This and that for your Sunday reading. – Nicole Mortillaro notes that the reduction in pollution due to COVID-19-related shutdowns isn’t keeping 2020 from being either the hottest or second-hottest year on record. Nina Chestney reports on new research showing that our current fossil fuel economy is utterly incompatible with
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Tom Blackburn writes about the UK’s rare opportunity to elect a government which is actually committed to empowering workers. – Don Pittis writes that an effective transition toward a clean energy economy will result in far superior outcomes for workers than an
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Diane Cardwell points out how carbon politics are threatening renewable energy just at the point where it would win a fair fight against fossil fuels. And J. David Hughes finds that any case for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline falls apart in the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Aid Funding to Increase Provincially
Provincial Legal Aid will be provided with $30 million per year from the Justice Department. This, coming after 13 years of federal contributions remaining stagnant at $112 million per year. “All Canadians — no matter their means — should ha…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Higher Fees for Guilty Pleas
Only in Cameron Conservative Britain. There the government wants to ‘reform’ the legal aid system to set defence counsel against their clients by making it lucrative for lawyers to enter guilty pleas as early as possible. Legal aid lawyers will also lose money if cases actually go to trial.The
Continue readingLaw is Cool: The Innovative Advocate: Canada’s Legal Future
The way legal services are delivered in Canada is changing. Increased competition and a demand for lower prices has pressured law firms to slow hiring and deliver their services more efficiently. After finishing my first year at Queen’s Law I started thinking about how law students can help firms meet the demand. It starts
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