Because tomorrow's Canada Day, I thought we'd have a look at the maple leaf — or, rather, a listen. It just so happens that Slawyer Ted Tjaden has been “absent… [more]
archive for June, 2006
Last week, several lawyers from the Office of the Judge-Advocate General converged to Ottawa, at the Government of Canada Conference Center, for a National Retreat on integrated information management. The… [more]
Revenues in Canada's book publishing industry exceeded $2 billion in 2004, and foreign-controlled companies accounted for almost half of the industry revenues, according to the latest data from a survey of book publishers.… [more]
If you are a classification junkie, this will make you salivate: The Collier Classification Scheme for Very Small Objects, a project by Brian Collier.
An attractive, clean and intriguing website… [more]
Oh, what will become of Canadian news media?
CanWest announced Wednesday it will be pulling out of its association with Canadian Press. Various articles on Google News indicate that this… [more]
In its latest list of new words added to the OEDVoted Best Book in the English Language by the Weekend Wall Street Journal on 20 May 2006 this week is… [more]
I don't. Not yet, at least.
But I can ignore a social force (when it has a technological nose cone) for only so long, and it's been quite a few… [more]
I've had good intentions about more aggressively trying to get our lawyers using RSS but time has been restrictive and though I keep putting out hooks on our office blog,… [more]
In a blow to the Bush Administration, the United States Supreme Court just handed down its decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld… [more]. By a 5-3 majority, the court struck down
Students Lack Legal Research and Information Literacy… [more]
That's the headline on a piece in today's Law.com. It pushes the value of Information Literacy as a key skill for all students
Or, almost not.
A new study from Statistics Canada's Social Trends, Till death do us part? The risk of first and second marriage dissolution (by Warren Clark and Susan Crompton)… [more]
I've been reading the comments on Slaw about the distractions we all face at work from the intrusions of the internet and thinking back to discussions I've had about information… [more]
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Just the Facts
Wednesday, May 16
Today’s research tip is about facts. When research is assigned to juniors (and librarians for that matter) it is important to share facts that are critical to the research. It … »»Research
Minimize That Darn Office Ribbon for More Room on Your Desktop
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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"…the IPC has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a record is in the custody or control of a university in the context of an access request…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...
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Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General
The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...
TalkLaw/ParLoi
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Click this link for a fuller version of the TalkLaw/ParLoi calendar of events and for instructions as to how to add events and calendars to your own calendar.
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