COVID HAS KILLED THE CHARTER

COVID HAS KILLED THE CHARTER

We are now in the third wave of the COVID19 pandemic.  As the numbers rise the Ontario government is solely responsible for the latest victim of this horrible disease.  The Ontario has killed the Charter.  In their newest response to COVID19 they have expanded police...
The Police Can’t Open Your Door, and You Don’t Have To

The Police Can’t Open Your Door, and You Don’t Have To

The police have a vast array of investigatory powers, for the most part they stop at the threshold of your front door.  That door can lead to your house, condo, apartment, cottage, house boat, maybe even your motorhome.  The police must stop and knock, call out, ring...
Unmasking COVID19 and Criminal Justice

Unmasking COVID19 and Criminal Justice

It has been a year now.  A year since the government determined that the Courts would shut down.  In light of COVID19, in person Court hearings were eliminated on March 16th, 2020.  Trials were cancelled, resolutions were delayed.  As we cautiously start to open back...
Addiction Shouldn’t Be Criminal

Addiction Shouldn’t Be Criminal

Addiction should not be criminalized.  There has been a growing body of people within the criminal justice system pushing the government to decriminalize the personal use of a variety of currently illegal drugs.  Recently the Federal Prosecution...