What noted Ontario judge played in Love Story (1970)?
Justice Durno. He played a goalie.
James C Morton
Tribunal review
Saikaley (Re), 2012 ONCA 92 deals, among other things, with the standard of review of a tribunal or administrative tribunal. The Court holds: Deference will generally be accorded to a…
Rabbi Gunther Plaut
http://bit.ly/wS9jNC Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut was once described as the unspoken leader of Canada's Jewish community. He was considered a titan of human rights and a leader in the…
New Criminal Proceedings Rules (Rules) for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
There are pending changes to the Criminal Proceedings Rules (Rules) for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario). The new Rules will be published in the Canada Gazette on February 29,…
Internet service providers not broadcasting
IN THE MATTER OF the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, 2012 SCC 4 holds the terms "broadcasting" and "broadcasting undertaking", interpreted in the context of the language and purposes of…
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, 2. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBAtf5o9er8 Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras:Ein deutsches Requiem, 2nd movementJohannes Brahms (1869) Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1961
It’s over for Rob Ford
Yes, Rob Ford is still Mayor of Toronto but from tonight on we might as well start calling him pro tem. Councillor Karen Stintz has put together a solid 25…
Notice must be served against individual who communicated a defamation to a media outlet
Notice under the Libel and Slander Act must be given for a claim for libel in a newspaper or broadcast. What if the defamation comes from a non-media individual who…
Bao Bao in Berlin
At 35 perhaps the oldest Panda living today:
The Toronto census metropolitan area grew to 5,583,064 residents
Wow. I remember Toronto being less than a million: http://bit.ly/AF6XzB
Costs of Crime Report
The 2008 report was recently released from the Department of Justice. No other years appear to have been reported. Note, these figures will be very significantly impacted by the recent…
Information from torture can be used
The federal government has directed Canada’s spy agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture in cases where public safety is at stake. The order represents a…
Should lawyers acting on contingency by obliged to post security for costs for their impecunious clients? Generally no
Indcondo Building Corporation v. Sloan, 2012 ONCA 83 holds that, generally, lawyers acting for impecunious clients are not obliged to post security for costs for their clients even if acting…
Canadian SuperStar Almost Unknown in Canada
Dashan (Chinese: 大山; pinyin: Dàshān; literally “Big Mountain”) is the Chinese stage name adopted by Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell,CM (born May 23, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario) who works as a…