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THE DISCRIMINATION LABEL A “racist” is someone who feels or shows discrimination or prejudice against a person of another race or who believes a particular race is superior to another.
c-75: preliminary inquiries On March 29th, 2018 the Federal Government introduced legislation to amend the Criminal Code of Canada.
swatting “Swatting” is defined as the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed…
texas law hawk advertising Occasionally, I run across interesting and amusing lawyer advertisements.
news as a propaganda tool? This post is an extension of my previous article, “Truth or Propaganda: Hundreds of Cases Stayed due to Manpower shortage”.
The story of Kenrick McRae’s interaction with Montreal Police is reported as “racial profiling”.
coffee thrower video CBC reported an incident supported by a video of Falgun Viviya being assaulted when another person threw coffee in his face.
“Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising, whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news”. From a placard on the desk of L. E.
mandatory roadside testing The Federal Government has recently further relaxed what was already an exceptionally soft detention/investigation regime governing screening for impaired drivers.
manhunt: mcleod and schmegelsky Headlining the news over the last couple of days in Canada is the manhunt for 19 year old Kam Mcleod and 18 year old Bryer Schmegelsky.
the mueller testimony Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, testified today before the House Judiciary Committee.
how to lose a bail hearing This MAD TV video is on one of the funniest court skits I have ever seen.
videotape as evidence Criminal defence lawyers in Alberta and across Canada see a lot.
judicial appointment process The judicial appointment process in Canada has deservedly undergone some criticism over the last number of decades.
SMOKING WEED WITH YOUR BOOTS ON Smoking weed with your boots on illegal? The opening of the CTV News article: “Drinking a beer in your cowboy boots is totally fine, but smoking…
Interestingly, in a post launched just a day ago: Mark Norman: What of those without the Resources to Defend their case?, I wrote about an imbalance in our criminal justice system.…
the concern is broader than the treatment of mark norman Yes, there was a lot of shock over the treatment of Vice-Admiral, Mark Norman. https://www. cbc. ca/news/politics/non-disclosure-agreement-mark-norman-1.
a brief history of canada day It was not really until the early 80's that Canadians started to refer to the anniversary of July 1st, 1867 as Canada Day.
canada's second drug detection instrument In April 2019 the Federal Government approved a second drug screening device used to screen for impaired drivers.
government funded 1-800 number In Alberta the Government funds a 1-800 service for detainees trying to exercise their right to counsel.
right to silence: shut the F*#k up Sometimes great legal advice doesn't need to be eloquent or sophisticated.
I watched the local news with some concern about a situation where a wealthy Calgary businessman may have fled Canada while on bail.
This blog is an extension of my previous post: “Not his fault, but still his fault”.