Ten years ago the Supreme Court of Canada established presumptive ceilings for unreasonable delay in bringing criminal cases to trial under s. 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the question – How long is too long?…
Can the residual discretion of a reviewing judge in a Garofoli hearing be triggered by negligent police conduct? Or must there be some form of intentional wrongdoing by the affiant for a judicial authorization which subverted the prior authorization process?…
A new court order has been issued appointing an amicus curiae in the case of a serial arsonist who was declared a dangerous offender. The tragic case of Patrick Frank Warren is now in its ninth year as an Ontario…
They who give up liberty for security deserve neither liberty nor security. 