Canadian Wins Legally
A lot of things happened in 2007. Apple changed the tech landscape with the first iPhone, Netflix started streaming movies, the Harry Potter book series wrapped up… And Neville Greene received a traffic ticket for running a red light. But the man from Toronto didn’t feel he deserved to be fined. He appealed the ticket and has been waiting for a response ever since. For nearly 20 years, Greene has sent regular requests for updates on the status of his appeal. Yet, the case seemingly never went anywhere, sitting in the courts’ systems without ever getting picked up. Now, his fight for justice is finally over. Recently, a judge finally decided to hear Greene’s appeal after 18 years. Neville’s traffic ticket fight began in June 2007. According to court records from the time, Greene was charged with running a red light in Toronto. He, however, felt the ticket was unwarranted. He pleaded not guilty and attempted to get the ticket overturned in court. At the time, a police constable testified Greene turned into an intersection in Toronto after the traffic light on his lane had already turned red. A clear-cut case, in his words.
Greene disputed this view. He argued that construction at the intersection had impeded the regular flow of traffic. His car was blocking the curb lane because he had to wait around a construction barrier. Perhaps he had proceeded through the light after it had gone red. However, for the safety of all road users at the site, he had no option, Neville argued. That wasn’t because Judge Greene was ignoring his appeal, either. He submitted all the paperwork on time and regularly followed up on the appeal but to no avail. Finally, in May 2026, a small miracle happened. Justice Brock Jones picked up Greene’s long-overdue appeal.
Justice Jones wasn’t happy with what he saw. First of all, in his ruling, he made it very clear that the case should’ve been heard a long, long time ago. As to why it wasn’t, he stated that he received no explanation. “It was not explained to me why it took nearly 18 years for the appeal to be heard, other than that the paperwork may have been ‘lost’ for a long time,” the judge said in his ruling. According to Justice Jones, the judge overseeing the previous trial did not “provide him with sufficient assistance as a self-represented person.” Long story short, Greene had been wrongfully convicted. With that, Jones overturned the previous verdict, bringing Greene’s 19-year battle to an end. Score one for the little guy.
Justice Canadian style
Canada could have had it all: American industry, British Culture, and French Cuisine.
nstead, they got: French Industry, American culture, and British cuisine.
Sometime in the future, Canada will rule the earth.
And then you’ll all be sorry.
And the Oscar for best actress goes to…Woman Enjoying the Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sandwich in Tim Hortons Commercial. What a performance!
What does Canada do with all their hardened and dangerous criminals?
They give them jerseys and call them our National Hockey Team.
June 2nd Birthdays
1972 – Wayne Brady, 1977 – Zacahary Quinto, 1941 – Stacy Keach, 1979 – Justin Long
1979 – Morena Baccarin, 1951 – Jeanine Pirro, 1988 – Amber Marshall, 1978 – Nikki Cox