Supreme Court of Canada Case Information Docket 34357: Attorney General of Canada on behalf of the United States of America v. Abdullah Khadr Nov. 3, 2011: Decision on the application for leave to appeal, Bi De Ro. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment...
There are only so many catastrophes a citizen can deal with. Canada's election started off as a non-election based on The Strong Leadership of Stephen Harper, but as it turned out, Strong Leadership hadn't counted on the environment being a hot button, which it was....
Hunter Thompson employed a deranged Samoan attorney on his notorious Las Vegas run. My attorney is Hungarian rather than Samoan, but he is similarly deranged, his suitability for my purposes being his instinct for the jugular. I trust him implicitly. He's advising me...
In the barrage of words concerning Canadian involvement in Afghanistan, Lloyd Axworthy has a creditable track record. As president of the University of Winnipeg, Canada's foreign affairs minister from 1996-2000, and architect of the Ottawa Convention banning land...
Calgary's weather is notoriously capricious, particularly this year, when horrendous snowfalls have occurred unseasonably. Meanwhile, Maxime "Mad Max" Bernier, Canada's minister for foreign affairs and international trade, a loose-ish cannon who has already...
Matt asked me this question (Matt being Matthew Barganier, merciless editor at this Web site) in response to a draft rant from me about NATO's role in Afghanistan. It's a good question: what should NATO do in Afghanistan? Here's my answer: (1) read the Globe and Mail,...
Canada should have a federal election. The most urgent issue is Afghanistan, and the fundamental question is whether Canadians want to be governed by politicians interested in honesty and clarity, or by those who prefer focus groups and public relations. (Canadian...
So I'm waiting around for Robert Marleau to give me some information about Canadian prisoners in Afghanistan, having waited 14 months, the waiting likely to be longer now that I've posted a snotty letter to him about the delay, and I can't help but notice the Manley...
Mr. Robert Marleau Information Commissioner of Canada Place de Ville, Tower B 112 Kent Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3 Dear Mr. Marleau, I read with great admiration and (Canadian) pride your appeal for the government of Canada to pursue more open...
The Honorable John Manley Chairman, the Manley Committee Formerly, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada No Fixed Address Ottawa, Canada Dear Mr. Manley, Re: A public submission to your committee to advise Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Canada's plan for Afghanistan....
