A Win for Personal Liberty
Imagine walking down the street minding your own business, when suddenly a police officer drags you to the ground, puts you in cuffs, and takes you to a holding cell. This sounds very similar to the tactics of totalitarian regimes throughout history. The unlawful seizure is often justified with vague statements of keeping the peace or preventing a situation from becoming violent. While this sounds like an issue that would be prevented by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms her
Not in Plain Sight: Dangerous Engineering Flaws in Winnipeg’s Design of Pedestrian Corridors
Winnipeg has experienced a recent string of major automobile crashes, many of which have resulted in serious and critical injuries – even fatalities, with about half resulting in the death of a pedestrian. It is time to assess the underlying causes of these incidents, re-evaluate how we understand them, and work towards future prevention. Many pedestrian-involved crashes occur within a crosswalk. For instance, on April 14, 2011, a 22-year-old woman was killed within one on He
Digital Devices and Eroding Privacy From the Police
Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states, “Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.”[i] This broad statement began its jurisprudential interpretive journey in the case of Hunter v Southam when the Canadian government, under statutory authority, authorized several civil servant investigators to enter the Edmonton Journal newspaper office and conduct a search of the premises.
Steroids, Robbery, and Section 355 of the Criminal Code
In this Blawg I will attempt to send myself to jail. Well not literally. I will recount the time I was charged with possession of stolen property under $5000. I will focus the mens rea aspect of the charge to highlight the need for additional requirements to this charge.
Privacy in Peril: Cannabis at the Border
It's been one year since Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, received Royal Assent in Canada, providing a legal and regulatory framework for the production, sale, and consumption of cannabis. An important question to ask, one year into legalization, is if Canadians can still face criminal consequences as a result of their legal purchase and use of cannabis?
