Sad news — Justice Paul Bentley has died
I remember appearing in front of him on many of occasions. He was a model of a judge and will be missed. He was fair, generous and wise.He was interviewed…
James C Morton
Procedural fairness – a new Supreme Court decision
Canada (Attorney General) v. Mavi, 2011 SCC 30 released this morning stands for the proposition that procedural fairness always applies to administrative decisions. The content of what fairness requires is…
Vetrovec warning not required in Judge alone trial
R. v. Snyder, 2011 ONCA 445 is a useful source for the (fairly obvious) principle that a judge sitting alone does not have to warning themselves of the dangers of…
Progressive Bloggers is Back Up
http://new.progressivebloggers.ca/Take a look - it's a great site and much improved!
Conservatives put King of Pork in charge of trimming government fat
This is a bit harsh but does make a good point. For all the press releases the Conservatives have been free spending Big Government types -- and the Paul Martin…
A Northern Tragedy
Iqaluit woman was going to leave husband, take kids, before killings: sisterBy Chris Purdy, The Canadian PressVivian Sula Enuaraq's family says the Iqaluit woman had finally had enough.The 29-year-old had…
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I…
Reasons of trial judges
R. v. O'Brien, 2011 SCC 29, released about 45 minutes ago, yet again affirms the principle that trial judges are not required to do more in reasons than explain how…
Conservatives misled Parliament over G8 costs: Auditor General
So much for small government and careful spending:http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1005376STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STARLes Whittington and Bruce Campion-SmithOttawa BureauOTTAWA—Stephen Harper’s government misled Parliament and skir...
Conditional sentences should be considered whenever legally possible
R v Dormevil (unreported OCJ June 8, per Green) is a careful decision that emphasizes conditional sentences should be considered whenever their conditions precedent are met. The case also stands…
El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) – Havana Casino Orchestra -1930
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7NfrrnaKE Don Azpiazu introduced authentic Cuban dance music to North American audiences when his Havana Casino Orchestra travelled to New York to cut EL MANISERO "The Peanut Vendor" for Victor…
Globalive wins foreign ownership battle — Cellphone market opens up?
A significant win for the Federal Government. As readers may recall I was surprised the Federal Court was prepared to second guess Cabinet. So far the decision is unavailable but…
Purposes of sentencing
For most of the last century criminal sentencing in the Canada was based on deterrence. Certainly reference to denunciation (society's expression of revulsion at the crime) and rehabilitation was made…
Counsel not to appear on their own affidavits
Speciale v. Giardino 2010 ONSC 101 is a good source for the principle that counsel ought not to appear as counsel where they have given evidence by way of affidavit.…
Family found dead in Iqaluit
Douglas Quan, Postmedia News: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 12:47 PMAn RCMP investigator examines the area in Iqaluit's cemetery where the body of a man was found alongside a shotgun June…