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CRIMINAL LAW IS NOT THE PANACEA FOR ALL OF OUR SOCIAL ILLS – It seems imprudent to develop a new criminal offence of “coercive control” when we can’t define what that means. “The submission points out several concerns about the bill, with the first being that there is no uniform definition of coercive control. If you look at the academic literature, there’s one review study that has found 22 different definitions. It’s not like everybody is crystal clear on what we mean by coercive control,” says Mosher.

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/parliament-looks-at-adding-coercive-control-to-the-criminal-code/381905

WE’RE STILL CLEANING UP THE MESSES, YEARS LATER, FROM HARPER’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL “TOUGH ON CRIME” AGENDA.

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/mandatory-minimum-sentences-for-child-luring-unconstitutional-supreme-court-of-canada/381103?hsmemberId={{contact.hs_object_id}}&utm_source=GA&e=ZGpyZWV2ZUBiZWxsbmV0LmNh&utm_medium=20231107&utm_campaign=LTW-Newsletter-20231107&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

MORE COWBELL! – What do the courts do when they can’t handle the number of trials they already set? Well, set more trials, of course.

Ontario’s Court of Justice is issuing new practice directives in a bid to reduce delay and “unnecessary administrative appearances” in criminal proceedings. The three new rules, which take hold Nov. 1, will involve the setting of trial dates in accordance with Jordan principles, the timely handling of s. 11 Charter applications and the enforcement of set adjournments …

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IRONICALLY THE LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS HAS LED TO MORE INTRUSIVE SEARCH POWERS BY POLICE – “In Ontario, the transportation of marijuana is governed by the Cannabis Control Act, which allows the police, in the absence of any suspected criminal activity, to search any vehicle and all its occupants (if they believe that “any cannabis is contained in the vehicle” and it is “readily available to any person in the vehicle.”) It can’t be understated just how broad the new police search powers are – we are talking about searching anywhere in the vehicle, including the trunk, and all passengers and their belongings, down to the deep pockets, makeup bags, and yes, even bras. So, here’s the big question: if the purpose of the Cannabis Control Act is to make sure drivers don’t have access to cannabis while driving, what’s the deal with searching the vehicle’s trunk? It doesn’t quite add up.” And it gets worse …

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/legalized-cannabis-still-has-a-problem-broader-search-and-seizure-police-powers/380698?hsmemberId={{contact.hs_object_id}}&utm_source=GA&e=ZGpyZWV2ZUBiZWxsbmV0LmNh&utm_medium=20231031&utm_campaign=LTW-Newsletter-20231031&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D