In the spirit of increased collegiality and collaboration within the Canadian legal blogging community, LawisCool.com and TheCourt.ca have set aside their heated rivalry to bring you their first ever joint posting. What follows is a…
Blawg Review is a blog carnival that rotates to a different law site every week, usually emphasizing a specific theme. Last week’s review was by R. David Donoghue. August 23 is the “International Day for…
Since 9/11, Muslims have been at far greater risk of terrorism in the United States than have non-Muslims.
via CBC news: A woman who says she was in a crowd detained by police for hours at a Toronto intersection during a G20 protest has launched a $45-million class-action lawsuit against the Toronto Police…
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Just when you thought the G20 couldn’t get even more ridiculous. Susan Clairmont of the Hamiton Spectator: Everyone is allowed to take notes in court. Period. But the other day a Toronto justice of the…
Lawrence Martin at The Globe: At issue is not whether Mr. Khadr is innocent or guilty of killing an American medic during a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002. For argument’s sake, let’s say he’s guilty….
Riali Johanesson, a lawyer in Parkdale, tells how she was arrested by police for being on the scene, This is the first time in my life I’ve been so afraid of the police. Parkdale is…
More G20 footage: This video shows a police officer at the G20 protests in Toronto threatening to arrest a protestor for blowing soap bubbles (“If one of those bubbles touches me, it’s assault”) and then…
Kwame McKenzie talks to Steve Paikin last night on being black in Boston, London, and Toronto. Kwame McKenzie is a Senior Scientist within the Social Equity and Health Research section of the Centre for Addiction…
Earlier this year I pointed out how in the Western context hatred towards Muslims and Jews are usually linked, meaning someone harbouring hatred to one group is more likely to hate the other as well….
