Into the minds of the condemned: statements from Death Row
What’s it like to live on Death Row? What’s it like to die there? I wonder how a person can  stand to wait in a small cell, watching the second hand of a clock tick…
September 2009
National security invoked to block testimony
Ottawa seeks to gag Afghan prisoner probe witnesses Federal lawyers are trying to block government witnesses from testifying before a military watchdog investigating the treatment of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan, The Canadian Press has learned.
Visitor visa fairness
When visa’s rejected, where to go? Nicholas Keung writes for the Toronto Star: A grieving son in China rejected for a visitor’s visa to Canada for his mother’s funeral. Guests from the Philippines turned away…
Try again?
Third security certificate is double jeopardy, court told Mahmoud Jaballah was first detained under a security certificate in 1999. He was released after the courts found the certificate to be unreasonable. Jaballah was re-arrested in…
Have a Wi-Fi Device in Your Pocket? You Can Be Tracked!
Introduction (Surprise!) I got a new iPod Touch today and one of the first things I did was fire up wi-fi and launch google maps. I noticed a button that allowed the system to automatically…
Former airline hijacker, Windsor law graduate
Former terrorist wants to be lawyer John Goddard writes for the Toronto Star: Parminder Singh Saini, 46, blames youth and naïveté for his role in a violent airline hijacking 25 years ago in his native…
Beware the libel
Simon Singh, a British journalist and a popularizer of science, is fighting a lawsuit. In his article for the Guardian, Singh wrote that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) promoted bogus treatments. The BCA sued him…
The Competition Bureau is Watching
As a Leaf’s fan, I wouldn’t mind another team in Ontario. It would add to a new rivalry. But understandably, I wouldn’t want a new kid buying out my candy from the candy store either. …
Call Them Feel-Good Expenditures, but These Girls Will Cost You
Running a call-girl business is an inherently risky venture. The lines frequently blur, and participants end up in what the law would describe as prostitution. To sort out these complicated legal dilemmas operators frequently have…
Billionaire to give $20M to Dal Law
Canadian super-philanthropist Seymour Schulich is donating $20 million to Dalhousie Law School. At least half the money will go toward scholarships, and Schulich hopes that the boost will raise Dal Law’s standing in the annual…
Lawyers be warned: Dress well for court
Lawyers be warned: Dress well for court A federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, has thrown out a complaint by a lawyer alleging a constitutional right to wear jeans and a baseball hat in a…
AG Ont. Chris Bentley Speaks on Human Rights
The Attorney-General of Ontario, Hon. Chris Bentley, spoke to students at the University of Toronto on the issue of human rights. Min. Bentley did a podcast interview with us previously on a similar subject.  Human…