Author archives: Dennis Reeve

THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA EQUATES “FULL ANSWER AND DEFENCE” WITH COMPLAINANT PRIVACY ISSUES. “”Parliament has legislated a formula for wrongful convictions. Indeed, it has all but guaranteed them.” “The screening regime “makes private records presumptively inadmissible when tendered by the defence, but presumptively admissible when tendered by the Crown,” as the latter is not subject to the regime.” “This decision significantly and permanently erodes fair trial rights for people charged with certain offences. And that goes against our bedrock values – or what used to be our bedrock values.”

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CRIMINAL LAWYERS IN ENGLAND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH UNDER-FUNDING OF LEGAL AID AND THEY’RE GOING ON STRIKE – You can’t live on less than minimum wage. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/27/criminal-barristers-begin-strike-in-row-over-legal-aid-fees


ABORTION: IN CANADA, A FETUS IS NOT A HUMAN BEING – For your thoughts and discussions on the topic of abortion, it’s good to know that section 223 of the Criminal Code of Canada is the defining law: “(1) A child becomes a human being within the meaning of this Act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother whether or not (a) it has breathed, (b) it has an independent circulation or (c) the navel string is severed. (2) A person commits homicide when he causes injury to a child before or during its birth as a result of which the child dies after becoming a human being.”

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