Being from there #nlpoli
Some people are very agitated at the prospect that the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada might not "represent" Atlantic Canada like Justice Thomas Cromwell does.How exactly does…
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Being from there #nlpoli
Some people are very agitated at the prospect that the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada might not "represent" Atlantic Canada like Justice Thomas Cromwell does.How exactly does…
Physician Assisted Dying: How the SCC got there
It’s a paradox. Your right to die is an affirmation of your right to live. In a unanimous decision of astonishing clarity the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decided that…
This BC Liberal Government has been mired in near criminal controversy since its inception
This BC Liberal government has been mired in near criminal controversy since its inception, the latest example being just last Thursday when Clark exempted herself, cabinet and companies from court…
Former justice Frank Iacobucci’s recommendation proves one thing: Alison Redford haunts us still
PHOTOS: Alison Redford, back in the day. … She haunts us still. Below: Former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci, former Alberta ethics commissioner Neil Wilkinson, Alberta Ethics Commissioner…
Supreme Court To Hear First Nation’s Case Against Enbridge’s Line 9 Pipeline
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that it will hear the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation's challenge to Enbridge's Line 9 tar sands pipeline. The post Supreme Court…
Justice Abella a.k.a. Rock Star
Rosalie Silberman never wanted to be a judge. But the phone kept ringing. Would she like to be a Family Court judge? She was 29 and pregnant but sure, why…
Supreme Court Says Get Out of Our Data to Trudeau Government
The Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Court Martial Appeal Court and Tax Court are preparing to take the Canadian government to task on ensuring…
Supreme Court of Canada Joins Twitter
The Supreme Court of Canada announced the launch of its new English and French Twitter accounts on Monday. According to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin: “Communicating on Twitter forms part of…
The Reason I’m Not Voting In Today’s Election Is That Canada Does A Poor Job Of Protecting Voting Rights
OK Canada, you win. Keep your outdated voting system. Continue to outsource the nation's governance function to one person and his inner circle. Carry on with this democratic farce called…
The Reason I’m Not Voting In Today’s Election Is That Canada Does A Poor Job Of Protecting Voting Rights
OK Canada, you win. Keep your outdated voting system. Continue to outsource the nation’s governance function to one person and his inner circle. Carry on with this democratic farce called…
The Reason I’m Not Voting In Today’s Election Is That Canada Does A Poor Job Of Protecting Voting Rights
OK Canada, you win. Keep your outdated voting system. Continue to outsource the nation’s governance function to one person and his inner circle. Carry on with this democratic farce called…
Fate of Canadian Wheat Board a disturbing harbinger for Canada’s dairy, poultry and egg farmers
PHOTOS: Tractors in the streets of Ottawa on Tuesday, their drivers protesting the Harper Conservatives’ barely concealed plans to destroy the supply-management agricultural sector. (Grabbed from @amkfoote on Twitter.) Below:…
How Stephen Harper Is Stealthily Changing Canada Into a Theocracy
The other day I wrote about how Stephen Harper is remaking the judiciary in his own ghastly image.In his never-ending attempt to bend the Supreme Court to his will, and…
Stephen Harper’s Stealthy Assault On Our Judicial System
All through the long and dark years of Stephen Harper's evil regime the Supreme Court of Canada has been his most mighty opponent.Time and time again it has rejected his…
The Con Clown Rona Ambrose and the Great War on Marijuana
OMG. I don't what we're going to do with the Con clown Rona Ambrose. She doesn't seem to understand that she supposed to be the Minister of Health, not the…
The anti-communist memorial—an outrage to Canadian heritage
I recently wrote the following letter to The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages: Dear Minister: I am writing in regard to the Memorial to the…
Supreme Court Smackdown of Harper.. again
One would almost think the Supreme Court is getting tired of the Conservative government’s vendetta against Omar Khadr: The country’s top court swiftly dismissed the Conservative government’s latest attempt to…
Omar Khadr: The Supreme Court Gives Stephen Harper Another Slap in the Face
It's the third time the Supreme Court of Canada has been asked to rule on the case of Omar Khadr.Twice before it has ruled in his favour, and today it…
The Supreme Court Beats Up Stephen Harper Again
Uh oh. Somebody call an ambulance, or his make-up artist, or the guy who fixes his hair helmet.Because it seems the Supreme Court has just given Stephen Harper, our Dark…