Sanctuary gives way to freedom Andrew Chung writes: The federal government decided to grant Belaouni permanent residency status, made official on Oct. 22, despite ordering him deported in late 2005, when his application to stay…
As a sequel to Why You Should Never Talk to the Police, we bring you these interrogation tricks from HBO’s The Wire,
A recent case illustrates that American jurisprudence is increasingly coalescing around a uniform approach to determine whether a plaintiff may compel the disclosure of an anonymous defendant’s identity in internet defamation cases. As discussed below,…
Lifting the cover on Canada’s spy files Michelle Shephard writes for the Toronto Star: But beyond answering questions that have lingered for years about Khadr’s case, John’s testimony was a remarkable example of how the…
When the North American Summit Leaders’ Summit was held in Montebello, Quebec in August 2007, something came to the attention of Dave Coles, President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. Amidst a seemingly peaceful…
Simon Fodden predicted that the privacy complaints would begin once Google Maps Street View was launched. The maps have proven popular in Canada, with over 150 million views of other countries by Canadians in 2009…
For years, if you registered a .ca domain, anyone could see your name, address and email in online “whois†databases. In 2008, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) restricted access to this information. Internet law…
It’s one of the cases that gets ordinary people all riled up. A chronic criminal, Anthony Bennett, who some say stole from Chinatown stores for years finally got caught. A hard-working store owner, Mr. Chen, aided…
On May 23, when Anthony Bennett was captured on video camera stealing $60 worth of plants from David Chen’s, Mr. Chen’s Lucky Moose Market located in Toronto, it set off a chain of events that…
B.C. pops the question: Is polygamy a crime? Dirk Meissner writes: Canadians and the justice system need clarity on whether polygamy is a crime, British Columbia’s attorney general said Thursday in announcing he will ask…
Paper fights to shield its source Tonda MacCharles writes for the Toronto Star: The constitutional guarantee of a free press is “meaningless” if it does not protect journalists from being forced to reveal the identity…
Polanski may choose to go to U.S. Elizabeth Pineau writes: Film director Roman Polanski, now in Swiss detention, may decide to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex…
