Picture This…Thinking about R. v. Rafilovich
Picture this… you, a cocaine trafficker, are out one night, driving through LA. It’s the 1960s, and you just finished watching your favourite television show with your favourite actor, Rick Dalton. Then, the police arrest you. They search your house, as to be expected, and find $42,000 in cash, and $47,000 in cocaine, among other things.
Avoiding the “Twin Myths”: 3 Ways the Supreme Court Has Implemented s.276 to Protect Victims
While many of the social norms have changed regarding women's sexual activity, stereotypes and assumptions still exist in Canadian society.
Mr. Big Operations – The Big Lebow-peration
In this blog, we briefly outline a timeline of Mr. Big Operations (MBO) in Canada, as well as indicate their future in Canada and other jurisdictions.
Ewanchuk and the (Debunked) Myth of Implied Consent
Over the past decade the law of sexual assault and legislative changes governing this section of the law has evolved considerably, but this does not mean that the results are being shown in the courtroom. It has been over ten years since R v Ewanchuk, and a positive note to come out of the decision in this case is that the Supreme Court of Canada cemented that there is no defence of implied consent to sexual assault in Canadian law.
Judges & the Weight of their Words
Unfortunately, in many of the decisions in sexual assault cases the reasons that some trial judges have relied on are completely unsavoury and flat out rude and false. They add insult to injury by giving breath to the twin-myth reasoning that is rampant in sexual assault cases and try to blend stereotypes about women into the law.
