James C Morton
Shafia verdict prompts debate: Was it an honour killing, or just murder?
It was, of course, both. Broadly put, the motivation for murder is irrelevant. The question is not 'why' but 'if'? The ethnic and religious background here may play well for…
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – 1943 (Furtwängler, Bayreuth)
A magnificent recording — now YouTube is allowing long videos there are some wonderful older pieces going up. Four hours and two minutes and worth listening to every second: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAokG9BrvPo&feature=related
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear
Edmund Burke
A dense fog covering seven city blocks, to a depth of 100 feet, is composed of something less than one glass of water
I read this on-line (it was part of a motivational blog; “so much confusion from so little a source so don’t worry be happy” sort of thing) and thought that…
Shafia deliberations continue
It's always hard to read a jury but the fact they have taken this long suggests they are giving the defence a close consideration. My guess (prediction is too strong…
The locusts have no king, yet they go forth
Proverbs 30:27
Nunavut and especially Iqaluit Hotels
There are no Marriott Hotels in Nunavut. Indeed, there are no Holiday Inns, Comfort Inns or Motel 6s. The closest thing to a chain are the Inns of the North,…
Pandas Need Chicken Soup
Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul – even pandas. The Wuhan Zoo in central China has been feeding its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup twice in a month…
Class actions and preferable procedure
Fischer v. IG Investment Management Ltd., 2012 ONCA 47 deals with when a class action will be allowed. A class action will not be allowed if there is a preferable process to vindicate…
Crown in closing argument
In closing the Crown should not seek to sway by emotion but by logic and reason. Obviously in any trial there is some emotional response – that’s normal. But Crown…
Discharging a civil jury
Placzek v. Green, 2012 ONCA 45 deals with discharging a civil jury. Put briefly, trial by jury is a substantive right that will not be set aside by the Court unless barred by…
Sitting in Yummy Shawarma in Iqaluit, listening to Ice FM
The North is developing very quickly. When I first came here the idea of a shawarma place would be laughable. No longer. Making Nunavut a Territory gave it a self…
Small story from Pang
Fish from ice fishing in Qikiqtarjuaq are coming in about three weeks earlier than usual. That's good locally — more local jobs — but a sign of the changing climate.
What is out of sight disturbs more than what is seen
Julius Caesar
Two charges, which stands?
A single delict can amount to more than one offence — so an improper sexual contact with a young person can be both sexual assault and sexual interference. It is…