An Invitation to Human Rights Law
- April 30, 2020
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the national unemployment rate in Canada close to eight percent. Higher in Alberta. Many junior lawyers have lost associate positions during the economic downturn and numerous recent law graduates search for articling positions in vain….
The Limits of Starting Point Sentencing in Alberta
- April 16, 2020
- Heather Ferg
What is the nature of starting point sentences and to what extent may appellate courts intervene to enforce them? This issue recently split the Alberta Court of Appeal in R v Godfrey and was clarified earlier this month by the…