Police Powers in the Metaverse: Why the Charter’s Section 8 Will Have to Change - N.J. Peterman
Chief Justice Dickson famously advised in Hunter v Southam that section 8 of the Charter protects “people, not places.”[1] With the...
Deterrence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter - Julian Brown
Nearly 700 years ago, the Spanish inquisitor Eymericus wrote in his interrogation manual: “Non refert quomodo veritas habeatur, dummodo...
Policing in the Defund Era: The SCC, Parliament, and the Contours of Police Powers - Keelin Griffin
In the wake of recent high profile cases of police violence in the United States, calls for reform and even defunding of the police...
When Gladue Reports Fail - Donna Malcolm
On June 9, 2021, the Manitoba Court of Appeal heard the appeal of Marlon Elijah Whincup. The issue before the court was one of...
R v CEB: Balancing Gladue Factors in Sentencing for Cases of Child Sexual Abuse - Kerith Tung
In this blog entry, I will describe the recent case of R v CEB. I will also discuss why I believe that Gladue factors were correctly...
