Conservative leader Andrew Scheer isn’t promising to keep cannabis legal if his party wins the 2019 election. Source: Scheer won’t commit to keeping cannabis legal if Tories form government
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9-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH 5 COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER – This is going to prove to be very controversial!
The April 6 fire killed five people near the village of Goodfield, about 150 miles southwest of Chicago. Source: ‘Extremely uncommon’: 9-year-old charged with murder after 5 die in Illinois fire
PERSON DRIVES INTO OPP RIDE SPOT CHECK CRUISER – What do you think? Is driving into a RIDE spot-check evidence of impairment? Is the attempt to flee the scene evidence of consciousness of guilt?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/crash-delta-ont-impaired-driving-ride-check-1.5310687
DRUG IMPAIRMENT – THE FACT IS THAT IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY THE ALCOHOL MODEL APPROACH WE ARE TAKING – For cannabis, an officer spends six hours processing an impaired driver, compared to one hour for a driver impaired by alcohol. This difference reflects the time required to complete a specialized field sobriety test, to administer a test by a drug recognition expert and take a blood sample. The minimum cost to have one officer deal with a cannabis-impaired driver is $536.88, compared to $89.48 for an alcohol-impaired driver, suggests the report. Those costs don’t include labour for paperwork or court appearances.
Police say supply shortages skew the real impact on community and costs Source: Suspected cannabis-impaired drivers more costly to test: Police report
TOUGH ON CRIME? – The Trudeau government promised us a change in direction and an end to unconstitutional criminal laws.. Instead, we got a closet Harperite conservative Attorney General more interested in producing Charter breaching tough on crime law, in pushing her Indigenous agenda and attempting to promote her own career. It has been very disappointing, to say the least.
An iron fist in a velvet glove? Lawyers and criminologists weigh in on Liberal changes to the justice system. Source: Harper was tough on crime, Trudeau promised a new approach — did he deliver?
THE CALL TO DECRIMINALIZE SEX WORK – The Harper government revamped prostitution laws purporting to protect sex workers. It has done nothing if not make the situation more dangerous for sex workers. The Liberals promised to repeal that law but Jody Wilson Raybould just didn’t bother.
The Liberals previously called for the Harper-era prostitution laws to be repealed. But nothing changed after they took office. Source: Demands grow for Canada to decriminalize sex work after the election
JURY TRIALS ARE EXTREMELY COMPLEX PROCEEDINGS
For example, in a challenge for cause in jury selection what are the differences between and the advantages of static triers and rotating triers? A mistake here could mean a new trial.
Do you agree that the impact for victims of sexual assault is different than other types of injuries in terms of pecuniary damages/non-pecuniary damages? You can vote your opinion here.
In a sexual assault case, D.S. v. Quesnelle, the Ontario Superior Court awarded general damages in excess of the $350,000 cap established by the “trilogy,” with Justice Clyde Smith finding the cap should not apply because of the inherent differences in sexual assault compared with other injuries. Do you agree that the impact for victims …
WAS IT WORTH COMING FORWARD ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT? – Testimonials of women who have been through the process. Very informative reading.
Twenty-five people who reported sexual assault and harassment talk about what happened after they spoke up and everyone else moved on. Source: Coming Forward About Sexual Assault, and What Comes After
YORK REGIONAL OFF DUTY OFFICER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING AND HIT AND RUN – YRP have a policy of publishing the names of persons charged with impaired driving as I expect they will with this one. The Chief says: “As law enforcement professionals, we are in a position of trust and we are rightfully held to a higher standard by members of our community.” Their video parody “L’Hotel de York Regional Police” doesn’t seem quite so cute now. https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/1412007491764/?jwsource=cl
“For those members who do not uphold our values and make the unforgivable decision to drive while impaired, they will be held accountable for their actions without exception.” Source: York police say off-duty officer charged with impaired driving after hit-and-run in Markham