
One name: Guy Paul Morin. If the death penalty existed he would surely have been put to death for a crime he did not commit. (Guy Paul Morin was wrongly…
http://bit.ly/AqDMVo OTTAWA — A controversial proposal from a Conservative backbencher to legally define fetuses as human beings — and reopen the abortion debate — will have its day in the…
This is a solid piece by Christie Blatchford — she noticed a young family with a little boy in a video of Terri-Lynne McClintic at a Home Depot in Guelph,…
The breathless coverage of Terri-Lynne McClintic's testimony in the Tori Stafford murder largely accepts what McClintic says. But wait — McClintic is a deeply troubled person who was, even if…
Hamilton (City) v. Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital Corporation, 2012 ONCA 156 is a useful limitations case that makes clear the limitation period commences running when, among other things, damage is…
Assume this happens. Does that mean someone in Ontario can claim a breach of equality rights because of unequal sentencing? http://bit.ly/zLgDZJ The debate isn't over yet for the Harper's government's…
Shaw v. Phipps, 2012 ONCA 155, released today, is an important case upholding a determination by the Human Rights Tribunal. In ruling the Court made useful comments about the proof…
Even ignoring the immaterial nature of the supposed conflict, there was no real 'benefit' to Ford — remember this was money going to a sponsored sports team. Regardless, despite what…
BERNIE FARBER Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/gay-bashing-in-uganda-silence-is-not-an-option/article2367155/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Opinions&utm_content=2367155 As Canadians, we must be careful not to be lulled into complacency. After all, we live in a country that celebrates diversity, pluralism and…
http://bit.ly/xfS4hJ As currently written, C-30's non-disclosure provisions empower (but do not mandate) courts to compel ISPs, banks, journalists and anyone else subject to production or preservation orders or demands in…
Frederick Engels Letter oo Eduard Bernstein 1882 http://bit.ly/AoMuNW