Background: Pornography showing young children forced into in sexual activities is absolutely disgusting. Anyone convicted of creating or possessing child pornography should be sentenced to appropriately severe penalties. Canada’s Criminal Code had […]
The Supreme Court Was Wrong on Climate Change
I have great respect for Canada’s Supreme Court, their long hours of work and the difficult decisions to make. Even if I might have decided a case differently, I usually find its […]
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying
The Need for MAID is Growing With Canada’s rapidly aging population, demand for MAID – medical assistance in dying – is growing. But, with increasing rates of dementia the cognitive ability of […]
State of Georgia Law Prohibiting Abortion After 6 Weeks Held Unconstitutional
Georgia Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney has written an extraordinarily clear and eloquent judgment that is a pleasure to read. In Sistersong Women of Colour Reproductive Justice Collective v. State of Georgia […]
A Response to the Critics Who Demonize Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Law
Introduction Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been one of the most controversial medical issues in Canada, second only to abortion. In this post I take what has become a minority position […]
Canada Needs Laws Governing Protests
Protests, demonstrations blockades and occupations that are now are facilitated by social media are growing in size and popularity. And so are the damages they inflict on people and businesses who are […]
Lessons in Protest Management Learned from the Emergencies Act.
Protests, blockades and other forms of civil disobedience are growing in popularity in Canada; and the federal government depended on a blunt instrument – the Emergencies Act (the “EA”) as the way […]
The Supreme Court of Canada Finds Part of the Federal Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional. So What?
Introduction The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision holding that parts of the federal Impact Assessment Act are ‘unconstitutional’ caused cheering in several provincial capitals and in the media. However, there is […]
The Abortion Debate Needs More Thought and Less Emotion
By now the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overruled Roe, is common knowledge. But what these two decisions actually decided is often misunderstood or misrepresented. And the problems they are […]
Russia, Ukraine and NATO: What Now?
If you ask the average person on the street in any Western democracy, chances are they will blame only Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine, now in its fourth […]
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