Progressive Blogger’s Meetup
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Great event -- good times -- blog on!!!http://new.progressivebloggers.ca/
Odd story here - sounds, perhaps, more serious than it is: http://bit.ly/p9I4GC OTTAWA — Public health officials in Ottawa will send out 6,800 registered letters Monday warning former patients of…
The Liberal Party has a strong Federal base in Nova Scotia. And it is a base that comes from a mix of urban and non-urban Ridings. And it is a…
CUPE makes a fair point. Either the relationship is the normal one with a strike as an option or it is essential services where there is arbitration etc. Leaving everything…
P. J. O'Rourke
R. v. Drabinsky, 2011 ONCA 647 was released about an hour ago. Drabinsky was denied bail pending appeal: This application is gove...
R. v. Côté, 2011 SCC 46 was just released by the Supreme Court. It dealt with a search of accused's home conducted by police without valid warrants. The trial judge…
If the airlines are, in fact, essential services (and that is possible) then the existing labour structure should be changed to reflect this. Ad hoc blocking of strikes, whether constitutional…
This is more a question than a customary post. The radio says the new I-Phone will be storing all its data in the Cloud. Is this true? If so, does…
http://bit.ly/n9VKA6 "For the record, I fully support gay rights. I also fully support free speech. That means anything this side of incitement to violence. I believe the current law is…
R. v. Williams, 2011 ONCA 641 deals with a plea followed by an NCR assessment. The Court of Appeal suggests that the judge should alert an accused, where an NCR assessment would likely…
Asselin v. Gazarek et al., 2011 ONSC 5871 is a wrongful dismissal case dealing with the common employer doctrine at common law. The doctrine provides that an employee can have,…
Freedom of religion and expression is never limitless. Although it may be obvious, human sacrifice is not allowed even in the name of religion and you cannot defend a fraudulent…
BEIJING - A panda scaled a fence, hopped roof-to-roof, swam in a river and napped in a tree before its city adventure ended.The panda led residents of Dujiangyan in southwest…
As most of my blogs come from my BlackBerry there may be a bit of a gap in posting (followed by a flood of posts all at once) -- the…
Ahmed v. Assu, 2011 BCCA 388 deals with the test for granting leave to appeal an interlocutory order. In Ontario ss. 6 and 19 of the Courts of Justice Act…
From SDZ:Update (October 11, 2011): We appreciate everyone’s concern regarding Gao Gao. Veterinarians were able to rule out major concerns through the exam performed on October 6. Although we do…