Psychedelics and Automatism
“No person is criminally responsible for an act committed or an omission made while suffering from a mental disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature and quality of the act or omission or of knowing that it was wrong” He was a student and...
Biometrics Hazard: How Facial Recognition Technology is used by Canadian Law Enforcement
"Not only is this a concern with the possibility of misidentifying someone and leading to wrongful convictions, it can also be very damaging to our society by being abused by law enforcement for things like constant surveillance of the public" - Nicole Martin, Forbes...
Bill C-75: An Act to relieve judicial delay
Bill C-75 received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019. The Act amends the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act (“YCJA”), the Victim Surcharge Bill (C-28), the Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons Bill (Bill C-38), and the Unconstitutional provisions Bill (Bill...
Cannabis Legalization 2018
On October 17, 2018, which is just 1 short day away, cannabis becomes legal across all of Canada. Cannabis legalization marks a huge shift in public policy, law, and will propel an industry that has existed in the shadows, into the limelight. While both federal and...
MEDIA RELEASE – HOPCRAFT, Michael – AKA “The Reptile Guy”
In early July, the BCSPCA announced charges against Mr. Hopcraft under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Veterinarians Act after viewing a video posted on Mr. Hopcraft’s “Wild Education” Facebook page showing him relieving a blood python of a bowel...
Subjective speculation to sweep across the Nation How Drug Recognition Experts will handle Cannabis on Canadian Roadways
It seems like a done deal. Legal cannabis will be in the hands of Canadians before the year is up, if, of course, Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act) passes through its third and final reading in the Senate on June 7, 2018. Assuming it does, government approved...
Bill C-75: The bad, the worse, and the ugly
On March 29, 2018, Bill C-75 had its first reading in the House of Commons, and upon publication, was quick to receive scrutiny from lawyers across the country. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of several key pieces of legislation, including the Criminal Code and...
Booze cruise: Drinkin’ and Paddlin’
Impaired operation of a vehicle/vessel is illegal in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and really, across our entire nation. However, you may be surprised to learn that police agencies haven’t always exercised their discretion when determining what constitutes a...
High Risk: Marginalizing the Mentally Ill
A Justice of the BC Supreme Court refused to label Allan Schoenborn as a “High Risk Offender”, meaning that designation has still not been successfully applied since it was introduced by the Harper Government. Allan Schoenborn was found guilty, but not criminally...
Impaired Driving in Canada
Presumption of innocence: We hardly knew ‘ye Our federal government has once again announced its proposal to strengthen the powers of police investigation techniques in impaired driving files. You would be hard pressed to find someone who would disagree that keeping...
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