My hobby is performing magic, and I love reading books about famous magicians. So I was interested to read Alex Stones’ new book about Houdini called Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists,...
Court Protects the Privacy Rights of Children
This morning the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released an important decision that helps protect children’s privacy rights and acknowledges...
Risk = Fun?
As a child safety lawyer I have come to realize that an inevitable paradox of childhood is that the riskier an activity, the more children are drawn to it. This phenomenon is best...
What is vicarious liability?
As a lawyer who deals with sexual abuse compensation claims, I frequently have to explain the concept of vicarious liability to my clients.
Black’s Law...
Modern Roman Colosseum?
One of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen is the remains of the Roman Colosseum. It was amazing to learn the extent to which Rome's rulers went to...
Bullying, and it's effects on children and adults, has received some much needed attention recently. See for example yesterdays story in the Ottawa Citizen: Poster campaign targets LGBT...