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Public concern over crime is a constant and pressing issue across Canada, and in a climate of heightened anxiety, the call for government to “get tough” is a familiar refrain. It’s easy to assume that any new bail reform is simply a political response to that call—a straightforward tightening of the rules.However, a recent, in-depth explanation from Canada’s Justice Minister reveals a deliberate political and policy strategy to reframe this volatile public debate.

Since the early 2000s, we have witnessed social media's rapid rise and integration into Canadians' daily lives. Most social media platforms enable this communication by allowing Canadians to share audio, text, and visual content with a few clicks of a button. Police and legal professionals quickly realized the potential of these platforms in their investigations, giving rise to a new form of evidence, referred to as social media evidence.

Spousal privilege has existed for hundreds of years, serving as a legal safeguard for marital communications. During this period, there have been limited advancements or changes in how this law operates in Canada. The law of spousal privilege is outlined within s. 4(3) of the Canada Evidence Act.With the rate of technological advancement, and as communication methods between spouses evolve, the question arises: should spousal privilege extend to digital communications between

Authors: Kaitlyn Mitchell and Riley O’Hara Introduction The admissibility of statements made to police has been widely debated in the...

The Manitoba Law Journal in conjunction with Robsoncrim.com are pleased to announce our annual call for papers in Criminal Law. We seek submissions related to criminal law, criminology and criminal justice and cognate disciplines in Canada, the USA and the world. Since 2016 we began publishing 2-4 volumes annually of this specialized criminal law volume. We publish through Manitoba Law Journal which is one of Canada’s oldest law journals having a history that traces back over