Criminal Defence Law Blog
As Harper is and will use this tragic event to push forward his “1984” agenda in “a rushed and ludicrous overreaction – one that will be wildly intrusive, impossible to enforce, that repeats what hate crime laws already prohibit and that would ensnare far more loudmouths than menaces” we have to think and debate long …
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Massive surveillance – license plate scanners. Did you even know they exist? Did you have any idea how much police use them on a routine basis? There is no privacy. There is no escape. Big brother is here and he is most definitely watching. Here’s how they’re being used in Ferguson, Missouri. https://privacysos.org/node/1565 ‘You are …
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In light of yesterday’s attack on our military and parliamentary institution, we have to be very careful to discern and exercise discretion in giving up or forfeiting our constitutional and democratic rights to privacy. “A bill that lowers the bar for police to conduct digital surveillance and mine the protected online data of Canadians for …
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“Clearly, there are some crimes — again, crimes — that the police just can’t be bothered to take seriously anymore, even though enforcing the law is their only job.” (e.g. possession of marijuana) “Triaging of minor offences might make sense in a country plagued with rampant, serious crimes. But we’ve gone from extremely safe to …
“Not to put too fine a point on it,” but before, when it was cheap to prosecute crime the police and Crown could and did hide all of their evidence from you, even evidence that would prove your innocence, make you wait for 18 months for a trial on bail restrictions if you didn’t plead …
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National Fee Ranges (average, minimum, maximum) Summary criminal offence (one day trial) 3,264 2,361 5,674Bail hearing 923 577 1,710Criminal offence (one day trial) 3,693 2,957 6,773 Ontario Fee Ranges (average, minimum, maximum) Summary criminal offence (one day trial) 3,356 2,442 5,769Bail hearing 1,037 721 2,163Criminal offence (one day trial) 3,747 3,146 7,458 …
“In 2013, hourly rates nationally are $193 for one-year calls; $256 for five-year calls; $310 for 10-year calls; $364 for 20-year calls; and $375 for those called more than 20 years ago.” “More than half (55 per cent) of respondents offered free initial consultations, though the second biggest proportion — 14 per cent — charged …
1. Harper froze federal legal aid funding in this country a decade ago.2. There also aren’t enough judges in Quebec or Alberta nor are there enough federal prosecutors in most provinces.3. Public Works and Government Services Canada lets cases go to court with $1,000-an-hour lawyers rather than negotiating with the costs ending up on the …
In a nutshell: “Justice on Target is an initiative put forth to address long wait times and effectively reduce criminal court delays. Launched in 2008, JOT claims to have eliminated more than 500,000 criminal court appearances since its inception. However, Singh says the program is putting pressure on clients, especially those with low income. Charges …
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