Articling is Good for Your Mental Health
Articling is also good for relieving stress. At least that’s what Brian Bell would claim. Bell is CEO of the Windsor Public Library. He accumulated enough sick days to take time off from work. He…
Is this Person a Terrorist?
See what The Stormy Days of March thinks.
In Defense of Free Speech…
On June 28 2008, the Canadian Human Rights commission dismissed the complaint against Maclean’s magazine (Rogers Media) concerning an article by Mark Steyn, and rightly so. (The complainants held that the article, among others, established…
“Transit Freak” Steals Bus… Then it Gets Weird
Miami-Dade Transit Commissioners are up in arms after the brazen theft of a city transit bus by 18-year-old James Harris. According to the Miami Herald, Harris befriended several transit employees, and managed to obtain a…
Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii No More
Lesbians of the world can rejoice – they will not have to change their names for now. But this young girl from New Plymouth, on the North Island of New Zealand will. Talula Does The…
Is Obama Really About Change?
The success of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama can be attributed to his “change†message. In fact, for those that have been following along, it is clear that many American voters truly yearn for a…
Man Busted for Impaired Operation of a Riding Mower
Last month, I discussed the potential criminal liability for the impaired operation of a motorized wheelchair in Canada. On the topic of drunken care and control of non-traditional motor vehicles, the Grand Rapids Press reports…
Dimitris Lambrou, the Proud Lesbian Man
There are up to 350,00 Lesbians that are not gay. Some of them are not seeking same-sex rights, but the protection of the word “lesbian” as a unique identifier of the inhabitants of Lesbos. “My…
Hateful Publications in B.C.
It’s true, we’ve heard this before. The Missing Sockpuppet compares the case of Abrams v. North Shore Press at a B.C. human rights tribunal to the complaint against Maclean’s. The similarities are uncanny. So why…
Review: How Many Clients Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb
How How Many Clients Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb? A Lawyer Strikes Back (Paperback) by Giovanni Diviacchi (Author) List Price: $9.00 # Paperback: 38 pages # Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (March 19,…
Toronto is Canada’s Safest City?
Below is a rather ironic screenshot from the front page of the Toronto Star’s website just after the release of a report claiming that my beloved Toronto is the safest metropolitan area in Canada. Note…
Avena Take Two
(Via Jacob Katz Cogan at International Law Reporter) It’s received almost no coverage in the US, but Representative Howard L. Berman (D-California) has presented a bill to complement the International Court of Justice’s decision in…