COURT WORKERS – “Pop up at the courthouses.”
The criminal justice system is still paper-based. Therefore the government requires many court workers to attend court in person and be subjected to a health risk. Their vaccination has to be prioritized.
WHEN POLICE DON’T OBEY THE LAW
“There is something particularly concerning about a police policy of deliberate non-compliance with mandated requirements due to the unilateral prioritization of their preferred investigative methods over following the law,” Masuhara wrote.
Virtual hearings here to stay – and we’re only going to get better at it.
NO NEW CRIMINAL TRIALS FOR 2 WEEKS – The Ontario Court of Justice is suspending all criminal trials and preliminary inquiries involving out-of-custody accused persons scheduled between Monday, April 26, 2021, and Friday, May 7, 2021, Same for the Superior Court of Ontario.
THE DAMAGE ONE CORRUPT COP CAN CAUSE
Ontario Regulation 294/21: Ford’s Police State Powers – As always, go to the source. Here it is in all of its dangerous unconstitutional glory.
IF YOU CONTINUE TO BUY WEED FROM YOUR FRIEND, should it continue to be an offence?
A STEP TOO FAR – “I am very concerned about arbitrary stops of people by police at any time,” (Mayor John) Tory said in a Saturday tweet. Don’t you know, John, that police can arbitrarily stop any driver at any time simply to check for sobriety?
YORK REGIONAL POLICE STATEMENT ON INCREASED POLICE POWERS
“We will not be conducting random vehicle or individual stops.” This is a prudent policy as the constitutionality of these powers is an open question.