R. v. Finlay, 2004 CarswellOnt 4793 is a useful source for the proposition when joint submissions regarding release at a bail hearing are made, it was incumbent upon a justice…
Dear Colleague: “Why should I publish in PRX?” We have heard this question often, and with the inaugural issue of PRX about to close, we have our first concrete answers.”…
I always knew that Stephen Harper would eventually turn this country into a prison state, as sinister as the man himself.I always knew that his American-style plan to jail even…
I don't know what's going on in London but it's sounding more like Alabama every day. You remember NHL player Wayne Simmonds being thrown a banana peel during a pre-season…
I noticed it in the dark as I drove up to my dad's place last night around 11:30pm. It's huge. About the size of a basketball. A puffball. I took…
Crappy weekend, everyone! Wall Street is still occupied, and it looks like that golden calf is definitely ripe for the slaughter. The protesters are there to stay, much to the…
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze It means no worries for the rest of your days It's our problem-free philosophy Hakuna Matata! Severely affected…
It's a sad sight to see the NYPD, riding a decade of media worship and hero status for its role on 9/11, now reduced to bully status. The US doesn't…
If I was a Saudi Arabian - and if I was brave enough - my central focus on Islam may be to try and moderate its social practice. I would…
After reading his article about the role of our out-of-control secret police in Abousfian Abdelrazik’s six-year exile, I guess I know how Globe & Mail journo Paul Koring spent his…
This and that for your weekend reading.- For those looking to paint foreign investment as a panacea for economic development, Paul Krugman offers up (via Kash Mansori) what should be…
Supporters of Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar are tapping into the large group of Ukrainian-Canadians who helped Ed Stelmach win his party’s leadership in 2006. Elaine Kalynchuk, a…
Books needed Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
A good part of the neighborhood I live in was laid out at the turn of the 20th century as a "garden suburb." While most of it is on a…
"Not now" is Barack Obama's answer to the Palestinian Authority's appeal for statehood. It's hardly unexpected coming from a feeble executive who can't even get basic legislation passed through his…
The grand experiment of the European Union and of the 17-member Eurozone is far too significant for Europeans to let it fail.The problem: Right now, the EU is buffeted with…
This is a delightful example of how protests can pay big dividends. US celebrities protesting the pipeline are scaring Ottawa big time.Actors Daryl Hannah and Mark Ruffalo, author and environmentalist…
And to show their appreciation, your creations would like to sing you a little song… > “Nothing really matters…(big breath)…but MOI!!!”
Your cognitive dissonace is deafening.I personally find it difficult to comprehend that there is a “base” of people that are still in the thrall of minimum sentences over pot but…
John le Carre, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, George Smiley played by Gary Oldham. Does it get any better than this?
