James C Morton
Strauss-Kahn case near collapse, officials say
If it does collapse the attitude of Europe towards American justice will be interesting: http://bit.ly/iY4X1k The new revelations are likely to buttress the view of Strauss-Kahn's supporters, who complained that…
Sentencing for sexual abuse of children
R. v. Cloutier, 2011 ONCA 484 is a sad case of sexual abuse of children by a priest. The case deals mainly with appearance of fairness at trial but concludes with a useful…
Canada Day thoughts
Canada is a good place to be. A client, quite seriously, asked me if I was afraid of what might happen in the Provincial election this fall. I replied that…
Guilty or not, man goes free
Courtney Salmon was well known to police. He had been charged at least twice with youth prostitution offences but had avoided conviction. The police thought Salmon had “got away with…
Ottawa funds clinical trials of controversial MS treatment
The treatment is effective or is not effective. Clinical trials will answer the question. With so many Canadians suffering MS the Federal Government did the right thing -- even a…
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Teen charged with First Degree Murder in death of York Region Police Officer
Presumably this is because the death of the officer took place while the officer was acting in the course of duty, while the youth was committing an indictable crime and…
Appeal from interim spousal support order requires leave in Ontario
Elgner v. Elgner, 2011 ONCA 483 -- An interim spousal support order is made. Can the order be appealed as of right or only with leave? Leave required: In conclusion, when ss....
Palliative care following the end of life support is ‘treatment’ and requires consent of substitute decision maker
Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2011 ONCA 482 holds that the end of life support followed by palliative care is 'treatment' for purposes of the Health Care Consent Act and so requires…
Why were four underaged teens in a stolen van prior to 5:00 am?
Had they been out all night? If not did they get up very early and steal a van? There is something more to the story:http://bit.ly/jDxoAp York police officer dragged to…
A joyride gone very wrong
Nasty story and one easy to imagine. Out of control kids, a police stop, panic and death and injury. Life spins on a dime and a joyride goes very wrong:http://bit.ly/kzYCOS…
Protracted and tortuous reasons can be insufficient
R. v. Geddes, 2011 MBCA 44 deals with the sufficiency of a judge's reasons in an unusual context. Here the Court found the reasons were too long and complex. As a…
English Translation of the Geert Wilders Decision
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