MCC Progress Monitoring, Supreme Court and NS Appeals, Mar-A-Largo Visit, GST, and Border Issues

This week, I review the first annual report of the Progress Monitoring Committee of the Mass Casualty Commission, along with some critiques from a member of the Committee, and my thoughts on how the lack of change can be traced back to the MCC itself. I also cover two appeals from the Supreme Court of Canada, on police use of an accused's cell phone and instructions on unsavory witnesses. I discuss two cases from the NS Court of Appeal on criminal appeals by Robert Rogers and Jimmy Melvin. I cover other NS cases on delayed verdicts caused by Judge Rinkola Brinton and one on what happens when you have an appearance notice to show up to court, but no charges have been laid. Finally, I look at the unfortunate case of lawyer Donn Fraser, who made the news this week after his altercation with sheriffs in the Pictou Courthouse was reviewed by the NS Court of Appeal. Before all that, I have some thoughts on PM Trudeau's visit to Mar-A-Largo, and how many people are misperceiving how to approach the threat of 25% tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States, as well as the merits of the proposed GST 'holiday'.