During my 45 year legal career I had direct experience in environmental hearings with numerous scientists from various disciplines, both in the preparation and the presentation of their evidence. If they could […]
Background Canada’s Parliamentary Ethics Commissioner (EC), Mario Dion, released his bombshell report on August 14 [EC Report]. He found that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had violated section 9 of the Conflict of […]
“Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.” Korean proverb. Introduction: As most Canadians who follow the news will know, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, the Vice-Chief of Canada’s […]
Governments have often made decisions based on impulse rather than reason. A classic example is the fallacy of “the last straw” – the straw that broke the camel’s back. Similar impulsive decisions […]
The Canadian Senate’s Committee on Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources invited me to make a short presentation to it on April 2, 2019, on my proposed amendments to the Impact Assessment […]
The Prime Minister‘s real message was: “You can either do what I want or you can do what you want. The decision is yours.” The Prime Minister, while addressing the resignations of […]
Did the Prime Minister’s Office panic over SNC-Lavalin’s story of impeding doom? Or did they have real numbers showing the future effects of a criminal prosecution? In the last few weeks the […]
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble…” Groucho Marx Introduction On February 7, the Globe and Mail reported: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office attempted to press Jody Wilson-Raybould when she was […]
C-69 is before the Senate for review. Here are my recommendations for amending C-69
Note: The original post was slightly edited on January 26 and 28, 2019, to add a few additional points that occurred to me upon re-reading it. Introduction: Is it possible under the […]
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