On October 21, Canada’s Minister of Justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, announced that the federal government would be changing the victim-fine surcharge regime. This is long overdue and will have a significant impact on the criminal justice system. The victim-fine surcharge was first introduced by the federal government in 1989, with the intention being that offenders should …
On Thursday, 100,000 viewers tuned in live to watch an Alberta trial judge deliver his verdict on the Travis Vader case. The trial judge announced his findings: Mr. Vader was not guilty of first-degree murder; he was guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. The case captured the attention of Albertans and Canadians since two …
The Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark, albeit split, decision in June of 2016 that has received little attention. The case is an example of the continual growth of police powers, especially related to the common law doctrine of search incident to arrest, and of the swinging pendulum between protecting rights of alleged sexual …
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How many court-drama shows feature the well-worn plot of offence, investigation, charge, trial, and conviction/acquittal, all somehow miraculously fitting into an hour-long (or, more accurately, 43-minute-long) program? Anyone who has any familiarity with our court system, even to fight a simple traffic ticket, knows how unrealistic these programs are. Getting one’s day in court takes …
“I’m your lawyer, gentlemen” – What is solicitor-client privilege? I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client. Whether I like it or not, I can’t talk to the government about you even when I’m no longer your lawyer. That would be breaking my word, my oath. Whatever I do, wherever …
The recent Jian Ghomeshi trial received extensive news coverage and sparked media attention on the ‘appropriate’ behaviour for defence attorneys in sexual assault cases. In this 2016 judge-alone trial, Mr. Ghomeshi, a former and well-known host of the CBC Radio show “Q” faced four charges of sexual assault and one charge of overcoming resistance by …
Jian Ghomeshi Trial provokes Debate about Defence Lawyer Procedures Read More »
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made national and international headlines for his actions in the House of Commons during the evening of May 18. Frustrated with a delay over a vote to limit debate in relation to a time-sensitive assisted-dying bill, Prime Minister Trudeau crossed the floor of the House of Commons in order to physically …
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On May 1, according to a CBC News report posted on May 10th 2016, Bradley Errol Green, a 26-year-old father of three young children and the husband of Rochelle Pranteau, died after suffering an epileptic seizure while being held in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre. Mr. Green had been in custody since April 29, …
A domestic relationship is a personal or legal relationship, including but not limited to marriage, usually involving individuals who live together and share a mutual domestic life. A domestic relationship implies intimacy between partners, and may or may not include children within the relationship. Police take reports of domestic assault very seriously as they can …
An Assault occurs when a person intentionally applies force, attempts to apply force or threatens to apply force to another person without their consent. An Assault is a criminal offence and is defined in the Criminal Code in section 265: 265. (1) A person commits an assault when (a) without the consent of another person, …
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