Trump Indictment by Canadian Law, Mass Casualty Commission Report Critical of NS Law Firm & Premier, Cdn Civil Liberties Assoc. Emergencies Act Case, Covid Lumber Pricing

This week in law, I review the historic indictment against former President Trump, and discuss how different that case would be here in Canada, and my assessment of the relative strength of the case. Included is a short digression of the only sitting U.S. President to be arrested - in that case, for speeding a horse. I gave been reading more of the Mass Casualty Commission report, and one piece that has not been covered in the media since the report's release is the criticisms contained in Volume 7, the final part of the report. In this section the Commissioners are very critical of the RCMP and Federal lawyers for the Attorney General in the way they handled disclosure issues. They were also quite critical of Patterson Law for representing clients in both the Inquiry and in civil claims, strongly suggesting this is a conflict of interest, and recommending that law societies study the question. Finally, the Commissioners criticize Premier Tim Houston for issuing a statement on the opening day of the MCC, though say nothing of Federal Minister Sean Fraser, who did the same thing, nor do they show the least bit of contrition for any possible mistakes they may have made that perhaps may have lead to the criticism. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is taking the Federal Government to court over the invocation of the Emergencies Act. Though this has already been the subject of an Inquiry, the question of legality is still open for determination, as the findings of Justice Rouleau in the POEC are not binding on the Federal Court. To start the video, I mention a case out of the NS Small Claims Court that may be of interest - what happens when the price of lumber skyrockets during a pandemic when you have already agreed on the price to build a home? This case involved a claim for the maximum of $25,000 that the Small Claims Court can award.