News 1. Sutton Place Yesterday morning, the gossip mill (meaning my email) was buzzing with news that a hotel operator for the Nova Centre hotel will be announced today — Sutton Place, I was told, a chain with five hotels out west, will brand the hotel. Alas, I was busy, and Roger Taylor at the […]
“Fleeting gratification” and the Al-Rawi verdict: Morning File, Tuesday, March 7, 2017
News 1. The Bassam Al-Rawi verdict, justice, and men speaking to men Yesterday, the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers Association issued a statement on Judge Gregory Lenehan’s verdict in the case of Bassam Al-Rawi, the cab driver Lenehan acquitted of sexual assault. You can read the whole statement here, but here’s the take-away: A significant amount of criticism in […]