Lack of Presumption of Innocence: The Jake Virtanen Allegations - Hayden Yaremko
Introduction In the common law legal system, any person who is charged with an offence has the right “to be presumed innocent until...
Lessons from Waraich on Police Camera Footage as Video Evidence - Anna Evans-Boudreau
Introduction George Floyd’s death in 2020 inspired increased calls for police cameras as a form of police accountability.[1] In the same...
The Court's Flawed Reliance on Demeanour Evidence - Seth Lozinski
Introduction Demeanour evidence has long been established within the legal system as a measure for triers of fact to assess the...
A Glimmer of Hope: A Critical Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision in R. v. Bissonnette
Written by Zeynep Fattah On January 29, 2017, the accused walked into the Great Mosque of Quebec City and killed Khaled Belkacemi,...
Privacy Law in the Policing Context - Reshmin Randhawa
Law enforcement officers are entrusted with access to confidential information about civilians, fellow officers, and high-risk police...
