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I’m in the middle of doing an assignment, so this will be a short post.
Did you know that a mushroom is a vegetable? So decided a court in Re Ontario Mushroom Co. Ltd. and Learie after a court ruled that mushroom plant workers are not entitled to minimum wage because they worked on cultivation of vegetables.
Did you know that a horse is a type of cattle? It is according to the Criminal Code of Canada: ““cattle” means neat cattle or an animal of the bovine species by whatever technical or familiar name it is known, and includes any horse, mule, ass, pig, sheep or goat” (R.S., 1985, c. C-46 s. 2);
That’s all I remember for now, I may post more as I come across them. If you know a crazy statute or a nonsensical interpretation, post it in the comments.
October 31, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I can’t believe I learned about muchrooms two weeks earlier than you did. What’s this world coming to?
By the way, my law prof used to represent Pink Floyd. Is that awesome or what? He says, however, that he doesn’t mention it to his undergrad students because none of them ever heard of Pink Floyd.
October 31, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Muchrooms? LOL. Can you tell I haven’t slept all week?
Good luck with your assignment!