The news that came after the ‘grand’ deliberation of the jury last night in response to the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by […]
Tag: Legal Issues
Bill C-36: Conservatives should actually listen to sex workers
Last winter, history was made in Canada when, after years of lobbying, the Supreme Court struck down three major aspects of sex work laws in […]
Anti-Deportation Days are here
With a Canadian passport becoming increasingly harder to get for some and harder to keep for others and seemingly arbitrary deportations happening all the time, […]
Baby Steps: Why the Montreal Police need to accept our cameras before they get their own
Well, the Montreal Police seem to be on a roll this year. On January 2nd, one of the coldest days Montreal had in a long time, […]
Harper’s pot policy: A total lack of critical thinking
Canada’s continued prohibition of marijuana represents perhaps the most glaring example of our government’s near total lack of critical thinking. While legalization efforts are catching […]
Harper’s Senate problem: From the public and the courts
To say that Harper has a Senate problem is rather like saying that Walter White, from the hugely popular TV show Breaking Bad, has a […]
CSIS, security certificates and Mohammed Harkat: Secret trials have come to Canada
Mohamed Harkat’s hearing last week at the Supreme Court of Canada wasn’t just held behind closed doors, but was, for the first time in the […]
Just who are the pirates? Canadian Greenpeace activists stuck in a Russian jail, Harper does nothing
This past Saturday, Greenpeace Canada held vigils in Toronto and Montreal in order to draw attention to the fact that two Canadians, Alexandre Paul and […]
Calgary Freeman on the land case suggests growth in right wing lunatic fringe groups in Canada
The case of the Calgary Freeman on the land Andreas Pirelli, who declared his rented property a sovereign embassy, is both hilarious and sad. Funny […]
Repeal the Second Amendment: The only way to stop gun violence in America
Some people are in a dire need of a 21st century reality check. You know how to stop gun violence in America? Repeal the second amendment.