TORONTO – Our political cycle is quite like sports and the analogies, images and metaphors will reflect overlapping experiences. Those who seek our vote will try to make themselves relevant to our understanding of life or conjure up images that they, or more precisely, their consultants think are important – in the moment.
[GTranslate]For nearly one week, the passage through the Suez Canal has come to a complete halt. The cost, up to $10 billions USD a day. On March 23, the Ever Given, a Japanese-owned cargo ship registered in Panama, ran aground and became lodged diagonally in the canal following reports of high winds and low visibility. (more…)
[GTranslate]TORONTO – February 25, 2021. Thursday’s Supreme Court of Canada (SOC) decision re the Theodore school question in Saskatchewan offers an insight into constitutionally guaranteed denominational rights and the primacy of the Constitution over subordinate (inferior) legislation.
Lawyers will rush to “differentiate” the issues under consideration and the consequential implications. It is what they are trained to do – much like critics who “parse” sentences and literary works. (more…)