What to do if someone SLAPPs you
Rabble.ca is a great source of news – articles, podcasts and such. Here’s an interesting column about SLAPP suits: A SLAPP is a lawsuit (or threat of a lawsuit) used mostly by private interests to…
Ottawa rejects recommendations to make government and courts more transparent
As the Toronto Star reports: Justice Minister Rob Nicholson this week refused to act on a Commons committee report urging changes to improve the right of Canadians to know more about the workings of the…
Debate erupts over Italian-only seniors’ home
The Globe and Mail reports that York Region Council has approved seniors home policy that it will only rent to seniors of Italian heritage, despite the fact that most of the tenants are publicly subsidized. …