Augusta, Welcome to the 21st Century: Green Jackets, Coming to a Woman Near You Augusta National Golf course, home of the Masters, has finally welcomed women to it's traditional boy's club. Darla Moore, South Carolina financier and Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State will become the first women ever in the club's 80-year history to […]
Conscription Conflict: Israel and Tal Law The Haredi Community, an ultra-orthodox sect of Judaism, is the fastest growing community in Israel, and up until Tuesday night, its members were exempt from Israel's mandatory military service. In February of this year, the Israeli Supreme Court (ISC) ruled that Tal law, the law providing for such an exemption […]
On March 26, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Canada (Attorney General) v Bedford, 2012 ONCA 186 issued a long awaited ruling regarding prostitution laws. Although the decision undercut the overwhelming success the respondents received at the trial level, it nonetheless served a major blow to the Attorney General. The Court of Appeal affirmed that […]
Late last week, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the arguments in R v Ryan [2011 NSCA 30], which is shaping up to be a pivotal spousal abuse case in Canada. At the centre of this case is a former high school teacher, Nicole Patricia Ryan (née Doucet), who hired a hit man to kill […]
As I explained a few weeks ago, Bedford v Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 186 [Bedford] decision asks more questions than it answers. One of those questions is how prostitution can be communicated, specifically how prostitutes (or their pimps) can solicit clients and how clients can express interest in those prostitutes. The provision in the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, […]
Unholy Alliances? Gay-Straight Clubs, Catholic Opposition and Ontario’s Anti-Bullying Bill 13 The Canadian media has been awash with reports of support and opposition since the Ontario Minister of Education, Lauren Broten, announced the provincial government’s stance on certain amendments to the existing Education Act on May 25, 2012. Officially called the Accepting Schools Act (“ASA”), […]