News 1. Court of Appeal lambastes custody ruling In November 2017, I reported that: In August [2017], Lawrence O’Neil, the Associate Chief Justice of the Family Court, awarded custody of a five-year-old boy to the child’s father, who has a history of domestic violence, even though the father had previously signed away his right to […]
Archives for June 2018
Court of Appeal overturns Justice Lawrence O’Neil’s ruling giving custody of a child to man with a history of domestic abuse
Lawrence O'Neil, the Associate Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Family Court, awarded custody of a small child to a father with a history of domestic assault, downplayed another allegation of domestic assault against the father, implied that the mother was lying, and accused the police of misleading the court. O'Neil also ordered the arrest of the mother. Today, the Court of Appeal overturns the custody ruling and quashes the arrest warrant.
In November 2017, the Halifax Examiner reported that: In August [2017], Lawrence O’Neil, the Associate Chief Justice of the Family Court, awarded custody of a five-year-old boy to the child’s father, who has a history of domestic violence, even though the father had previously signed away his right to custody. After the Examiner wrote about […]
The Chronicle Herald is terrible
Morning File, Tuesday, June 12, 2018
News 1. Cruise ship “smoke and mirrors” “Cruise tourism has grown rapidly in Maine over the past decade, with ship visits to Portland more than tripling,” reports Colin Woodard for the Portland Press-Herald: Industry promoters and city officials have long touted the primary purported economic benefit: each passenger, on average, spending over $100 ashore every […]
一群巨型怪物鸟正在攻击哈利法克斯高中
Morning File, Monday, June 11, 2018
News 1. Pamela Yates Stephen Kimber looks at the case of Pamela Yates, a forensic psychologist who in 2014 was hired by the IWK to run its Youth Forensic Services, Mental Health and Addictions program. This came as the IWK was taking six to 13 months to complete court-ordered psychological assessments for young people guilty of criminal offences, as opposed […]
The Yates case: professional self-regulation or plain old self-protection?
2015年，帕梅拉·耶茨（Pamela Yates）开始担任IWK青年法医服务主管的工作。她的早期绩效评论和结果是积极的。那么，为什么她在八个月后“立即终止生效”呢？
Start with this: a July 11, 2017, CBC news story entitled “Lack of Psychologists Delays Youth Sentencing More than 6 Months.” The story quoted Brandon Rolle, the managing lawyer at the youth office for Nova Scotia Legal Aid who pointed out that the IWK Health Centre was taking six to 13 months to complete court-ordered...
It can happen here
Morning File, Friday, June 8, 2018
1.在这里可能发生唐纳德·特朗普总统。道格·福特总理。两年前，这是不可想象的。现在是现实。这些不仅仅是历史上的一些奇怪的碎片。在北美历史上，总是有一个荒凉的叙事，任何一厢情愿的想法都不会使它消失。[…]
狼人, naloxone, and education: Nova Scotia addresses opioid deaths
According to folklore (and Wikipedia) a werewolf is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf-like creature after being placed under a curse or affliction. So “Werewolf” is the fitting title for Cape Breton director Ashley McKenzie’s much-acclaimed and gritty feature film about two young adults struggling to stay on methadone and break […]
司法系统正在摧毁一个无辜的人
Morning File, Thursday, June 7, 2018
News 1. Injustice in Nova Scotia As I reported Tuesday, three Germans got drunk on a flight from Germany to Cuba and caused such a disruption that the flight had to be diverted to Halifax, where the three were arrested. Transport Canada hasn’t yet detailed what exactly happened on the plane, but here in Nova Scotia, […]
Quackery and dog whistles: all in a day’s work for the Halifax Examiner
Morning File, Wednesday June 6, 2018
News 1. Cogswell Halifax council yesterday gave its OK to the process for the Cogswell interchange redevelopment project, but insisted that there be more public input as it proceeds. 2. Quack “medicines” “If you’re looking for a “natural” remedy for your cough or earache, you can cross Stone’s Drug Store in Baddeck off your list,” […]
Yarmouth ferry operator Bay Ferries wants to stop going to Portland and instead go to Bar Harbor
Morning File, Tuesday, June 5, 2018
News 1. Stop the Cogswell misfire! Today, writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: …city councillors will convene to decide on what will take the place of the Cogswell Interchange. They will have spent the weekend with a staff report featuring this drawing of a 60 per cent complete design of the new street network, including […]