According to the Globe & Mail: There are two layers to DADSS (Drive Alcohol Detection System for Safety program) that could someday find their ways into vehicles. Both would be designed to prevent cars from turning on when the driver’s blood alcohol content is at or above 0.08 per cent, which is the limit in …
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UPDATE ON THE “WE PROTECT OUR OWN CASE” – CHARGES STAYED
Judge slams veteran prosecutor for angrily telling Toronto cop ‘we protect our own.’ Dangerous driving case tossed By Jacques GallantCourts and Justice Reporter When a Toronto police officer asked a veteran Crown attorney if he was supposed to lie on the stand, she responded with, “We protect our own.” Or words that conveyed that exact message. …
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IF OUR BAIL SYSTEM IS BROKEN, IT’S NOT BROKEN IN THE WAY DOUG FORD WANTS US TO BELIEVE.
Bail denials rising sharply in Ontario amid national clampdown David Epner – The Globe and Mail The number of people denied bail in Ontario last year spiked to its highest level in data going back to 2018, and has more than doubled over the past two years. The new data from the Ontario Court of …
Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends plan to increase jail capacity by thousands. IT’S A MIXED BLESSING. ON THE ONE HAND IT WILL REDUCE THE TERRIBLE OVERCROWDING BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IT LOOKS LIKE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INCARCERATED. FORD’S DEHUMANIZING RHETORIC IS CONCERNING.
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press Posted April 15, 2026 6:02 am. Last Updated April 15, 2026 6:03 am. Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it. Ontario’s jails are well over capacity, and the overcrowding has been worsening for years …
DOUG FORD HAS TO STAY IN HIS OWN LANE – IF HE EVEN UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT MEANS.
As Doug Ford targets courts over bail, Zameer case, Ontario chief justice warns of attacks that ‘undermine the legitimacy of the judiciary’ By Jacques Gallant of The Star Ontario’s top judge is warning that attacks on the justice system risk eroding the rule of law and ultimately causing society to fall into disorder, at a …
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THIS IS WHY WE ADVISE ARRESTED CLIENTS IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS TO GIVE ABSOLUTLEY NO STATEMENT TO THE POLICE
An accused person has an absolute right to remain silent. This is a foundational right enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Everyone has this right. In this case this Superior Court Judge decided that because an accused person denied one specific allegation, he must have admitted the rest of the allegations. Our …
WHEN YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT CASE YOU HAVE TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS ON.
VETERAN PROSECUTOR, MARNIE GOLDENBERG, ACCUSED OF TELLING TORONTO COP HE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ‘FALSE EVIDENCE’ UNDER OATH – ‘WE PROTECT OUR OWN”
By Jacques Gallant of The StarA veteran Crown attorney is being accused of berating a Toronto police officer while suggesting he should have given “false evidence” on the stand. The explosive allegation involves a tense encounter between prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg and Const. Edin Hasanbasic in January, during which she admonished the officer in the hallway …
MAPLEHURST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE – IS SO BAD THAT REGIONAL SENIOR JUDGE PAUL CURRIE WAS AFRAID TO BE INCARCERATED THERE. THE COVER-UP IS ARGUABLY WORSE
By Brendan Kennedy of The Star:Justice Clayton Conlan made clear that his decision to throw out first-degree murder charges because of the abuse the accused suffered while awaiting trial at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex was about much more than the violent retribution they and nearly 200 other inmates endured. That treatment over two days in …
IF YOU WANT TO GET “TOUGH ON CRIME” PERHAPS WE SHOULD START WITH EXPECTING AND REQUIRING THAT THE POLICE ABIDE BY THE LAW
per The Star:Police Charter violations persist years after Star found cops violating rights of accused with alarming frequency: reportThe continuing cost of police Charter violations — the most common being unlawful searches and seizures and delaying access to legal counsel — is resulting in people accused of serious crimes seeing charges tossed and the undermining …