OPINION
16 Obiter Dicta
Factory farms
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to participate in an industry that harms animals, by
limiting or cutting out consumption of animal products, we can bring our morality together with practice. We can empower companies and legislators, and
force farming practices to accurately reflect the way
we care about animal suffering. u
First Nations
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So, what happens if there are conflicts in areas
not detailed in the agreements? Though there is some
degree of variation in the agreements, several state
explicitly that common law conflict of law rules will
apply.
The application of common law conflict of law rules
raises a number of interesting questions and possibilities. It raises the spectre, for example, of a provincial court applying common law conflict of law rules
to determine that it should resolve the issue before it
by applying the laws of a self-governing First Nation.
As First Nations courts become a reality, it also raises
the possibility of those courts applying the common
law to determine which law to apply to a given case.
These scenarios may have the effect of extending the
applicability of First Nations law beyond cases dealing
only with issues arising between their own citizens
on their own territory. The fact that the self-government agreements themselves so extensively determine which laws will be given primacy ensures that
the jurisprudence on conflict of laws will rarely be
applied, though its application would nonetheless
lead to fascinating new interactions between First
Nations and Canadian law. u
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Jurisfoodence
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Conceptually, the food should have been delicious,
but in reality both of our meals were bland. My burger
patty was about half the size of the bun and, despite
the fact that it was topped with bacon, Swiss cheese,
hot peppers, and red onions, the sandwich as a whole
tasted like charcoal. It was served with fries that,
while decent, came cold. The breakfast quesadilla
came with a choice of chicken or chorizo; my BC went
with the latter, but was disappointed to find that the
salsa was cooked into the quesadilla rather than being
a dipping sauce on the side, making it soggy rather
than crisp. Sadly, his home fries were also raw.
Cost
Easy restaurant is on the pricier side, with an average meal costing between $12 and $16. For me, the
burger ($14.50) and a coffee ($2.95) came to $19.34
plus tip. u
fin a l SCORE
service: 3/5
atmosphere: 3.5/5
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food: 1/5
overall: