Victoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the Syrian refugee crisis and Canadian Refugee law. Shocking images of a three year old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, who died, along with his five year old brother, and their mother, has drawn attention to the plight of Syrian refugees. The children’s aunt, […]
The Governor General and Appointing a Prime Minister in Canada
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminLawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the role of the Governor General in a minority government situation in Canada. Following an election, the current Prime Minister remains in office until they either resign or are dismissed by the Governor General. Contrary to statements made by Mr. Harper, Mr. […]
The niqab and the politics of fear – Michael Mulligan on CFAX
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – analyzing the legal and political implications of the Conservative Party efforts to ban the niqab at citizenship ceremonies. While the government’s efforts to prohibit women from wearing the niqab have been struck down in court the issue is being used politically by […]
Michael Mulligan on Legally Speaking – Class Actions
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing class action lawsuits. Class Actions over Volkswagen emissions and Air Canada flight passes have both been in the news lately. Issues including how class action are started, how you find out about them, and who’s included are discussed. In most cases, […]
Conservative Party Buying Fake Likes on Facebook
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the legal implications of the Conservative Party of Canada purchasing fake likes on Facebook. Reg Sherren recently reported that his personal Facebook account had been used to like the Conservative Party of Canada without his consent. When the Liberals, Greens, and […]
KPMG Isle of Man Tax Scheme – Victoria family may owe millions in tax
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing an offshore tax scheme setup by KPMG. It involved transferring millions of dollars to an offshore company in the Isle of Man that would then send “gifts” each year to family members that were not declared as income. A Victoria family is […]
Death of Three Year Old Syrian Refugee Unable to Get to Canada
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the Syrian refugee crisis and Canadian Refugee law. Shocking images of a three year old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, who died, along with his five year old brother, and their mother, has drawn attention to the plight of Syrian refugees. The children’s aunt, […]
More Insights from the Mike Duffy Trial – Michael Mulligan on CFAX
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the latest evidence from the Mike Duffy trial. The evidence from the trial has contradicted the political messages from Stephen Harper who has taken to repeating a claim that only two people were responsible for the attempted coverup of the improper […]
Impact of Duffy and Brazeau Trials on the Federal Election
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall discussing the legal and political implications of former Conservative Senators Duffy and Brazeau’s criminal trials during the federal election campaign. In addition to the continued fallout from the Duffy trial, more is still to come for the Conservative Party: in September Senator Brazeau’s trial is […]
Nigel Wright in Mike Duffy trial – Michael Mulligan on CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the testimony of Nigel Wright in the Mike Duffy criminal trial. In the course of the trial some 400+ pages is email correspondence from Nigel Wright demonstrate the unsuccessful efforts to control the political damage flowing from the Conservative Senator’s improper […]
Magna Carta & The Rule of Law – Lawyer Michael Mulligan CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX – Legally Speaking with Pamela McCall – discussing the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the rule of law. How a document entered into by King John in June of 1215 is still relevant 800 years later. The Magna Carta represented one of the origins of the concept that […]