Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but there is something unbearable about every single Hallmark Christmas movie being warm and fuzzy and how every storyline always converges into the same plot. With that said, my loyalty to Hallmark should not be questioned since I am the youngest “old chap” in Ottawa’s… Read more »
We need to know about the giant of a justice that is Justice France Charbonneau. Going after the baddest of the bad when nobody else would do so. At a time when security cameras and mobile phones with quality video were practically non-existent, unlike today. It was a period when retribution against Crown prosecutors by… Read more »
In dealing with organized crime in British Columbia, two of the most important recent events were the releasing of the German Report and the completion of the Cullen Commission. If there was one thing to remember from the German Report, it is that retired RCMP commissioner turned academic, Dr. Peter German, stated that the silence… Read more »
There is a new form of radicalization that may soon be researched in social science circles. It has to with the way our society has been dealing with “bad thinking”, and how the resulting outcomes can be multiplied by social network activity. We are seeing this equation play out in full effect. After the recent… Read more »
One of the most famous sayings might be, “war on drugs”, and for all the wrong reasons. Was this “war on drugs” ever a war or drugs? Or was this “war on drugs” label used to give the impression that a war was being waged on drugs when the war was being waged on addiction… Read more »
The famous act that was introduced in New York in 1970 that helped bring down New York’s crime families is called the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known by its acronym “RICO”. Prior to RICO laws, the U.S. had grey area loopholes that only allowed prosecutors to try mob-related crimes individually, so crimes… Read more »
Every single living creature on earth that has a backbone, known as vertebrates, also has kidneys. Whether they live on land or under water, they are guaranteed to have kidneys, and some may even have more than others. However, not a single one of these mammals, reptiles, amphibians, or birds can survive without functioning kidneys,… Read more »
Why do terrorism laws exist? It may sound like a stupid and insensitive question given all that has transpired after the terrorist attacks in Southern Israel, but there is merit to this question. The reason it is a valid question has nothing to do with the seriousness of terrorism and everything to do with the… Read more »
The terms “radicalization” and “terrorism” are distinct but interconnected. “Radicalization” describes a process by which a person becomes conditioned to hold radical views regarding political and societal issues, while “terrorism” describes the act of committing a violence to create a climate of fear in a population. Vulnerability and desperation are two conditions required to be… Read more »
Orphan diseases are diseases that are so rare that most people have never heard of them and the prevalence of some of the rarest orphan diseases can be counted on one hand. Most orphan diseases are the result of genetics, and they stick with a person for the entire duration of their life. It is… Read more »