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…
of folks back home in Ottawa… sort of. On the one hand, I’ve always wanted to see Great Big Sea do a Canada Day show on the Hill. On the…
of folks back home in Ottawa... sort of. On the one hand, I've always wanted to see Great Big Sea do a Canada Day show on the Hill. On the…
of folks back home in Ottawa… sort of. On the one hand, I’ve always wanted to see Great Big Sea do a Canada Day show on the Hill. On the…
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…
A young Conservative who denies her conservatism is like a person who says, "I'm not racist but...". Supriya Dwivedi does just that in her vain attempt to smear Brigette DePape.…
Warning: the above video is not to be viewed by the squeamish. Horrific cases of brutality in Indonesia like those shown in the video have led Australia to impose a…
Republican governor Rick Scott of the great state of Florida (the destination of choice for Canadian retirees) is finishing up his 5-day trade mission to Canada. He'll be meeting with…
SliceAndDiceOnSloppyIceVilleThe other night I noticed it while watching Ryan Kesler closely to see if he really is injured.And while I couldn't tell if there is something actually wrong with either…
Compliments of Congressman Anthony Weiner.
In case you hadn't noticed, Iraq is back to square one. The Maliki government is widely regarded as the most corrupt in recent memory - corrupt, brutal and murderous. Disaffected…
By Michael Snider for the Globe and Mail (Part 2 of 2) Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” has nothing to do with cancelling cable and Internet service,…
From NDPer Chris Charlton: The purpose of this enactment is to prohibit employers under the Canada Labour Code from hiring replacement workers to perform the duties of employees who are…
My gosh, the dominoes are just tumbling in Latin America, aren’t they? It’s getting so that you’d hardly recognize the place anymore. First it was Venezuela, then Bolivia and Ecuador.…
America has a huge drug problem - a prescription drug problem. And it's one that's flourishing in the Republican heartland. The Guardian tracked down a Kentucky guy, Chad, who drove…
One of the few times when the NDP has always been able to count on pundit attention in the past has been its policy conventions, when commentators often churn out…
Imagine. The sun has long gone down. It's a warm evening, about 85F. Then, within 20-minutes, the temperature shoots up almost 20 degrees to 102F. WTF? Exactly.This happened in Wichita,…
Stephen Duckett (AKA Cookie Monster) has raised a stir by suggesting some politically connected individuals receive preferential treatment in Alberta's Health Care system, and are able to jump the queue.The…
“Behold the next Holocaust brought to you by Obama, Pelsoi, Reid and the DemoRAT party. Their camps will be hospices where you will be remanded to for your “end of…
