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COURT WORKERS – “Pop up at the courthouses.”
The criminal justice system is still paper-based. Therefore the government requires many court workers to attend court in person and be subjected to a health risk. Their vaccination has to be prioritized.
WHEN POLICE DON’T OBEY THE LAW
“There is something particularly concerning about a police policy of deliberate non-compliance with mandated requirements due to the unilateral prioritization of their preferred investigative methods over following the law,” Masuhara wrote.
Virtual hearings here to stay – and we’re only going to get better at it.
NO NEW CRIMINAL TRIALS FOR 2 WEEKS – The Ontario Court of Justice is suspending all criminal trials and preliminary inquiries involving out-of-custody accused persons scheduled between Monday, April 26, 2021, and Friday, May 7, 2021, Same for the Superior Court of Ontario.
https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/covid-19/criminal-notice-april-21-21
THE DAMAGE ONE CORRUPT COP CAN CAUSE
Ontario Regulation 294/21: Ford’s Police State Powers – As always, go to the source. Here it is in all of its dangerous unconstitutional glory.
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r21294?fbclid=IwAR32eKhNkiMIrnL52H74xW8HALpe-X6S7Y2V7WsJSYV8OgZL4sw947Oxfcc
IF YOU CONTINUE TO BUY WEED FROM YOUR FRIEND, should it continue to be an offence?
A STEP TOO FAR – “I am very concerned about arbitrary stops of people by police at any time,” (Mayor John) Tory said in a Saturday tweet. Don’t you know, John, that police can arbitrarily stop any driver at any time simply to check for sobriety?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-some-ontario-police-forces-say-they-wont-use-new-provincial-powers-to/
YORK REGIONAL POLICE STATEMENT ON INCREASED POLICE POWERS
“We will not be conducting random vehicle or individual stops.” This is a prudent policy as the constitutionality of these powers is an open question.