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CASH BAIL PROPOSALS AND BAIL REFORM ARE AT BEST PERFORMATIVE POLITICS AND A WORST A DISASTER. The position of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association follow.

Ontario’s latest bail review plan a political stunt that will be ineffective and come at a high cost to taxpayers Adam Weisberg & Tonya Kent The Ontario government never seems to tire of pumping out proposed legislation that is long on crowd-pleasing optics and short on common sense. The province’s latest half-baked e ort in …

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In criminal law, the identity of a confidential informant is protected. But this case is also about unacceptable delay which results in charges being stayed. In my experience, a common cause of delay is caused by the police and the Crown not disclosing all of the evidence in a timely manner, which is not uncommon. As reported by The Star:

Arson case tossed after Crown outs confidential informant. Toronto judge calls prosecution ‘amongst the worst I have ever encountered’“Inadvertently revealing confidential source information is one of the most serious errors Crown counsel can make,” Ontario Court Justice Brock Jones wrote.Dec. 3, 20253 min read “The Crown, and the Crown alone, bears responsibility for this prosecution …

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COULD I BE MORE PROUD OF MY SON? Not really.

Kelly A Truly Exceptional Criminal Defence Lawyer – Mr. David ReeveThis past year, our family lived through one of the most stressful experiences imaginable. Our son faced devastating accusations—claims that, if not handled properly, could have altered the entire trajectory of his life. Then we met Mr. David Reeve.From the very beginning, Mr. Reeve treated …

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WHAT IS AN “INTIMATE IMAGE” IN THE DAYS OF PHOTO MANIPULATION AND AI?

Distributing a fake nude of your spouse is ‘morally reprehensible’ — but not a crime under Canadian law, Ontario judge warns“It is not her nude body and, it is not her breasts,” the judge wrote, explaining why the Criminal Code does not apply. Nov. 5, 2025 A Burlington judge recently acquitted a man accused of …

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So, you get a Highway Traffic Act ticket. You hire and pay a paralegal to “take care of it”. The paralegal pleads you guilty, files a bogus appeal and does nothing more. How would you feel?

From The Star:“According to the judge’s decisions, Mocanu or an associate paralegal would enter a guilty plea to the HTA offence, or a lesser charge. Shortly after, they would file an appeal that stated their client was not guilty or wanted a new trial, or that vaguely asserted the reasons for the appeal would be …

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“POLITICIANS CAN NEVER RESIST THE URGE TO TURN A MESSY LEGAL CASE INTO A CHEAP POLITICAL PROP” This refers specifically to DOUG FORD and PIERRE POILIEVRE. But then, the lack of knowledge of the facts never restrains their political proclamations. Michael Spratt explains:

“Ford wasted no time calling the justice system “broken,” thundering that, “You should be able to protect your family when someone’s going in there to harm your family and your kids.” Poilievre chimed in with his tough-on-crime poetry, demanding clarity in the law. Kevin Vuong, a former Conservative member of parliament, solemnly declared that people …

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THE DIRTY TRICK OF SPEED CAMERAS – It’s about making common conduct an offence for money. Their real purpose is to raise revenue and not to increase safety. The fact is that posted speed limits are not calibrated to the speed of the flow of traffic and are not intended to be strictly enforced. Travelling at or below the speed limit is usually, in practical terms, dangerous. (Try it some time.) Speed camera thresholds do not accommodate reality.