The directions the judge gave to the jury were deemed prejudicial on appeal, and Dennis Oland’s conviction was overturned.
by : Ryan Van Horne
Nonfiction
A Tale of Two Countries is a must-read for decision-makers.
Steve Patterson, radio-famous comedian and author of The Book of Letters I Didn’t Know Where to Send, didn’t know where to send this hilarious letter to Atlantic Canada. So we published it for him.
“I live my life a person of African descent 24/7, 365.”
…a stinging indictment of Stephen Harper for “destroying” the progressive side of Canadian Toryism
Within our justice system, all aspects of a victim’s personal life are on the table: sexual history, correspondence, drinking and drug use. The accused is not put through the same paces; he has the right not to testify. While few in the legal community wish to see this protection removed, it creates a power imbalance in sexual assault cases.
Getting to know Lucy Jarvis is getting to know Atlantic Canada.
“Lots of people are very insecure, but she just let it all out, she wasn’t worried about being upstaged or anything like that. I always interpreted that as another sign of strength in her.” -Kim Dunn, who played keyboards in Rita MacNeil’s band for 14 years.
Undaunted, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has waded into the breach with the exhibition and book project Ken Danby: Beyond the Crease. In doing so, they are honouring an artist who remains one of the most popular with the Canadian public and one who has, at least since the 1970s, been steadfastly ignored by most public art museums, especially the largest ones such as the Art Gallery of Hamilton itself.
