Goodbye… for now.

I’m hanging up my keyboard. At least for now. Perhaps when my work week is shaved down and I regain a writing passion I’ll want to return. And perhaps there will still be a media platform willing to publish what
Read More →I’m hanging up my keyboard. At least for now. Perhaps when my work week is shaved down and I regain a writing passion I’ll want to return. And perhaps there will still be a media platform willing to publish what
Read More →The most common deterrent for beach of Charter rights is exclusion of evidence. Criminal law databases are full of cases where the police have successfully caught a bad guy, but the case has been thrown out because they got their
Read More →An unlawful arrest is a breach of your right under section 9 of the Charter “not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned”.
Read More →But might you be perfectly within your rights to keep walking? And might it be lawful to resist an arrest? What then? Do you have any recourse against the police?
Read More →We know that we have a racism problem in Canada. A problem that our Prime Minster has acknowledged permeates every institution, including the police. I am not intending to distract us from that important focus. But what about a police
Read More →A viral video slamming George Floyd and denying racially profiled police violence against black people came across my Facebook feed on the weekend. It was a selfie video by a passionate and articulate young black woman, Candace Owens. I am
Read More →If COVID-19 disrupts your plans, can you get your money back? A friend registered for a race, which was cancelled because of COVID-19. Rather than a refund, racers were offered discounts on future races. She asked me the straight forward
Read More →Please take care not to be a clued out when behind the wheel. Please do your best to be continually mindful of the important task at hand, keeping your brain free from other unintentional (daydreaming) or intentional (cell phone discussion)
Read More →Conveniently, keeping your dog under control doesn’t just achieve public safety. It’s the polite thing to do.
Read More →Dog attacks, where one dog attacks another while on a walk with their owners, would not occur if dog owners followed basic dog walking etiquette.
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