Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com Lawyer and Author Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Limit SCC judges’ terms to 18 years http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/05/limit-scc-judges-terms-to-18-years/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/05/limit-scc-judges-terms-to-18-years/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33:00 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=492 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/05/limit-scc-judges-terms-to-18-years/feed/ 0 Air India 27 years later http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/air-india-27-years-later/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/air-india-27-years-later/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:26:33 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=488 It was a beautiful day in Toronto yesterday and I decided to go for a walk in Humber Bay Park East. I’d heard about the park, but had never been there. It’s delightful, although a bit bleak at the moment; it may be warm, but it’s still only March and there’s precious little greenery.

The park has a monument to the 1985 Air India disaster. I came across it unexpectedly. All 329 names of those who died are inscribed on panels of polished granite. Just reading the names brings on extraordinary sadness and anger. Entire families were wiped out by an act of pure evil.

The murderers have never been properly brought to justice. The Major Commission Report of 2011 detailed the bungling and incompetence of Canadian police and security officials before and after the bombing, but caused hardly a stir. This is unfinished business, and so long as it remains unfinished business we should not rest easy.

]]> http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/air-india-27-years-later/feed/ 0 Pulling the rug out http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/pulling-the-rug-out/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/pulling-the-rug-out/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:12:20 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=472 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/03/pulling-the-rug-out/feed/ 0 A “heartbreaking” decision: The Supreme Court thumbs-down on a national securities regulator fails to take note of modern realities http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/a-heartbreaking-decision-the-supreme-court-thumbs-down-on-a-national-securities-regulator-fails-to-take-note-of-modern-realities/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/a-heartbreaking-decision-the-supreme-court-thumbs-down-on-a-national-securities-regulator-fails-to-take-note-of-modern-realities/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:23:34 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=469 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/a-heartbreaking-decision-the-supreme-court-thumbs-down-on-a-national-securities-regulator-fails-to-take-note-of-modern-realities/feed/ 0 What’s the problem? Lawyers really shouldn’t be worried about non-lawyers investing in or owning law firms. http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/whats-the-problem-lawyers-really-shouldnt-be-worried-about-non-lawyers-investing-in-or-owning-law-firms/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/whats-the-problem-lawyers-really-shouldnt-be-worried-about-non-lawyers-investing-in-or-owning-law-firms/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:58:24 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=466 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/02/whats-the-problem-lawyers-really-shouldnt-be-worried-about-non-lawyers-investing-in-or-owning-law-firms/feed/ 0 Don’t drift off – Discontent over the method of the latest Supreme Court appointments should lead to changes in the process http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/dont-drift-off-discontent-over-the-method-of-the-latest-supreme-court-appointments-should-lead-to-changes-in-the-process/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/dont-drift-off-discontent-over-the-method-of-the-latest-supreme-court-appointments-should-lead-to-changes-in-the-process/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:37:58 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=461 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/dont-drift-off-discontent-over-the-method-of-the-latest-supreme-court-appointments-should-lead-to-changes-in-the-process/feed/ 0 Waves of Contempt – A review of Conrad Black’s “A Matter of Principle” http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/waves-of-contempt-a-review-of-conrad-blacks-a-matter-of-principle/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/waves-of-contempt-a-review-of-conrad-blacks-a-matter-of-principle/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:29:17 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=458 http://www.philipslayton.com/2012/01/waves-of-contempt-a-review-of-conrad-blacks-a-matter-of-principle/feed/ 0 Expect a strong and growing law-and-order bias http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/11/expect-a-strong-and-growing-law-and-order-bias/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/11/expect-a-strong-and-growing-law-and-order-bias/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:10:14 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=444 http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/11/expect-a-strong-and-growing-law-and-order-bias/feed/ 0 A justice system in need of repairs… http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/09/a-justice-system-in-need-of-repairs/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/09/a-justice-system-in-need-of-repairs/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:14:07 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=435 http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/09/a-justice-system-in-need-of-repairs/feed/ 0 Ethically speaking, don’t always defer to your elders http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/08/ethically-speaking-dont-always-defer-to-your-elders/ http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/08/ethically-speaking-dont-always-defer-to-your-elders/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:06:16 +0000 Philip Slayton http://www.philipslayton.com/?p=422 http://www.philipslayton.com/2011/08/ethically-speaking-dont-always-defer-to-your-elders/feed/ 0