If you haven’t tuned into the Duffy trial over the past week, than you are living under a rock, or you’re missing one of the best political dramas in Canadian history. The cross examination of Nigel Wright in Senator Mike Duffy’s trial over inappropriate expenses, is becoming quite interesting to many Canadians. Canada seems to […]
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Wise Law Blog: Spousal Immunity: You May Or May Not Tell The Courts What Your Spouse Tells You
Should common law spouses be exempt from testifying against their spouse in criminal cases? A recent article by the LawTime’s, Yamri Taddese provides some insight to this complex question. Recently in R.v. Lomond, 2015 ONCJ 109 the Honourable Justice Javed of the Ontario Court of Justice found that to deny
Continue readinggay persons of character: Video: Testimony, music by Stephen Schwartz
When I first read that the lyrics of Testimony were either taken from or inspired by the It Gets Better Project, I felt a slight repulsion in thinking that the video would be yet another simple attestation of life’s merits, post the phase of high school bullying. But, Testimony is
Continue readinggay persons of character: Video: Testimony, music by Stephen Schwartz
When I first read that the lyrics of Testimony were either taken from or inspired by the It Gets Better Project, I felt a slight repulsion in thinking that the video would be yet another simple attestation of life’s merits, post the phase of high scho…
Continue readinggay persons of character: Video: Testimony, music by Stephen Schwartz
When I first read that the lyrics of Testimony were either taken from or inspired by the It Gets Better Project, I felt a slight repulsion in thinking that the video would be yet another simple attestation of life’s merits, post the phase of high school bullying. But, Testimony is
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