Three lawyers who have a few things to say about Legal Aid cuts. Part 7 in our series
Source: The Ford Fallout: “You’re seeing innocent people plead guilty to avoid navigating the courts”
HOW MUCH WEED DO YOU HAVE TO CONSUME TO EXCEED THE LEGAL DRIVING LIMIT? – “There are two prohibited levels for THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis: it is a less serious offence to have between 2 nanograms (ng) and 5 ng of THC per ml of blood. It is a more serious offence to have 5 ng of THC or more per ml of blood.” Does that help? Of course not. Nobody knows how much anyone has to consume to exceed these limits. The government just picked a random number and will convict you of “serious criminality” if you exceed it. If you are not a citizen of Canada you will be ordered deported.
Source: Impaired Driving Laws
IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE PROHIBITION – The crux of the problem is that “These new laws created by the province are bordering on creating criminal law, with the average citizen having little or no opportunity to defend themselves when the immediate sanctions are imposed,” The police become the judge and jury and executioner.
Manitoba introduced new impaired driving laws on Monday, but one local lawyer says it’s likely the regulations could face legal challenges.
Source: Manitoba’s new impaired driving laws problematic, Winnipeg lawyer says
IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE PROHIBITION – The crux of the problem is that “These new laws created by the province are bordering on creating criminal law, with the average citizen having little or no opportunity to defend themselves when the immediate sanctions are imposed,” The police become the judge and jury and executioner.
Manitoba introduced new impaired driving laws on Monday, but one local lawyer says it’s likely the regulations could face legal challenges.
Source: Manitoba’s new impaired driving laws problematic, Winnipeg lawyer says
ALBERTA IS RESORTING TO WITHDRAWING LESS SERIOUS CHARGES DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES – But it is also the trickle-down effect that you have to worry about.
“‘Smarter and stronger’? New law is really a cruel gutting of access to justice for the impoverished.”
MAKING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM SMARTER AND STRONGER – List of changes proposed by AG Downey in bill 161
Summary of government’s plan to ‘modernize’ Ontario’s legal framework
“When people smoke cannabis, they’re only impaired for a short, short period of time. You could have THC in your bloodstream, but you’re not a danger.”
Do zero-tolerance cannabis limits — for young drivers and police officers, for example — make sense? A new study raises doubts.
Source: Cannabis and driving study casts doubt on zero-tolerance limits for THC
DETAINED, HANDCUFFED, CHARGED AND TRIED FOR NOT HOLDING AN ESCALATOR HANDRAIL – It took the highest court of our land to denounce this conduct. “Give them power and they will use it.”
Torts – Malicious prosecution and false imprisonment – Liability of parties
Source: Reasonable police officer would not have considered failure to hold handrail to be offence
WE ARE STILL LIVING IN THE HARPER YEARS IN CRIMINAL LAW
Though receiving a strong mandate for change, the Liberals have failed to roll back the Harper criminal justice agenda.
Source: Opinion: On criminal law reform, federal Liberals earn an F