The issue of archiving Tweets has come up before. But now Google has an even better suggestion through a Twitter archive.
Google suggest using the tool to identify how the… [more]
archive for April, 2010
Just announced (by Tweet naturally) is that every public tweet, ever, since Twitter’s inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That’s a LOT of… [more]
Avast, me hearties, belay that snigger! The sons and daughters of Captain Kidd and Grace O'Malley are a plank closer to, well, having a proper plank of their own so… [more]
In responding to a query the other day on recommending resources for someone researching guarantees, I immediately thought of Kevin McGuinness's The Law of Guarantee, 2d ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 1996)… [more]
We have seen much pressure over the years for governments to enact tougher laws for piracy and counterfeiting – often based on statistics that lead to conclusions that billions of… [more]
Yes, it is that time of year in Canada. On or before April 30, 2010, to be specific, for most people.
As a known procrastinator, I vow to file on… [more]
The New Ontario Rules Call for Systematic Discovery Planning and Management
by Dan Michaluk
April 14th, 2010
There's been a good deal of hoopla about project management and the legal profession lately. I banged the drum last November and we've had a Slaw book review about project… [more]
The Ontario Divisional Court is going to hear an appeal of the Warman v Wilkins-Fournier… [more] case, in which the issue is whether an internet intermediary (here a blog site) must
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I walk the streets
Not expecting morning sun
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Failures fall all over town
I guess … [more]
http://debatewise.org
"Debatewise was created for people who like making informed decisions. If this is you, you probably wont trust one source of information and will try to get a rounded… [more]
The US Impact Public Library Study is a research project examining the impact of free access to computers and the Internet in public libraries. "Opportunity for All: How the American… [more]
A new site launched quietly a couple of days ago: Openparliament.ca is a great place to find out what's going on in that house of mirrors on the hill. A… [more]
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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…"
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John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. of Vancouver has been elected President for 2011-2012
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Limitation of Actions - Actions in contract - Actions for debt - General
Moody died on December 3, 2005, leaving four adult children. Pursuant to Moody’s will two of her children, James and Tyrell, were appointed executors of the estate. It was alleged that, during her ...
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McLean pled guilty five counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer. The Discipline Committee suspended him from practice for four months and placed him on indefinite supervision. McLean appealed the length of the penalty.
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Grizzly Resources Ltd. (Grizzly). made an applications to the Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill two sour gas wells on the same site. ...
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The accused was charged with trafficking in cocaine. The trial judge granted the accused’s motion to discharge the charge. The Crown appealed.
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