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R. v. Alcantara (2012) | 2012 CarswellAlta 1524 | Greckol J.

"[T]urned up, to use Mr. Coles' terminology, "higher than a kite". Mr. Coles paid him $50 to go away."

Over the past few years, Freemen-on-the-land or “OPCA” (organized pseudolegal commercial argument) litigants have had an increasing presence in the courtroom, performing contemptible acts such as denying the authority of the court, disobeying court orders, disrupting court proceedings and in one instance, attempting to arrest the sitting judge. This post provides a concise explanation of what may merit a finding of contempt of court.

Quiring v. Ontario (Director, Ministry of the Environment) (2013) | 2013 CarswellOnt 583 | Marcia Valiante (Member)

Ultimately this litigation has a certain Alice in Wonderland quality.

Bank of Montreal v. Murchison | 2013 CarswellNS 307 | Nova Scotia Small Claims Court | Judgment: May 15, 2013

R. v. McCall (2011) | 2011 CarswellBC 327 | G.M. Rideout Prov. J.

"Alice in Wonderland in comparison looks like a normal regime."

Tanudjaja v. Canada (Attorney General) | 2013 CarswellOnt 4035 | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | Judgment: April 3, 2013

Streeper Contracting Ltd. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia (2013) | 2013 CarswellBC 545 | Fenlon J.

"[T]o abandon the path of principle and to determine admissibility on the basis of an imaginary set of circumstances."