The Overcriminalization of COVID-19 - Sarah Sharp
In this blog, I will be discussing the risks and dangers that overcriminalization presents in the time of COVID-19. I will start with a...
Mental Health and Public Security - Samantha Harvey
The case of Ontario (Attorney General) v G (“G”) is a complex and interesting case that deals with the issues of discrimination based on...
The Presumption of “Care or Control” - Rhiannon Swan
In 2016, the Criminal Code (“the Code”) contained a section which has since been repealed, section 258(1)(a), which read “where it is...
Abstract Populism of the Reasonable Person - Anonymous
Section 24(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”) concerns whether evidence obtained as a result of...
Assessing Timeliness Should Include Deliberation- Megan Filyk
R v KGK (“KGK”), a 2020 Manitoba judgment that made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”), dealt with issues relating to...
