Opinion | Doug Ford either doesn’t know what self defence means — or he doesn’t care Aug. 28, 2025 2 min read Premier Doug Ford has undermined the police for applying the law to the facts as they came to understand them through their investigation, Reid Rusonik writes. Carlos Osorio The Canadian Press By Reid Rusonik, Contributor Reid Rusonik …
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You may be able to get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich but they won’t indict a salami sub.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pirros-office-tries-fails-persuade-grand-jury-indict-sandwich-guy-dc-rcna227848?cid=eml_maddow_20250829&user_email=5a0dc31f0d134607b25864cad5688b81b4ea2b406c141c6497b36d8c64c49b3d
HELP ME OUT HERE. Does it make sense to allow a stranger to eTransfer themselves money from your bank account in exchange for cash? I don’t get it. According to The Star:
Toronto residents are being targeted with an e-transfer scam near malls. Here’s how to protect yourselfToronto investigators are probing “several” incidents of the scam, a police spokesperson told the Star. Aug. 26, 2025 Officers are urging people to always keep hold of their phones while sending an e-transfer to someone they don’t know.By Elissa MendesStaff …
AFTER TAKING YEARS AND FINALLY WORKING OUT WHAT INFORMATION THE POLICE CAN DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT YOU IN THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT, DOUG FORD AGAIN SHOWS THAT HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE LAW. I’m with the police on this one.
As reported by The Star:Eight months after the Ford government imposed deeper background checks for people who work with vulnerable children, some police forces across the province are refusing to issue them, saying the changes raise privacy concerns and may contradict existing laws.The new requirement is also causing widespread confusion at child welfare agencies and …
SPEED CAMERAS -the resistance is great. They’re not working to slow down drivers because the speed camera zones are not clearly marked. If they are to work then they have to be signed/labeled/marked very visibly big and bright because when a driver knows that they’ll get a speeding ticket, they’ll slow down.
From The Star, August 18, 2025In Vaughan, after thousands of tickets were issued and countless complaints followed, the city decided to pause its speed-camera program. In Brampton, there was a 5,000-plus-person petition to shut the devices down and stop using them. A Toronto councillor tried to make a motion to do something similar in the …
“BELIEVE THE VICTIM” – discloses a legal and logical fallacy. In law, a “victim” is not a victim unless and until the crime has been proven in a court of law. Rosie DiManno of The Star has commented upon the Hockey Canada case as follows:
“She (Justice Carroccia) cut to the tortured heart of the matter. “Although the slogan ‘believe the victim’ has become popularized of late, it has no place in a criminal trial. To approach a trial with the assumption that the complainant is telling the truth is the equivalent of imposing a presumption of guilt on the …
JURY DUTY – A lot of people don’t want to serve as a juror but it can be a very interesting and rewarding experience. Not much is generally known about it, so this interview and article can be very informative.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/07/04/ontario-jury-duty-why-it-matters-to-defendents-victims-courts/?
Preparing for a fight is sometimes harder than actually being in one.
THE TRUE NORTH STONG AND FREE: Canada Day is a good day to affirm that as criminal defence lawyers we do not just defend the innocent and the guilty but by doing so we protect the fundamental rights of freedom we all enjoy, from encroachment by the legislative branch of government who make the laws and by the executive branch whose police execute those laws in the way they interact with us in our daily lives. This is why we are passionate about what we do. Celebrate and enjoy our Canadian freedom today!
The myriad of rules and the maze of complex administrative procedures involved in processing every criminal charge, which is distinct for each judicial district, involves an incredible waste of time and is difficult to manage for seasoned, knowledgeable lawyers, let alone nearly impossible for those who may choose or need to navigate the system themselves without a lawyer.
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/hurry-up-and-wait-the-ontario-courts-relentless-commitment-to-inefficiency/392679