Discrimination in Ontario's Sex Offender Registry: Ontario (A.G.) v. G 2020
In Ontario, matters regarding the Sex Offender Registry are referred to as Christopher's Law. Christopher's Law requires individuals convicted of sexual assault, including those found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD), to have their personal information added to the sexual offenders registry and report to the police station at least once a year to keep the information up to date.
The Modified Objective Test - R v Chung 2020 SCC
On November 14, 2015 Ken Chung was driving on a street in Vancouver when he entered an intersection at 140 kilometers per hour. 1 Chung hit another vehicle attempting to turn left at the intersection and the driver of the vehicle was killed on site. 2 When faced with situations like the one described, the Crown has the option of pursuing three separate driving offences. The first being driving without due care and attention, this is a regulatory offence.
The Ethic of Precrime in a Surveillance Society
While the concept of being surveilled is not new, there is a trend of apathy increasing at an alarming rate. In their book, Privacy in Peril, 1 Jochelson and Ireland write that “a minimal expectation of privacy yields minimum protections.” 2 In a system where the Courts are meant to be guardians of constitutional rights, yet don’t hesitate to work towards narrowing the scope of those rights by increasing police ancillary powers, an apathy towards those freedoms has the potent
The Lasting Impact of a Momentary Action – R v Chung
On the morning of Saturday, November 14th, 2015, Dr. Alphonsus Hui (“Hui”), a trusted family doctor of over 40 years, was driving to his clinic when he was struck by Ken Chung (“Chung”) at the intersection of Oak Street and 41st Avenue, a major intersection in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hui died at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma resulting from the impact of Chung’s Audi that was travelling in the intersection at approximately 119 km/h.
“Dancing on the Head of Pin”: Entrapment’s Concerning Development in R v Ahmad
The reality of the modern criminal justice system in Canada, in its detailed particularities, is arguably rather mundane. Indeed, the proverbial dart thrown blindly to a spinning wheel of trial court decisions this year is likely only to provide an hour’s worth of dull reading—a far cry from the Hollywood glamour so frequently attached to criminal law. And yet, given enough time to sift through these cases, those familiar fan favourites will invariably shine through: the unre
