Defendant points out that O’Leary explained Provencher’s absence from the final meeting with Carpenter by noting that ‘[i]n the final deliberations when one appraiser is the apparent heir to victory, those conversations go on all the time between an umpire and an appraiser when they’re trying to finalize an award. [read post]

While the Conservative decision to include the re-introduction of C-61 in its platform makes it unlikely that many (or any) of its candidates will support the copyright pledge, interest from Liberal and New Democrat candidates continues to grow (the Green party already committed as a party). [read post]