Robson Crim Legal Blog

This blog examines whether the proposed Bill C-14 will improve public safety or deepen existing problems in Canada’s bail system. Governments have argued that stricter bail rules are necessary to address repeat offending and to help make communities safer, but others warn that creating tougher laws may undermine the presumption of innocence and create new pressures on the justice system. The main question is whether Bill C-14 will be creating reform that will protect the publ

Indigenous people in Canada are denied bail more often than any other group, despite bail being a constitutional right grounded in the presumption of innocence.[i] This blog examines how the Canadian bail system disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous Canadian, and questions whether bail is truly applied equally for all accused individuals.

Five key takeaways from a conversation with MP Leah Gazan on detention, public health, and constitutional limits Debates surrounding public safety and addiction often focus on visible disorder and political urgency. This episode shifts the focus to how these issues are experienced on the ground, and how legal responses can unintentionally deepen the very harms they seek to address.

n November 2025, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to authorize 72 hours of involuntary detention for intoxicated individuals, tripling the previous limit with near-unanimous legislative support. Bill 48, The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act, passed through the legislature quickly, but the constitutional questions it raises will not resolve as easily.

Episode: Mind Control in the Digital Age (Mind Shaping and Cognitive Liberty) Speakers: Jayden; Andreas 0:00 Jayden: Hello everyone. I’m Jayden, and with me is my colleague and friend Andreas. Welcome back to our podcast. Today we’re diving into something that sounds like science fiction, but is happening right now: mind control in the digital age. Now, when we say “mind control,” we’re not talking about tinfoil hats or conspiracy theories. We’re talking about real technologi