Friday Links

• 6 to 2, the ayes have it:  Police refusing to hire a women because of a pardoned conviction for theft infringes the Quebec Charter of Rights. [Montreal Gazette]
• Perhaps a bit of overkill (no pun intended):  Alberta man charged with 8 charges, including 2 x attempted murder after hitting a police officer with his car.  [CTV.ca]
• Good lord:  Man stabbed multiple times then decapitated on bus.  [National Post]
• Another good reason to leave your laptop at home:  digital devices you carry across the border may be held and analyzed for months by Homeland Security.  [Washington Post]  [The actual Homeland Security Policy is here].