Source: Mandatory alcohol breath tests begin tomorrow for drivers in Canada
CYBERFLASHING – Did you know this is becoming a problem?
The “underground” phenomenon cannot be ignored, expert says.
Source: Canada’s Laws Can’t Handle ‘Cyberflashing,’ AKA Sexual Harassment
VICTIM FINE SURCHARGE – Finally! The much hated and unfair Harper victim fine surcharge has been struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada.
NO CANNABIS SUPPLY = NO STORES – This is what happens when the government controls the market: Ontario government changes rules for pot shops, only 25 stores to open April 1
Licenses for those 25 stores will be handed out using a lottery system.
Source: EXCLUSIVE: Ontario government changes rules for pot shops, only 25 stores to open April 1
YORK REGIONAL POLICE TO POST NAMES OF THOSE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED-RELATED CRIMINAL DRIVING OFFENCES – What do you think of this?
YORK REGIONAL POLICE TO POST NAMES OF THOSE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED-RELATED CRIMINAL DRIVING OFFENCES AFTER 27 CHARGES LAID THIS WEEKEND
IMPAIRED DRIVING AND IMMIGRATION – In adapting to the legalization of marijuana, Parliament has increased the maximum sentence of driving impaired by alcohol or a drug from 5 years to 10 years, making it an offence of “serious criminality”. To anyone who is a permanent or temporary resident, a conviction means deportation and no right of appeal.
Getting an impaired driving conviction is a big deal for anyone — but for permanent and temporary residents of Canada, changes to the Criminal Code mean a DUI could lead to deportation.
JUROR INVESTIGATION – We dealt with this here, a few years ago. Police cannot use their resources to check out potential jurors beyond whether they have a criminal record, at least not without sharing the information with the defence, nor can the Crown use LinkedIn for the same purpose.
Second case of improper vetting in a week could be ‘tip of an iceberg’, lawyer says
Source: Jury dismissed after Crown looks up jurors on LinkedIn
MOLDY WEED FROM OCS – They’re going to have to do a whole lot better if the Province wants to compete with the private market.
ARE YOU GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IF YOU DON’T TELL YOUR PARTNER THAT YOU HAVE HIV? – “There is a negligible risk of sexually transmitting HIV when an HIV-positive sex partner adheres to antiretroviral therapy and maintains a suppressed viral load of less than 200 copies/mL on consecutive measurements every four to six months. Based on our findings, relevant case law and other factors, the Department of Justice Canada concluded that the criminal law should not apply to people living with HIV who maintain a suppressed viral load of less than 200 copies/mL.” Justice Canada also concluded that the criminal law should generally not apply to those who use condoms, among others.” This is consistent with the Supreme Court decision.
There is a negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when a person living with HIV is on antiretroviral therapy and maintains a viral load under a specific threshold, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Source: Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed
The Brampton Courthouse was both too large and too small when it was built. The new addition will do little to alleviate the overcrowding. It makes one worry about the consolidation of all Toronto provincial courthouses into one building downtown.
A judge with the Superior Court of Justice has excoriated the provincial government over the state of conditions at the Brampton Courthouse, west of Toronto. Justice Peter Daley, a regional senior judge with the central west region, says there are a host of problems that have resulted due to a lack of hearing rooms and office space at the courthouse, even after a memorandum of understanding was signed in 2008 with the government of the day.
Source: Judge blasts province of Ontario for problems with Brampton courthouse | Canadian Lawyer Mag