Charter Right to a Speedy Trial in Youth Cases - R. v. K.J.M. (2019)
In 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada revised the standard of what constitutes an unreasonable trial length in the landmark decision of R. v. Jordan. The accused was charged in December of 2008; his trial did not conclude until February of 2013. Jordan brought an application under s.11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a stay of proceedings arguing that the delay of proceedings was unreasonable.
Failing to Put Promises into Practice: Comparing R v Siwicki with the Goals Established by Manitoba’
On 9 March 2018, the Manitoba Provincial Government released its Criminal Justice System Modernization Strategy. In the accompanying news release, the government expressed a need to address the high number of incarcerated adults in the province. The modernization strategy suggests that more frequent use of alternative measures to incarceration, including restorative justice practices, could be an effective way of tackling the issues that plague the justice system in the provi
Cannabis Legalization: Is it a practical approach?
This October, Canada celebrated their one-year anniversary of the legalization of Cannabis. Although the long anticipated legalization was met with great acceptance, there was a portion of the population who still maintained mixed feelings regarding the new statuteIt turns out the possibility of legalization was not just a campaign ploy by Justin Trudeau to attract the attention of disengaged voters. The Prime Minister legalized Cannabis in October 2018 in an attempt to tackl
R. v. K.J.M.: The Jordan Framework for Delay and the Youth Criminal Justice System
The case of R. v. K.J.M. was decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on November 15, 2019. The primary issue in this case was whether or not there was an unreasonable trial delay, and the Court looked to clarify whether the framework set out in R. v. Jordan also applied to cases in the youth criminal justice system. K.J.M. was fifteen years old when he attended a house party and became involved in a serious fight, where he stabbed another youth in the head with a box cutter.
