Note to readers: This post is not my usual discussion of legal or technical issues, but describes a funny personal anecdote. When I was fresh out of law school and just learning […]
My Presentation on Illegal Fishing to Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, February 1, 2024.
Illegal Fishing, Indigenous Treaty Rights and Reconciliation 1 Thank you for inviting me. I am a non-partisan witness with no personal interest at stake. My relevant legal practice before my retirement was […]
My Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, November 30, 2020
I was invited to make a presentation to this Parliamentary Committee because of my writing about the Donald Marshall case and its application to the nasty violence in the lobster fishery in […]
COVID-19 Creates an Urgent Need for Legal Clarity in Medically Assisted Death (MAID)
A small percentage of Canadians infected with COVID-19 will die from the virus. Their death will usually be horrible: lung failure creating oxygen deprivation, causing multiple organ failures. Ventilators are used […]
Vavilov (Part 2 of 2): Did the Court Fix Canadian Judicial Review?
If you have not read Part 1 of this post I suggest that you read it first, here. This Part is for those interested in law and how it develops but is not […]
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