Lead author of five-year study says Canada laws penalizing drivers with less than five nanograms/ml of THC in their blood may be too strict.
LEGAL AID SERVICE CUTS – If you’re applying for Legal Aid and you want to know what’s going on, here’s a good summary.
During this past year, the plethora of funding cuts from Doug Ford’s government has been well documented. From autism funding, health care and education to the environment, it seems no sector of society has been unaffected.
Source: Here’s What Legal Aid Services are Affected by Doug Ford’s Cuts
Bail hearings will no longer be covered by Legal Aid Ontario – TWO TIER JUSTICE – Just as the Supreme Court of Canada stressed the need for the efficient and effective conduct of bail hearings. Ford is removing an option. No longer will you be able to have your own lawyer on a Legal Aid Certificate represent you at a bail hearing. Either you hire a lawyer privately or use duty counsel.
Legal Aid Ontario, which provides services to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, is facing a 30 per cent cut in funding by the Ontario government.
Source: Bail hearings will no longer be covered by Legal Aid Ontario
IMPAIRED DRIVING CAUSING DEATH SENTENCES ARE STEADILY RISING – Often the difference between getting home safely and killing someone (maybe yourself) is a fine line.
The driver who caused the death of a 21-year-old University of Toronto student and fled the scene last March has been sentenced to jail.
Source: Impaired driver charged in death of University of Toronto student sentenced to 7 years in jail
WE TOLD YOU SO – Give the police power and they will use it. Duh!
With Canada’s drunkest drivers continuing to cause carnage on our roads, the government is targeting asthmatics and people buying wine
Source: Chris Selley: The Liberals’ police-state impaired driving law has to go
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OVER A COMMODITY MARKET BUT CAN’T SUPPLY THE MARKET AS WELL AS THE EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN INSTEAD OF FIXING IT PROPERLY THEY SIMPLY STRONG-ARM THE COMPETITION SO NOBODY WINS. BUILD THAT WALL TORONTO!
Toronto officials are now using giant concrete slabs to block entry to illicit dispensaries. The move comes as Toronto officials continue to have difficulty culling the remainder of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the city. Despite numerous police raids on illegal shops in recent years, many still remain open. Now law enforcers are resorting to extreme measures, such as stacking concrete blocks in front of illicit shops to prevent people from entering. Strange as that tactic sounds, it actually works, according to Mark Sraga – Toronto’s director of investigation services for municipal licensing standards.
Source: Toronto Is Using Cement Barricades to Close Illegal Pot Shops
“TO SERVE AND PROTECT” – Beware of calling the police to do a “welfare check”. This is not an isolated incident and not unique to Durham police.
The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was arrested by Durham police last month says was “shocked and appalled and hurt” to see video of an officer punching her son after she asked police to conduct a wellness check.
90-day Detention Reviews: Provincial Practice Advisory – So now the court has to conduct 90-day reviews of all detention orders. This is a practice direction concerning who has to do what. Nothing is simple when it’s criminal law.
ADVICE FOR SUCCESS – “Don’t be a scumbag.”
Source: Supreme Advocacy LLP
IF I HAVE AN IGNITION INTERLOCK CONDITION FROM A DRINKING/DRUGGING AND DRIVING CONVICTION CAN I RENT A CAR? – Good question. No is the answer.
To be allowed to drive again, you can only drive vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock, which is basically a breathalyzer attached to your car’s ignition
Source: Because of a DUI conviction, I need to use an interlock. Am I able to rent a car?