By Alisom@Creekside Welcome Vic Toews to Stephen Harper’s Perps with Perks for “giving patronage a bad name,” as Dan Lett wrote in the Winnipeg Free Press. Appointed to the Queens Court by Justice Minister Peter MacKay in March last year, eight months after leaving the Cons cabinet, Toews — a former Justice Minister, Public Safety Minister, and […]
They hate us for our Charter
By Alison@Creekside Uncanny resemblance, isn’t it? Your “values” aren’t looking too good at the moment, Mr Blaney. Having rushed the 62-page omnibus anti-terrorism bill C-51 through Parliament, the Cons are now demanding it be rushed through committee as well. They wanted to restrict expert testimony to three Public Safety Committee meetings — with one of them taken […]
Coup in Canada? Who’s asking?
By Alison@Creekside Ottawa Citizen: Some say PM could justifiably shut down Parliament in crisis: survey A small but growing minority of Canadians says the prime minister would be justified in closing down Parliament and the Supreme Court in the face of ‘very difficult times,’ according to a survey” What a fabulously leading survey question! Who wants […]
Supreme Court copyright ruling is (amazingly) sensible
By John Klein (aka Saskboy) Today’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling on copyright and fair dealing contains some not-so-small victories. In fact, there is so much common sense in it that I can’t help but feel the justices have taken leave of their old-people senses! Copyright expert Michael Geist has this summary: “[…] The clear […]
