Police Street Checks On July 30th, Ontario announced a new initiative: public consultation on police street checks. Street checks are police instigated stops in high-crime neighbourhoods, and the reason the…
The Lawyers at Roulston Urquhart Criminal Defence firm have endeavoured to bring you this weekly update about what our lawyers are doing in the Criminal Justice system each week. Our…
The Canadian Constitution The new Globe and Mail article has recently seen a great deal of attention. One of the concepts discussed in the article is ‘Originalism’ whereby the constitution…
The Globe and Mail recently released an article reviewing the structure of judicial appointments and the role the conservative party plays in those appointments. Unsurprisingly, the gist of the article…
When you should Ask about Age? The issue of mistaken belief about an individual’s age as it relates to sexual offences against minors has been readily debated, and not just…
Charter Rights There has been recent disagreement about what it means to breach an individual’s s. 10(a) Charter right to be informed promptly of the reason for their arrest or…
Two recent decisions have called into question the use of police discretion in holding an accused for a show cause hearing. In R v Sabatini, 2015 ONCJ 282, the Ontario…
A New Direction for Bail Releases The Supreme Court of Canada in it’s decision R v St-Cloud, 2015 SCC 27 has decided that detaining an accused person under s. 515(10)(c)…