With a Little “Help” From My Friends - Evan Kwong
Balancing the rights and freedoms of individuals with the power given to police to serve and protect is a difficult issue that the courts...
Aggravating Factors at Sentencing - Alisen Kotyk
I first wrote about Brayden Bushby in my previous blog, “Factual and Legal Causation.” Bushby was found guilty of manslaughter in late...
Canada (Attorney General) v. G - Anonymous
In Ontario (Attorney General) v G (“G”), a married man had “unlawfully confined” and harassed his wife while he was having a manic...
Complementing the Jordan framework - YS Malone
In January 2016 the accused in R v KGK (“KGK")’s trial ended and the trial judge began to deliberate on the case. The accused was...
The Important Role of the Trial Judge - Mackenie Cardinal
One of the most important aspects of a trial is witness testimony. The entire trial system in Canada is based upon an “oral tradition”,...
