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The Supreme Court applied the Charter. Politicians answered with fear mongering, Charter-bashing, and even calls for vigilante murders. These politicians care more about scoring political points and undermining the rule of law than protecting kids:
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
The Supreme Court applied the Charter. Politicians answered with fear mongering, Charter-bashing, and even calls for vigilante murders. These politicians care more about scoring political points and undermining the rule of law than protecting kids:
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
A Blue Jays can of beer held overlooking a lake on a perfect Canadian fall day
Getting ready to listen to the @bluejays.com by candle light in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. A perfect time to close the cottage!
25.10.2025 21:27 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Bail is a hot topic with politicians, for both the liars and the cowards. There is a problem with bail, just not no the one the politicians are talking about. But I guess it is easier to fundraise on outrage and misinformation than real solutions. youtu.be/cbBPU9XOgVE?...
18.10.2025 20:10 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Police investigating crime is their job. Trying to control prosecutions or threaten justice system participants isn’t. My latest in Canadian Lawyer on the growing and dangerous trend of police interference in our justice system:
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
Police investigating crime is their job. Trying to control prosecutions or threaten justice system participants isn’t. My latest in Canadian Lawyer on the growing and dangerous trend of police interference in our justice system:
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
I don’t think entrapment means what you think it means. In the legal sense, entrapment is when a government agent induced a person to commit a crime they were not otherwise inclined to commit.
26.09.2025 17:43 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Please help support a brave woman. Today the Court of Appeal denied Bowie bail, saying the case was "overwhelming" and calling Bowie's defence "a conspiratorial narrative, with grandiose features, that was devoid of reality."
Read it: here coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...)
We’re going to hear lots about justice reform over the next few months. Cutting through the BS, and there is lots of BS, is difficult. Today I spoke with @globalnews.ca about why the Constitution matters and why we need to pump the breaks on the tough on crime rhetoric: youtu.be/7gLuYqvXZ88
18.09.2025 22:17 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Carney said those presumed legally innocent should not be in a position “where they commit a crime one day and they’re arrested and then out of jail, out on bail the next.”
Dont wory Mark, in Ottawa it usually takes days for a bail hearing, so we are good.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Thanks Dale!
06.09.2025 19:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From me on self defence laws: The only thing most Canadians need protection from is politicians who think dishonest fear mongering for political gain is a form of public service: www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
06.09.2025 12:54 — 👍 142 🔁 48 💬 6 📌 10Donate if you can because FUCK THIS GUY.
03.09.2025 17:47 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Yesterday James Bowie was sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out to warn others about this predator. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
03.09.2025 16:08 — 👍 24 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1James Bowie has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
03.09.2025 02:40 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0James Bowie has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
02.09.2025 20:35 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0James Bowie has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
02.09.2025 20:35 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0James Bowie has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
02.09.2025 20:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0James Bowie has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. His victim, Leanne, showed remarkable courage by speaking out. Now we can help her rebuild her life with safety, dignity & hope. Please stand with her today: gofund.me/3b01402a
02.09.2025 18:41 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Today, disgraced Ottawa lawyer James Bowie is being sentenced for harassment and threats. He wanted to kill Leanne, who exposed him. Leanne showed incredible courage by coming forward. Now it’s time to help her rebuild her life. Stand with her today: gofund.me/e6a2b8dc
02.09.2025 11:38 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
Today, disgraced Ottawa lawyer James Bowie is being sentenced for harassment and threats. He wanted to kill Leanne, who exposed him. Leanne showed incredible courage by coming forward. Now it’s time to help her rebuild her life. Stand with her today: gofund.me/e6a2b8dc
02.09.2025 11:38 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
WATCH THE REST OF THE VIDEO (with comments from @mspratt.bsky.social and @paulchamplaw.bsky.social) HERE: youtu.be/mXPU915Z4ZQ?...
30.07.2025 22:37 — 👍 29 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
Hurry up and wait. That’s the unofficial motto of Ontario’s criminal courts — and it’s breaking the system. My latest for Canadian Lawyer on inefficiency, inconsistency, and how scheduling a trial can take longer than actually holding one.
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
I also needed an excused to Quote Princess Leia...
27.06.2025 21:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Real justice reform is hard. But untangling the procedural mess shouldn’t be. More rules haven’t made courts more efficient — they’ve made them more absurd. We can’t wait for change.
Read the piece: www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
Why? Because of a hyperfixation on preventing delay — with new micromanaging rules, judge-led case management, and layers of red tape that somehow make everything slower. It’s bureaucracy cosplaying as progress.
27.06.2025 20:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I spent an entire morning in court watching 3 trial dates and 2 pleas get scheduled — a process that involved 10+ people and consumed hours of precious court time. The result? A few calendar entries. Justice delayed by design.
27.06.2025 20:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hurry up and wait. That’s the unofficial motto of Ontario’s criminal courts — and it’s breaking the system. My latest for Canadian Lawyer on inefficiency, inconsistency, and how scheduling a trial can take longer than actually holding one.
www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
New from me: Doug Ford is back at it—using Orwellian-named laws to chip away at judicial independence. His new bill sounds like it’s about “safer streets,” but it’s really about tightening political control over the courts: www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...
30.05.2025 15:59 — 👍 34 🔁 24 💬 3 📌 0Judicial independence isn’t a luxury. It’s the last line of defense for fairness and the rule of law. Ford’s actions are a warning sign—and we ignore them at our peril.
30.05.2025 15:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
