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FOUR MORE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES APPOINTED JUDGES – one a part-time employee.

https://news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/1001860/new-judges-appointed-to-the-ontario-court-of-justice

OUR COURTS WILL REMAIN VIRTUAL WITH TRIAL EXCEPTIONS.

Dentons — https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ontario-litigators-dust-off-your-robes-7431889/

WE ARE STILL CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF YET ANOTHER OF HARPER’S “TOUGH ON CRIME” MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES

We’ve been successfully fighting these for years.

Supreme Court of Canada tackles mandatory minimum sentences for firearms — https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/supreme-court-of-canada-tackles-mandatory-minimum-sentences-for-firearms/365093?utm_source=GA&e=ZGpyZWV2ZUBiZWxsbmV0LmNh&utm_medium=20220323&utm_campaign=CLW-Newsletter-20220323&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW RIDICULOUS THE WAR ON WEED WAS? – GA Cops Pay $1M For A Single Ounce Of Weed After Charging 64 People With Possessing It

Legal Marijuana Concept — https://abovethelaw.com/2022/03/ga-cops-pay-1m-for-a-single-ounce-of-weed-after-charging-64-people-with-possessing-it/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=207231483&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QjWl3BUKDQ1rDChPkLcEVB2v0GiIRoTp3OPkSxuJMMpoRJXDJXZIRyzq7OaAUHHqDShzdq-At735VpaWEmGlEEjZeOw&utm_content=207231483&utm_source=hs_email

A REMINDER: POLICE CAN DEMAND A BREATH SAMPLE WITHOUT ANY SUSPICION OF IMPAIRMENT – That’s right. Police can also pull you over for no reason and demand a breath sample without any reason or suspicion. To refuse or fail to comply, criminalizes you.

2020-04-01 OPP stock — https://www.sootoday.com/opp-beat/police-can-demand-breath-sample-even-without-reasonable-suspicion-of-impairment-5151522

WHEN YOU HAVE A MINISTER OF JUSTICE LIKE THIS – “Less than two weeks into his role as Alberta Justice Minister, Tyler Shandro — who is being investigated by the law society for misconduct — has sparked controversy after making comments that the province has no criminal court cases at risk of being tossed because of unreasonable delay. In fact, Alberta has thousands of cases at risk of being tossed because of unreasonable delay.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/justice-minister-tyler-shandro-jordan-cases-alberta-1.6382170

Court Interpreters have been neglected and treated badly by the Province of Ontario for a long time. They are often an essential participant in a trial. They should be supported in their quest.

The booking of interpreters has long been a challenge at the John Sopinka Courthouse.

Court interpreter Linda Landry, 64, lives in Ottawa but has travelled to Hamilton for work. — https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/03/01/ontario-court-interpreters-protest-low-wages-and-working-conditions.html

What the hell is going on here?

Feb 26 2022 Hespeler Crash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4J_genMpQU

THE TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY – The federal Declaration of Emergency has been revoked. No government gets to exercise such emergency powers without being held accountable for what it did and how it did it. Under section 62 of the Emergencies Act, there will be such a review by a Parliamentary Review Committee. Also, under section 63, the Governor in Council now has 60 days in which to commence an inquiry. THAT is how a democracy works.

JUST A REMINDER THAT DRINKING AND DRIVING OFFENCES SPEAK IN TERMS OF A “CONVEYANCE” – the definition of which is: “a motor vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or railway equipment”. This includes any vehicle that is motorized to any degree in any way and a vessel does not have to be motorized.

opp shoulder — https://www.strathroyagedispatch.com/news/local-news/dont-drink-and-drive-also-applies-to-scooters-police