by marcel | Oct 16, 2019
And the winner is? None of the above. Yes! Not really. I just came across a Federal Court of Canada case launched by a University of Ottawa law student who sued the government pre- election claiming he could not express his dissatisfaction with all the candidates on...
by marcel | Aug 12, 2019
My house has been invaded. I’m under siege. If I step out onto my back patio, I risk getting mauled by red ants. Does anybody have a solution? In anticipation of enjoying my backyard overlooking a lush ravine, I purchased some new deck furniture. I took...
by marcel | Aug 1, 2019
Where are the manatees? I don’t see them. I like animals and so when I travel I jump at the opportunity to visit animals indigenous to the area. However for some reason I never get to see them. For example, while in Florida recently I heard there were manatees, those...
by marcel | Jul 10, 2019
Let’s talk about zombies, to wit, the zombie laws the federal government has erased from the criminal code via Bill C-51. These anachronistic offences rarely enforced were still punishable until recently. For example, section 365 made it an offence to “pretend to...
by marcel | Jun 14, 2019
I just concluded a stressful week, all because of a webinar I took in, on handling stress. Being retired from the practice of law, I find my main stressor now is technology. I’m a devout baby boomer and I feel marginalized dealing with computers and other machines. I...