The Supreme Court’s recent decision in R. v. Suberu, 2009 SCC 33, is disappointing. In attempting to clarify an issue set forth in R. v. Mann,, 2004 SCC 52, the SCC has inadvertently demonstrated that the new reasonable person standard is not, in fact, entirely reasonable.
As the SCC sets out, in Mann it was held [...]

On Friday the Supreme Court of Canada released judgments in four eagerly awaited criminal Charter cases: R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32; R. v. Harrison, 2009 SCC 34; R. v. Shepherd, 2009 SCC 35; and R. v. Suberu, 2009 SCC 33.
Although much of the media coverage has focused on the results, ultimately the Court found [...]

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of R. v. Suberu (previously heard in the Ontario Court of Appeal, (2007), 85 O.R. (3d) 127) in April of 2008 - over thirteen months ago. Although the public generally accepts and tolerates the simple truth that the Supreme Court is a very busy institution, at this [...]

On February 1st, 2008, Justice Binnie granted five organizations leave to intervene in R. v. Suberu, a criminal law case that will force the SCC to further define the boundaries of investigative detention. The participation of these organizations will likely assist the SCC in understanding the broader implications the issues arising in [...]