Justice on Target
From my blog: Simon Says. In my last post I discussed the current state of the legal system, with respect to the time it takes for a case to be completed in court. With averages…
Politics
Pavlov’s Law and the Criminal Justice System
From my experiences dealing with the different participants in the justice system (accused, victims, witnesses, court personnel, etc) and listening to the public’s opinion, I feel confident in saying that most people are frustrated with…
Chapter 2 of the White Man’s Burden
Guns, Gangs and Toronto Community Housing
From my blog, Simon Says. Category: Police and Law News. From the CBC: Toronto police raids snare 71 gang suspects Project Corral was a Toronto Police investigation involving a number of other services, which focused…
Restraint, Mr. Harper
While cramming a treatise for my last 1L exam, I came across a quote from the Law Reform Commission of Canada. The report titled Our Criminal Law was released in 1976, but it is just…
Bilingualism and the Supreme Court
As reported by the Globe and Mail, a bill requiring that all future Supreme Court justices be bilingual was passed last week and now awaits Senate approval. The private member’s Bill C-232, tabled by NDP…
Why Québéc Cannot and Should not Ban the Niqab
An article jointly written by David Shulman and Lawrence Gridin Last week the government of Québéc announced that it would restrict female Muslims from covering their faces with the niqab.  This article is about the fundamental…
Twitter Death Threats Against Obama
A recap of some of the recent tweets threatening President Obama with assassination: After the second one was informed that the authorities had been alerted, he stated: Nothing wrong? As several commentators have noted, 18…
Student Prop for Harper is a High-Risk Vocation
Law students should seriously contemplate their alternatives if ever approached to act as a student prop for the Prime Minister. Not only was the reaction time disappointing, but the lack of empathy and concern expressed…
Wikileaks considered a “threat” by US Army
WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing website that provides confidential and sensitive documents for free to the media, human rights groups and the public, has been deemed a threat by the US Army. WikiLeaks has been responsible in…
Government Ignores “Tough on Crime” Statistics
A great article just came off the Canadian Press wire. The upshot is that the Canadian government is ignoring the results of social science studies about crime and punishment. Here are some quoteable quotes: Federal…
Iacobucci to Investigate on Detainee Documents
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci was enlisted Friday to investigate whether the release of documents relating to Afghan detainee torture would cause an “injurious” effect. The release of these documents – which could prove…