James C Morton
Vetrovec caution
R. v. Roks, 2011 ONCA 526 contains a helpful review of the need for corroboration (in a loose sense) in a Vetrovec context: The principal complaint in this case has…
Reasonable diligence and discoverability for limitation periods
Valesco v. North York Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ltd., 2011 ONCA 522 deals with diligence and discoverability for a limitation period. A period runs from the date a claim is discovered and that the earlier…
Julius Isaac, first Black Chief Justice in Canada dies
I remember appearing before Justice Issac many times when he was an Ontario judge and a few times in Federal Court. He was a slow and careful judge; some (perhaps…
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Psalm 69:33Perhaps it is an obvious statement, but Judeo-Christian teaching do not abandon those who are prisoners. A similar view is taken in Islam . While prison is sometimes necessary…
Professional negligence cases require expert evidence as to standard of care
Krawchuk v. Scherbak, 2011 ONCA 352 deals with the issue of professional negligence claims and proof. It is a good source for the general principle that, except in extraordinary cases,…
GPS for sex offenders
The criminal justice suggestions being made by Tim Hudak are so zany as to make me wonder 'is this pure theatre' or 'is there a deeper meaning here'? Let's look…
Whistleblower in phone-hacking scandal found dead
If this was in a novel it would be unbelievable: http://bit.ly/pXM8Kc Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star Sean Hoare, the first News of the World journalist to link the tabloid's f...
St. Catharines courthouse
The Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse was judged outstanding building of 2010 in the corporate facility category at the 2010 Building Owners and Managers Association international awards.
Jonathan Kay: Why we publish Conrad Black
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell" Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde was a criminal - he was convicted of a serious crime and went…
400 Oshawa workers blindsided by company’s sudden closure
http://bit.ly/pkcZmE Rallies are planned for Monday as former IQT Solutions workers in Oshawa demand answers for why they're suddenly jobless and denied their final paycheques or vacation and severance pay.…
Summer’s heat is here for a while
In case anyone in Toronto cares, the current temperature in Iqaluit is 6C. Kevin Connor The sizzle of summer appears to be sticking around. A heat alert issued by the…
Canada on track to clinch EU free-trade deal
http://bit.ly/o0TXU0 Huge implications. Standardizing standards with Europe. Allowing Europeans the right to work here.