Reviewing R v Siwicki
Canada is currently undergoing a huge shift in demographics. In the early 1970’s, people aged 65 and over made up just over 7% of the population. By 2030, it is estimated that this age group will make up a whopping 23% of our population. As individuals live longer, and the number of Canadians living with dementia increases, it is important that Canadian courts pay particular attention to the protection of this rising population of vulnerable people.
Reviewing Fleming v Ontario
Canada is a free and democratic society. Every Canadian is afforded protection of a number of rights and freedoms under the Canadian Charter. However, the administration of criminal justice often infringes upon these rights, particularly the right to liberty. Through both statute and common law, police are afforded the power to enforce order through lawful detention of individuals to promote the safety of Canadian society.
R v Grant to R v Le: Psychological Detention - what has changed?
R v Grant was a case that outlined how to determine psychological detention and changed the analysis of evidence exclusion based on section 24(2) of the Charter. The recent Supreme Court case R v Le considered similar issues. This blog will look at the two cases, consider the similarities, and determine why the two cases had different outcomes.
Transgender Justice and Bill C-16: The Unfounded Fear of Pronoun Prison
Bill C-16 added “gender identity or expression” to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in Section 3(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Second, Bill C-16 added “gender identity or expression” to the protected identifiable groups listed under the hate propaganda provisions in Section 318(4) of the Criminal Code.Lastly, Bill C-16 also modified Section 718.2(a)(i) of the Criminal Code to classify a criminal offence motivated by bias based on “gender identity or exp
Aiming Arbitrarily: The Flawed Ban on “Assault-Style” Weapons
In order to ensure the safety of Canadian citizens, it is important that Canada maintains thoughtful regulations that control the legal usage of firearms. But for any such regulations to be thoughtful, they cannot be arbitrary.Canada’s federal government recently placed an immediate ban on 1,500 different models and variants of specific “assault-style” firearms. The ban prohibits citizens with a firearms license from selling, transporting, importing or using any of the numero
