This is a very important case: http://bit.ly/w7BEQW They're known as "de facto spouses." Partners in a paperless marriage. Or, in this case, plain old Eric and Lola. But there's…
R. v. Tran, 2012 ONCA 18 is a useful source for the current law on stay for delay under s. 11(b) of the Charter: a) Analytical Framework The framework for analyzing an…
This is clearly politically motivated. What if a mixed race couple from a country that doesn't recognize mixed marriages married in Saskatoon or Halifax? Would the government volunteer "hey, your…
Preferential voting is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank candidates in order of relative preference. For example, the voter may select their…
R. v. Horner, 2012 BCCA 7 holds that where a delay in a criminal trial occurs as a result of midtrial adjournments for a continuance, the delay engendered is institutional:…
I just got a letter from a well-known Conservative addressed to “Dear Conservative Friend and Supporter” and the address was my office “To Occupant”! (ps. It asked for money)
I don't agree with the entire piece — especially the digs at the Liberal Party — but he does make a good point about the danger of complacency. In part,…
My sense is this reflects the changing leadership in the NDP. Jack Layton was taking (had taken?) the NDP towards a moderate social democrat party — and now the NDP…
I first heard the idea of using a primary type system to choose the next Liberal leader in April, 2011. By then it was pretty clear we were not going…
"The lawyer representing convicted murderer Chris Bishop hopes an appeal launched by his client will be heard by the Nunavut Court of Appeal as early as this spring. … The…
First Majestic Silver Corp. v. Davila Santos, 2012 BCCA 5, released last week, has a useful restatement of the law respecting motions to strike on the basis of law: In…
This is a 1940's promotional video is all about Hamilton and it is amazing to see this old video. It was rescued by someone who saw it in the trash.…
Odd story this – every bear I have spoken to is quite uninterested in the passing of North Korea’s “Dear Leader” – of course I was speaking to Canadian bears:…
… Oliver said radicals are “a group of people who don’t take into account the facts but are driven by an ideological imperative.” Errh, like people who keep fighting the…
D’Souza v. Linton, 2012 ONCA 11 holds the Law Society does not, absent special circumstances, have a duty to members of the public at large for the wrongful actions of…
