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WE DON’T NEED NO MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES – We expected the last Attorney General to put an end to this. “Regardless of the seriousness — or emotional punch — of a crime, minimum sentencing does not do what it’s supposed to do, namely justly punishing those who have committed a crime. Removing minimum sentences ultimately benefits not only the unjustly accused, but everyone, by working toward a more fair, nuanced legal system.”

Source: OPINION | Removing minimum sentence for sex crime may seem disgusting, but it’s actually more just | CBC News

Canada’s Roadside Drug Tests Can’t Tell the Difference Between Tea and Cocaine – Be careful what you eat.

Source: Canada’s Roadside Drug Tests Can’t Tell the Difference Between Tea and Cocaine

If You’re a Medical Cannabis Patient, You Basically Can’t Drive in Canada

Source: If You’re a Medical Cannabis Patient, You Basically Can’t Drive in Canada

THC LEVELS DO NOT EQUATE TO IMPAIRMENT – THC affects everyone differently. It’s not like alcohol. There is no standard concentration over which everyone is impaired.

Source: Why No Gadget Can Determine How High You Are

ARREST THAT PARROT!

A police raid in Brazil has netted an unlikely suspect: a parrot who allegedly warned targeted drug dealers by shouting “Mom, the police!” Source: Parrot Arrested After Warning Drug Dealers About Police Raid

A CHANGE AT THE LAW SOCIETY – It is time for a change.

This week, a slate of those brave enough to publicly oppose the ‘statement of principles’ the Law Society of Ontario imposed upon lawyers was resoundingly elected Source: Christie Blatchford: Ontario lawyers score victory for free thought in Law Society election

THE VICTIM FINE SURCHARGE IS COMING BACK – So we’re back to where we were a few years ago. It’s discretionary.

The Trudeau government plans to restore the victim surcharge the Supreme Court of Canada struck down five months ago — but sentencing judges will be given a new discretion to waive it when imposing the surcharge “would be disproportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender” or when …

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“OH NO, THE POLICE WOULDN’T ABUSE THIS POWER,” THEY SAID: This power to arbitrarily target drivers is being abused all over. This officer has her “expert opinions” after all.

This appears to confirm fears police would use the new powers to arbitrarily target drivers, ignoring the requirement to have a legitimate reason to pull someone over Source: B.C. woman, 76, launches Charter challenge of mandatory alcohol screening after police stake out liquor store

THIRD PARTY STANDING IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES – This is a game changer.

The trial has been paused because a third party — Boyle’s estranged wife, and her lawyer — has essentially and with the permission of the law hijacked the proceeding Source: Christie Blatchford: What stopped the Boyle trial could put every single sex assault case ‘in limbo’

TESTING DRIVERS’ SALIVA FOR CANNABIS – No matter what the detection device, the saliva-testing devices do not measure the level of impairment in a driver.

OTTAWA — The federal government has taken the first step toward approving a new device for testing drivers’ saliva for cannabis use, potentially giving police a long-awaited second option. Over the weekend, the government posted a Source: After lengthy delay, Canadian government prepares to approve second device for testing drivers’ saliva for cannabis | The …

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