James C Morton
NDP vows to wean Ontario off nuclear power
Canada has (or had) world leading nuclear technology. Nuclear technology is ecologically sound. We should explore alternative energy sources and ways to limit energy use -- but we need nuclear…
Assessments of the credibility or reliability of exculpatory evidence in a criminal case
R. v. Bucik, 2011 ONCA 546, released on-line today, highlights the need for great caution when applying the test from R. v. W. (D.), 1 S.C.R. 742. An accused’s statement,…
Disclosure of victim impact statements
R. v. Lonegren, 2011 BCCA 329 is a source for saying a victim impact statement, if in the Crown’s hands before trial, ought to be disclosed.At a preliminary hearing, counsel…
Spirit Bear from British Columbia
This a wonderful article in National Geographic about the Spirit Bears of British Columbia. They are not polar bears. They are Black Bears with white fur. There are about 1000…
Québec Solidaire
I've been doing some reading about the Provincial Party the interim NDP Leader remains a member of. They are separatists but gosh, just Google them -- radical is an understatement.
Raccoon Nation
Toronto has the largest urban concentration of raccoons in the world -- about 100,000.
Bertolt Brecht "An die Nachgeborenen"
A remarkable recording from the early 1950shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tphexO4gwoA&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXevIuAj5pHcwA3qNnfHGlns
NDP credibility under attack after Turmel’s Bloc ties revealed
I'm not sure how significant this is -- candidly I think we should be glad that people are leaving the Bloc and joining federalist parties. That said, one thing did…
IM records leading to a conviction
R. v. B.A., 2011 ONCA 544 is an example of a case where instant messaging chat records were sufficient to support a conviction. The defendant was a young high school teacher. The trial…
Acquisition of Easements by Prescription
The Court of Appeal decision in Kaminskas v. Storm, 2009 ONCA 318 sets out the law well on acquiring real property rights by prescription. IV. LAW & ANALYSIS The Applicable…
New International ordered IT firm to delete emails
This looks like a story until you read it and then you realize... it isn't: thestar.com mobile: article http://bit.ly/nDbUsH LONDON—News International asked to delete a large number of emails from…
Driving a wedge between the police and the public
http://natpo.st/qwomVl There is a long fictional tradition of police planting evidence to ensure a conviction; the police know who the criminal is but don't have quite enough evidence to prove…
Senate Democratic Leader Reid Agrees to Debt Deal With Republicans
I dislike paying taxes but taxes pay for services. It's like dinner at a restaurant -- I like the eating and don't like the paying ... but I know there…
Ramadan Mubarak!
For the year of 1432 Hijri, the first day of Ramadan was determined to be August 1, 2011."Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair!"("May every year find you in good health!")