The International Community’s Response to the Rise of AI and its Relation to Security and Crime
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most dominating topics of the 21st century. Countries across the globe are scrambling to determine how its use will be managed and regulated, and one of the main reasons why, among others, is because AI is being manipulated by malicious actors to engage in crime.[i] As the Department of Homeland Security put it, “AI technology is evolving quickly, making new kinds of crime possible and transforming old ones.”
Predictive Policing and AI in Canada
This blog explores how law enforcement agencies across Canada are increasingly relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to both prevent and target crime across the country. Specifically, this blog focuses on two emerging technologies within AI–predictive analytics and facial recognition and it explores how law enforcement agencies have utilized these innovative forms of policing to both predict crimes before they happen and solve ongoing criminal cases.
Tightening Bail in Canada: Will Bill C-14 Improve Safety or Deepen Inequality?
This blog examines whether the proposed Bill C-14 will improve public safety or deepen existing problems in Canada’s bail system. Governments have argued that stricter bail rules are necessary to address repeat offending and to help make communities safer, but others warn that creating tougher laws may undermine the presumption of innocence and create new pressures on the justice system. The main question is whether Bill C-14 will be creating reform that will protect the publ
Racial Disparities in Canadian Bail Decisions
Indigenous people in Canada are denied bail more often than any other group, despite bail being a constitutional right grounded in the presumption of innocence. This blog examines how the Canadian bail system disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous Canadian, and questions whether bail is truly applied equally for all accused individuals.
Protective Detention or Constitutional Problem? Bill 48 and the Section 7 Case Against Manitoba's 72-Hour Detox Law
In November 2025, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to authorize 72 hours of involuntary detention for intoxicated individuals, tripling the previous limit with near-unanimous legislative support. Bill 48, The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act, passed through the legislature quickly, but the constitutional questions it raises will not resolve as easily.
