Jonathan’s Jots

Another municipality has lost a wind fight. The City of Kiwartha lakes was dealing with a wind turbine project. The project backers had completed all the necessary permits with the province and their site plan was dependent on creating an access road, where there was simply an old unopened road

The courts have always been loathe to convict someone from self incrimination until they can be satisfied that things were done fairly- that is why confessions cannot be accepted into court evidence until they have been proven to be truly “voluntary.”   What about acts instead of words? I have

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal just dealt with an interesting impaired driving/over 80 case.   There was a very minor fender bender while cars were parking. A witness thought one of the drivers was impaired and called in the vehicle type and license number to the police   The police

Governments, at the behest of “progressive forces” years ago, created Human Rights Tribunals in each of the provinces. There is even a federal one, which is restricted to matters of federal law. They seem to love their authority and ability to “make waves.” A Quebec Human Rights Tribunal recently disciplined

Some of you may know that there exists a criminal law contempt of court concept. In addition, there is a civil law (party v party law, as compared to government against citizen criminal law) contempt of court concept. The punishment for a criminal contempt of court is up to a

Our provincial legislature, ever conscious of the “woman’s vote” has amended the limitations act to eliminate any limitation period for lawsuits alleging sexual assault. Thus, those of you males who went to any base, being 1st, second, third or fourth, anytime in your life before receiving provable explicit permission are at risk