Author archives: Dennis Reeve

“POLITICIANS CAN NEVER RESIST THE URGE TO TURN A MESSY LEGAL CASE INTO A CHEAP POLITICAL PROP” This refers specifically to DOUG FORD and PIERRE POILIEVRE. But then, the lack of knowledge of the facts never restrains their political proclamations. Michael Spratt explains:

“Ford wasted no time calling the justice system “broken,” thundering that, “You should be able to protect your family when someone’s going in there to harm your family and your kids.” Poilievre chimed in with his tough-on-crime poetry, demanding clarity in the law. Kevin Vuong, a former Conservative member of parliament, solemnly declared that people …

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THE DIRTY TRICK OF SPEED CAMERAS – It’s about making common conduct an offence for money. Their real purpose is to raise revenue and not to increase safety. The fact is that posted speed limits are not calibrated to the speed of the flow of traffic and are not intended to be strictly enforced. Travelling at or below the speed limit is usually, in practical terms, dangerous. (Try it some time.) Speed camera thresholds do not accommodate reality.

THIS APPLIES EQUALLY TO DANIELLE SMITH AND PIERRE POILIEVRE AS IT DOES TO DOUG FORD

Opinion | Doug Ford either doesn’t know what self defence means — or he doesn’t care Aug. 28, 2025 2 min read Premier Doug Ford has undermined the police for applying the law to the facts as they came to understand them through their investigation, Reid Rusonik writes. Carlos Osorio The Canadian Press By Reid Rusonik, Contributor Reid Rusonik …

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HELP ME OUT HERE. Does it make sense to allow a stranger to eTransfer themselves money from your bank account in exchange for cash? I don’t get it. According to The Star:

Toronto residents are being targeted with an e-transfer scam near malls. Here’s how to protect yourselfToronto investigators are probing “several” incidents of the scam, a police spokesperson told the Star. Aug. 26, 2025 Officers are urging people to always keep hold of their phones while sending an e-transfer to someone they don’t know.By Elissa MendesStaff …

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AFTER TAKING YEARS AND FINALLY WORKING OUT WHAT INFORMATION THE POLICE CAN DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT YOU IN THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT, DOUG FORD AGAIN SHOWS THAT HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE LAW. I’m with the police on this one.

As reported by The Star:Eight months after the Ford government imposed deeper background checks for people who work with vulnerable children, some police forces across the province are refusing to issue them, saying the changes raise privacy concerns and may contradict existing laws.The new requirement is also causing widespread confusion at child welfare agencies and …

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SPEED CAMERAS -the resistance is great. They’re not working to slow down drivers because the speed camera zones are not clearly marked. If they are to work then they have to be signed/labeled/marked very visibly big and bright because when a driver knows that they’ll get a speeding ticket, they’ll slow down.

From The Star, August 18, 2025In Vaughan, after thousands of tickets were issued and countless complaints followed, the city decided to pause its speed-camera program. In Brampton, there was a 5,000-plus-person petition to shut the devices down and stop using them. A Toronto councillor tried to make a motion to do something similar in the …

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“BELIEVE THE VICTIM” – discloses a legal and logical fallacy. In law, a “victim” is not a victim unless and until the crime has been proven in a court of law. Rosie DiManno of The Star has commented upon the Hockey Canada case as follows:

“She (Justice Carroccia) cut to the tortured heart of the matter. “Although the slogan ‘believe the victim’ has become popularized of late, it has no place in a criminal trial. To approach a trial with the assumption that the complainant is telling the truth is the equivalent of imposing a presumption of guilt on the …

Continue reading ““BELIEVE THE VICTIM” – discloses a legal and logical fallacy. In law, a “victim” is not a victim unless and until the crime has been proven in a court of law. Rosie DiManno of The Star has commented upon the Hockey Canada case as follows:”