Robson Crim Legal Blog

The question entertained by this paper is to what extent the law that required helping fellow community members can be a law that is used in full force as a part of Cree self-determination. It could be that the law is alive and well in some Indigenous communities and that it continues to guide life in Cree communities to this day. Although, the extent to which that is the case remains uncertain and undocumented.

This article seeks to complicate feminist perspectives on the voluntary intoxication defence, showing that the issue of voluntary intoxication is far more nuanced than some suggest. After summarizing the state of the law of the voluntary intoxication defence and reviewing its prevalence in the jurisprudence, this article critically reflects on the voluntary intoxication defence and highlights how its removal contributes to the criminalization of mental illness.

Onerous bail conditions result in an increase of administration of justice offences and unnecessary detention in remand centres. Non-violent offenders suffering from substance addictions are disproportionately faced with the risk of increased detention time and “double charges” for use of illicit substances that is both a condition violation and an independent offense.

The police across Canada and the United States respond to thousands of noise complaints every year. In 2020 the Winnipeg Police received 2,595 noise complaints and another 11,799 disturbance calls. Due to the pandemic, the number of noise calls was slightly lower than in previous years. However, collectively these two types of calls are the second most prevalent call types received by the Winnipeg Police. Most uniform officers will respond to one or two of these calls every s