Former Quebec lieutenant-governor facing charges Rhéal Seguin writes: Quebec’s former lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault is facing criminal charges involving fraud, breach of trust, forgery and fabrication of false documents related to the misspending of public funds…
Abdelrazik sues Ottawa for $27-million For every breach of right, there should be a remedy. When government officials taint themselves with torture, it is taxpayers who pay the remedy. But maybe not just taxpayers… Paul…
Polygamy charges tossed out Petti Fong writes: The province has had its hands tied with proceeding with charges for fear that if the polygamy law is struck down by a successful challenge under the Charter,…
Melissa Kluger of Precedent Magazine stopped by the University of Western Ontario to say hi to a few of the Law is Cool team: Melissa did a podcast with us last year, and Joel contributed…
Doctor must support abusive husband Here is another example of role reversal in families, and how the law reacts to it. Kirk Makin writes for the Globe and Mail: A Cambridge, Ont., doctor has been…
Police uncover teen fight club … efforts are underway to educate students about the dangers and criminal consequences of taking part in fight clubs. Martin’s Criminal Code: “Serious bodily harm must be both intended and…
Divisive terror law losing traction Can we trust secret evidence, often borrowed from foreign countries, to throw people out of Canada? Colin Freeze explains the security certificates: … federal ministers sign off on a certificate…
| Guest Post By Huma Rashid | Originally posted at Social Media Law Student Only this time, it’s a clash between the political and the cultural. Pop-cultural, to be exact. Twitter, as everyone who reads…
Watchdog failed to show 2008 vote illegal: Federal Court Sue Bailey writes: Harper asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament last September despite his own fixed-date election law. That law set the next federal vote…
Parents in beating death of boy, 7, want new trial Months of abuse left Randal incontinent and unable to keep food down before his death in September 1998. Along with a tapestry of scars and…
Crown seeks life for man who killed Rengel He pleaded guilty in April to first-degree murder, saying he killed Rengel on New Year’s Day 2008 to appease his jealous girlfriend.
