More than a year has passed since the SCC dismissed the application David Banks, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Crim.) (31929) for leave to appeal on August 23, 2007. By dismissing Banks did the SCC implicitly endorse the criminalization of poverty? Admittedly, the SCC receives far more applications than it is able [...]

Today, Thursday August 23, the Supreme Court intends to deliver judgment in an application for leave that, however decided, is sure to provoke considerable controversy. The case, David Banks, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen (31929), concerns an appeal by a group of homeless men convicted of panhandling offences under sections of Ontario’s Safe [...]