On a personal note: in the last few months, personal obligations have changed and have taken priority over writing. My goal of a post per month wasn’t sustainable. I’m not sure how often I will be able to post going … Continue reading De minimus non curat lex: the hoses and hedge clippers edition
The first Criminal Code was enacted in Canada in 1892. It is a criminal offence to assemble unlawfully and the 19th century definition has not changed. The Charter protects freedom only of peaceful assembly. Under the Code: 63 (1) An … Continue reading On Unlawful Assembly and the Public Good
The Reverend Bruce R.E. Sheasby is “The Reverend Elvis at Your Grace Land” in Calgary, Alberta. He operates Bruce Sheasby Consulting, and is also an Ordained Minister, Founding Pastor, and President of Your Grace Land Ministries, associated with the Spiritual Community Church of the West. More specifically, “Your Grace Land ™ is the hub of services, multimedia, and events of Rev. Bruce R.E. Sheasby, The Reverend Elvis.” Yes, The “E” in Bruce R.E. Sheasby stands for Elvis. (The R. stands for Reinhold.) Sheasby was formerly a United Church minister, until he started the non-denominational Spiritual Community Church in 2006. The ministry hosts … Continue reading We are Going to Your Grace Land
“There was some stuff,” my dad tells me, as he looks out the car towards the park. “They did some work. George came, and said ‘let’s go, boys, let’s get it done.’” I ask for the smallest of details: “were … Continue reading On a Personal Note: Dad, George and The Queen
I’ve been writing about real evidence, the “things” that are brought into a court room to assist a party to prove their case. Or that aren’t brought into Court, as the case may be. Curll et al. v. Robin Hood … Continue reading Real Evidence Part III: The Mouse Edition
I am delighted when I receive feedback on my blog from both of you out there reading it! Thank you so much. A recent reader let me know that my posts are generally too long. I agree. I was thinking … Continue reading Real Evidence, Part II: The Breakfast Sandwich Edition
TW: sexual assault of a minor Faith is an island in the setting sunBut proof, yesProof is the bottom line for everyone. There’s a moment in pretty much every episode of Law and Order when a lawyer from the District … Continue reading Bodies of Evidence
Because everything is strange, it seems decreasingly strange that we might make plans for the future based on the predictive abilities of a rodent. On Groundhog Day, because there is no god or god has a sense of humour, a … Continue reading Déjà vu all over again: the Groundhog Day Edition
When I started this blog, I had grander ambitions of more frequent posts, posts organized in some coherent fashion based on a theme, and of course, significantly more insightful analyses. And fame; naturally, I sought fame and the riches it … Continue reading Monkeys and Typewriters: the Anniversary Edition
In the 26th July, 1917, at about 5.30 in the morning, several members of a fishing club, including the plaintiff, left London in motor-cars to go to Kettle Point, in the township of Bosanquet, on the shore of Lake Huron. … Continue reading Everything in Moderation
The Mind Wanders 