Doug Christie was a lawyer who loved liberty and everything the concept embodies. His kindness and generosity is legendary, as was his biting sarcasm when people opted not to heed his good advice. Douglas Christie was Canada's most prolific defender of free speech, appearing in the Supreme Court of Canada in the defense of freedom of speech more times than any other legal … [Read more...]
Ray Newman: Alleged Murderer Walked Free After Police Violate His Charter Rights
When police violate the Charter rights of an accused, there is a price to pay. That price, in Chrissy Predham-Newman's case, is her alleged murderer, her estranged husband, walked out of court a free man. On January 21, 2007, Chrissy Predham-Newman was found murdered in her apartment, her throat slashed, in her apartment in Airport Heights, St. John’s, Newfoundland and … [Read more...]
Darian Henderson-Bellman: A Cautionary Tale of Domestic Abuse and Murder
Yesterday's commentary overflowed with my anger at our current Liberal government for their failure to fix Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system. That failure, or more accurately this government's flat-out refusal to fix this broken system cost Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman her life. In today's commentary I dig deeper into the story of her senseless murder. I do so … [Read more...]
Darian Henderson-Bellman: Murdered Because of Another Firearm Prohibition Order Failure
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Darian Henderson-Bellman was murdered, shot dead in the ultimate act of domestic violence. Instead of enjoying this August long weekend with family and friends, Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman, the beautiful 25-year-old shown here, is dead because our government refuses to take seriously the threat of violent repeat offenders already prohibited … [Read more...]
Pierre Poilievre: The REAL Scoop on Why the RCMP Came Clean Friday Afternoon
For two weeks, gun owners have tried and tried to get the Minister of Public Safety, the man responsible for the RCMP, to answer one simple question. “Minister Blair, is the RCMP’s letter to gun owners a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation letter?" For two weeks Bill Blair and the RCMP refused to answer this simple question. Then, miraculously, on the Friday … [Read more...]
No Trial for Anuja Baskaran’s Alleged Murder says Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled a man accused of murdering his wife in 2012 will never stand trial because of excessive delays bringing the accused killer to court. (See SCC's 2016 decision in R. v. Jordan) Backstory In 2004, Sri Lankan refugee Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingam landed in Canada to start a new life. At some point, date unknown, he married Anuja Baskaran and, … [Read more...]
Mike Dolderman: Trial for Cop Charged With Sexual Assault Pushed to October
The trial of Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Mike Dolderman, accused of five counts of sexual assault and five counts of breach of trust, won’t take place until October 6th, at the earliest. It’s possible Dolderman's trial will be delayed even further. Administrators for the Guelph Ontario Court of Justice announced all trials slated for July 28th are now delayed until … [Read more...]
Raymond Russell Rafuse Murdered Four at a 1988 Calgary Party
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Everyone was having a good time at a Calgary basement suite party on July 29, 1988, until Raymond Russell Rafuse got into an argument with Donald Clarke. The cause? Rafuse made a pass at Betty Jean Schoenhalz, Clarke’s girlfriend, and he didn’t take kindly to it. Within minutes Clarke was dead, … [Read more...]
Menhaz Zaman and the 2019 Markham Massacre
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. A Bangladesh immigrant's dream began in the late 1980s when Moniruz Zaman immigrated to Canada. Saman came here in search of a better life for himself, his future wife and their future children. He married, had two children and worked hard to provide for his family. A humble cab driver, Moniruz Zaman … [Read more...]
ACT New Zealand Says Firearm Prohibition Order Bill Needs an Overhaul
ACT New Zealand promotes free markets, free ideas, personal responsibility and personal accountability – all those principles progressive, virtue-signalling governments oppose - and while they support the concept philosophically, the current bill needs a lot more work before they can support it further. “We fully support the intention of going after the gangs and illegal … [Read more...]