Criminal Defence Law Blog
In Ontario driving while impaired or with 80 mg. or more of alcohol in 100 milliliters of your blood is a criminal offence. Upon arrest, your driver’s license will be suspended for 90 days and your vehicle will be impounded. Later, in court, if you are convicted or plead guilty, in the simplest case, the …
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“10 years after Jordan ruling, Quebec prosecutors forced to make ‘heartbreaking’ choices” “On the wider spectrum, [the Jordan framework] is a positive decision. That being said, there’s a downside to it. The problem is that the resources did not follow,” he said. The ruling set time limits for criminal trials to ensure an accused person’s …
Okay, so our criminal justice system has evolved and transcended torture, right? But then I read: “What do these displays (and our fascination with them) say about humankind? Medieval or modern, human cruelty and torture haven’t gone away. Today, although 146 members of the United Nations have ratified an international convention against torture, it is …
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In order for this headline not to be misleading consider what “stayed or withdrawn” means. “To capture these cases, Statistics Canada groups together stays (where criminal proceedings are halted), withdrawals, dismissals, discharges at preliminary inquiry, and referrals to alternative or restorative justice programs. Following Statistics Canada, I refer to these outcomes collectively as “stayed or …
Get tough on bail with the new, stricter federal bail laws? Deny bail in repeat and violent offenders? We already do that. Pressure the provinces to provide more funding and resources? Definitely needed. The article says that the legislation responds to “rising levels of violent crime”. Still, it later reports “In the latest available data, …
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Its function is to determine if a crime has been committed and if so, to impose punishment. It is a system of PUNISHMENT, not healing. A contested criminal trial is a battle- a war. No participant emerges without harm. It is not a place for healing. https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2489060
THE JAIL SUBJECTED HIM TO “HORRIFIC TORTURE” AND “VENGEFUL COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT” OF NEARLY 200 INMATES. THE JUDGE STAYED THE CHARGES OF ROBBERY OF A JEWELRY STORE WITH A LOADED GUN. DO YOU THINK THAT WAS THE CORRECT DECISION? By Brendan KennedyInvestigative Reporter In the latest consequence of the Maplehurst prisoner abuse scandal, a Brampton judge has thrown …
While it is true that many people who are charged with criminal offences are a present danger to society, our government tries to solve our social problems of addiction, poverty, homelessness, abuse, and so on, dumping them all together in the criminal justice system. Any attempts to address the source of such “criminal” conduct need …
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