Supreme Court Rules a Crucial Element of Child Luring Law is Unconstitutional

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Last month the highest court in Canada ruled that a provision in the law forbidding the luring of children over Read More

Strip Searches in Ontario are Occurring Too Often

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A new report released by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (an independent civilian oversight agency responsible for Read More

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As we continue to blog about the ever changing laws regarding solitary confinement in Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal Read More

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Last week, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu (“Sidhu”) was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty in January to 16 Read More

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On March 1, 2019, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale announced new legislation proposed to allow Read More

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A woman who attacked Canadian Tire employees with a knife and a golf club while proclaiming support for a terror Read More

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We have previously blogged about solitary confinement in Canada, and are revisiting this issue given the recent announcement by Ontario Read More

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After six days of deliberations, a jury found Christopher Husbands (“Husbands”) guilty of two counts of manslaughter for killing Nixon Read More

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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last week that an Ontario high-school teacher, Ryan Jarvis (“Jarvis”), is guilty of voyeurism Read More

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Last week two sentencing decisions were made in two high profile criminal cases in Canada. In both decisions, the court Read More