On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A …
Imagine this scenario: It’s 3:00 am. Unable to sleep, you sit at the desktop computer in your living room and begin surfing the Internet. Out of a mixture of personal...
Monthly Archive: March 2009
The Debate Over 2-for-1 Credit
Last Friday, a bill was tabled in Parliament aiming to limit judicial discretion in granting two-for-one credit for pre-sentence custody, and both the legal and lay communities have been abuzz...
Another Step Toward Eliminating Judicial Discretion in Sentencing
On Wednesday, news broke that the Federal Government is planning to introduce legislation that will preclude judges from giving offenders enhanced credit for the time they spend in pre-trial custody....
Is the SCC Anti-Quebec?: Top Court Statistics
This weekend, I conducted a review of Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) rulings from the last 5 years and revealed a slight bias against Quebec and for Ontario. In 341...
