Deachman: Ottawa is really bad at throwing parties

This story contains details about violence against children that some readers may find disturbing. During the summer of 1994, the American Peterson family were holidaying in Canada. The parents, David and Paula, along with their children, Rachel (five years old) and William (almost two), were celebrating Paula’s birthday at an Ontario restaurant. At some point, David and the children left the restaurant to collect a gift for Paula that was in the car. The children were in the back seat and, as noted by the Ontario provincial court judge hearing the case, “almost immediately, young...