November 2009


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A contract to end the homework

How one family won the battle to ban homework Shelli and Tom Milley were exhausted by the weepy weeknight struggles over math problems and writing assignments with their three school-aged children. They were fed up…


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Secret lists

‘No-fly’ watchdogs blasted Tonda MacCharles writes: Canada’s “no-fly” list took effect in June 2007, and almost everything about it – the number of names, the deletions, how it works – is classified. It is believed…



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Serial rapist not forgotten

Cold case search resumes for Woodland Rapist The Woodland Rapist case haunts seasoned investigators as it did when his reign of terror gripped the Oakville community in the days after a joint Halton-Peel-Waterloo task force…



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Lobbyism

Ottawa tightening rules on lobbyists Susan Delacourt and Richard Brennan write for the Toronto Star: The federal government is cracking down on lobbyists working for Crown corporations and institutions such as the Toronto Port Authority and…


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Uttering threats

Disclaimer: The text below contains only my understanding of the applicable law. It has nothing whatsoever to do with your particular situation. Do not assume you can make any decisions based on this text. I…





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Lawlessness

Caledonia family lived ‘terrified existence’ Barbara Brown writes for the Hamilton Spectator: A Caledonia family lived inside “a war zone,” says a Hamilton lawyer whose clients will testify about being trapped inside the barricades during…