Cherniak “Shames” B’nai Brith Canada
Jason Cherniak has some sharp critique for B’nai Brith Canada. He says on his blog, If you read this article in the Canadian Jewish News, you will learn that B’nai Brith Canada is expelling 12…
Canada puts US on Torture Watchlist
The Canadian Foreign Ministry produced a training manual that has Guantanamo Bay on its sites of torture spots. The document goes further, and lists the U.S. as a potential site for torture, along with Iran,…
Devil’s Advocate
Your Only Friend in Law School…
…are course outlines, what many of us call summaries or Condensed Annotated NoteS (CANS). LawIsCool tries to be your friend by providing the only centralized collection of all the online summaries in Canada (that we…
Law is Cool – Podcast #7
Show Notes 0:26 Thomas and Omar catch up on the first semester of law, and the absolutely true horror stories of law school 3:10 Thomas and Omar discuss essay option classes 3:50 Thomas and Omar…
Still Rebuilding
Our audio files are down, and we’re still reconstructing the site after problems last week. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we make adjustments.
Critical Mood on Toronto 18
On June 2nd, 2006, 18 people in Toronto were arrested on terrorism charges. Several have since been released on bail or had the proceedings stayed. But activists have issues with the proceedings and treatment of…
FDA Sets Stage to Eat Cloned Animals
The Food and Drug Administration has affirmed their approval of the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals for human consumption, saying that there is no evidence to prove that it is harmful. The…
More Trolling
We’ve had a number of recent incidents of false front groups posting comments here, a pattern repeated on other sites. Comments are being moderated for review.
Prince of Pot will Serve in Prison
Canadian Prince of Pot Marc Emery has agreed to spend 5 years in prison. A lot of Canadians (myself included) had been outraged that he was going to be easily extradited, and vilified, for a…
More Aboriginals Shouldn’t Mean More Problems
The Globe and Mail reported today a 45% increase in Aboriginal populations over the past decade. Nunavut has the highest birthrate in the country, and also the highest proportion of Aboriginals at 85%. But many…
“Scarlem” has a Bad Rap
Scarborough, the notorious neighborhood in Toronto, may not deserve its bad reputation. The Toronto Star reports, As for policing, Scarborough has 20 per cent of the city’s police officers but 24 per cent of the…