The Fifth Estate – Fridays at 9PM/9:30NT
Source: The Fifth Estate – CBC News
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DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERTS – Like ‘flipping a coin’. We don’t need more junk science.
DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERTS – We don’t need more junk science. “The federal government plans to invest $81 million to train police officers to smoke out drivers impaired by pot across Canada while using a test experts say is flawed and that is being challenged in a U.S court. An investigation by The Fifth Estate shows the tests done by police drug recognition experts (DREs) can lead to false arrests, are prone to police bias and according to one scientific expert are no better at detecting drug-impaired drivers than “flipping a coin.” You can’t hijack science in the name of law enforcement.” The ACLU has a warning for Canada. The taxpayers of Canada should be outraged that their precious dollars are being wasted on this program that just results in more innocent people being thrown into jail.”
The federal government plans to invest $81 million to train police officers to smoke out drivers impaired by pot across Canada while using a test experts say is flawed and that is being challenged in a U.S court.
Source: Like ‘flipping a coin’: Why it’s so hard to test drivers for pot
LEGAL AID ONTARIO vs. THE PRIVATE BAR – “We heard repeatedly that there is a concern that duty counsel and in-house counsel are being expanded with a decrease in reliance on the private bar.” A better relationship would be good but Is this just more yada yada yada?
The Law Society of Ontario wants to improve the relationship between lawyers and Legal Aid Ontario.
Source: Law society seeks greater involvement in legal aid issues | Toronto Star
DRUGGED-DRIVING RULES – Do you see any problems with this plan? (hint: crime preventative punishment, the presumption of impairment contrary to science and reality, …)
The proposed changes to impaired-driving laws set out specific limits for the amount of THC you can legally have in your blood while driving
Source: How will Canada’s new drugged-driving rules actually work?
PAEDOPHILE CATCHING CHATBOT – The detection techniques and technologies are becoming amazing…and the penalties are serious.
SPEEDING – WE ALL DO IT.
What’s in your weed: CANNABIS GENETICS – You may not be getting what you think you’re getting.
Strains of cannabis may have fancy names and come with promises of tantalizing effects, but many buds have a mixed-up genetic lineage and don’t always match what’s advertised, plant experts caution.
WHO IS A VICTIM?
Since 2015, a victim “includes anyone that has suffered emotional harm as a result of a crime, even if it didn’t involve them personally. That means someone reading the story in a newspaper or seeing it on TV could qualify as a victim, opening the floodgates. The plain reading of the law now as it is, doesn’t put any limitation on who is a victim ” I wonder if this means they can apply to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for monetary damages?
An “unprecedented” number of victim impact statements has delayed the sentencing hearing for the killer of a Winnipeg high school student — and legal experts says the relatively new Canadian Victims Bill of Rights is to blame.
Source: Nearly 100 people submit statements in Winnipeg case under new Canadian victims rights bill
CANNABIS AMNESTY is more difficult than you thought.
There’s been lots of discussion of an amnesty for people with marijuana convictions. But its would be harder than it sounds to do in practice. Here’s why.
Source: Why a Canadian marijuana possession amnesty is harder to implement than it sounds