GeneralITQ Committee Update Thingy Delayed, Not DeniedThe daily roundup will be posted later today, with abject apologies for tardiness. I’ll be liveblogging today’s hearing on the...
GeneralBetween theory and practice: Liveblogging law students at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights12:02:28 PM .. at least, that’s the plan - presuming this meeting actually happens, which is looking less likely by the second; it...
GeneralAll is well in Quebec. And here’s how to fix it.WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Dan Gardner on African agriculture; Rosie DiManno on Khale Farm and Mazar-i-Sharif ; Rex Murphy on the...
GeneralIncidentally ...UPDATE: Here is the relevant section of the Canada Evidence Act. Some key definitions: The federal judge who will, as per today’s...
GeneralBREAKING: Supreme Court *unanimously* finds Canada bound by principles of fundamental justice and international lawCanada (Justice) v. Khadr DISMISSED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RULING "If the Guantanamo Bay process under which Mr. Khadr was being held...
GeneralDucks, seals and polar bears first. Then women and children if there’s room.Must-reads: Chantal Hébert on Ottawa’s sorry state of affairs; Dan Gardner on official bilingualism; Rosie DiManno on the burqa...
GeneralCanada’s policy on child soldiers - "Multi-faceted" is apparently another one of those irregular adjectivesOur approach is multi-faceted; yours is two-faced: Last month, Senator Romeo Dallaire asked when Canada would bring in legislation...
UncategorizedThe Commons: ‘Unacceptable, extreme, odious’But enough about the government, what shall we do with Roméo Dallaire? The Scene. Making use of her allotted time before Question...
GeneralHey, fans of questionable claims of moral equivalenceWhat do you have to say about comparing a retired general, author, speaker and respected parliamentarian to "a member of the Khadr...
GeneralSome honourable macleans.ca members: Hear! Hear!As anyone with the dubious fortune of being in my presence last night can confirm, I had a few things to say about comments made...