Who is going to win the US Presidential election?
Barack Obama. And that is not because of his great success as a President. It's because the Republicans are standing in a circle and firing at each other. The disunity…
James C Morton
Grocery shopping with friends — you have to pick stores carefully
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Judges assaulting judges at the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
This is beyond bizarre: http://bit.ly/qdCRTZ Friday saw the release of the official documents in the investigation of the alleged physical altercation at the Wisconsin Supreme Court - in which liberal…
A Western Strategy
Many Liberals in the Western Provinces are disheartened. Some have a sense that we can never again be competitive and that running candidates is close to futile. I have been…
Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic dies at 81
http://bit.ly/qOy4ul "Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic was a man who preferred deeds over words, a tireless advocate for refugees and immigrants. The retired clergyman, who served as Toronto's archbishop for more than…
Liberal PTAs and Commissions
A leading Quebec Liberal asked me on twitter about PTAs. I started to answer but realized I needed much more space than a tweet allows. We do not have the…
Poll question – Are women politicians treated differently than men?
93% of you said Yes!
"Twinkle, twinkle little star"
Planet could be massive diamond Edmonton Journal , Aug 26, 2011 LONDON - Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny…
The Court must be very careful to ensure only admitted evidence is considered at trial
R. v. Smith, 2011 ONCA 564 deals with the unfortunate situation where materials not admitted into evidence were considered at trial. Specifically, a transcript of an interview found its way…
Stephen Lewis to deliver eulogy for Jack Layton
http://bit.ly/oh9aVy I met Stephen Lewis a few years ago when he was speaking on HIV/AIDS. A remarkable thing -- he is as eloquent on a one on one basis as…
Blogger or Professional Journalist — freedom of expression should be the same
Quebec proposes to distinguish between professional journalists and amateur writers -- presumably bloggers. How do you say who is professional and who isn't? I have a weekly column in a…
Amendment of civil pleadings
Morris Waxman v. Chester Waxman et al, 2011 ONSC 4707 deals with amendment of pleadings. As is well known most amendments are made pro forma except where the amendments set…
Television and real Canadian trials
Most television shows about legal matters are American. They tend to show American procedure correctly but they give a very misleading impression to people who are watching to find out…
Why people care about Jack Layton’s passing
It's not politics. It's not his dedication to public life. And that's why the media fuss about "excessive grief" or why a State Funeral for someone who was never Prime…