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
ADVICE TO YOUNG LAWYERS – STAY IN COMMUNITY
Earlier this month, I was kindly invited by Jason Morris to speak (via Skype) to his “Coding The Law” class at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. We had a great chat on a range of topics, but one in particular stood out for me and I wanted to
Source: Law School Gets This Right. Law Practice Gets It Wrong. – Slaw
“A lack of modernization is leading to more delays in Ontario’s paper-based courts.” Paper and those damned CDs.
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk said in her annual report that delays are increasing in the justice system, but that her office was consistently denied access to information for their audit.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS US HAS HARDENED AT THE BORDER – “If they just think you’re being sneaky, that’s all it takes,” to be given a 5-year ban. I wonder if it will get worse after the Trudeau video at NATO today.
PLEASE, GOD, NOT THE LAWYERS!
IT IS A LEGAL ERROR TO CONNECT CREDIBILITY TO AN INTEREST IN SEX – This much should be clear to a Judge however the problem lies that now very few criminal trials are conducted at the Superior Court level and as such many of those judges do not have a lot of experience in conducting and navigating through difficult criminal trials.
The Ontario Court of Appeal chided Justice Gary Tranmer for ruling in a sexual-assault case that the complainant’s interest in sex reduced her credibility as a witness
IMPAIRED? – The community responds in addition to relying on policing.
This holiday season, in more than 100 communities across the country, Operation Red Nose are getting impaired Canadians safely home
Source: Motor Mouth: Too tipsy? These volunteers will get you home for free — in your own car
Ford confirms updates to judge, JP appointments process – call it what it is. This is nothing more than a blatant facilitation of corruption.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed on Thursday that his government will be “modernizing and updating” the way it appoints judges and justices of the peace. “I truly believe that (system) needs to be modernized, and that’s what we’re going to do,” Ford told reporters outside his office at Queen’s Park. Earlier this month, […]
Source: Ford confirms updates to judge, JP appointments process – iPolitics