The Law’s Delay: R v Hanan
In R v Hanan, 2023 SCC 12 [Hanan], the Supreme Court (“SCC”) found that transitional exceptional circumstances did not excuse an excess delay of proceedings under s 11(b) of the...
Category: Charter of Rights & Freedoms
APPEAL WATCH: Third Party Political Ad Spending Returns to the SCC Docket
On November 9, 2023 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”, or the “Court”) granted the Attorney General of Ontario’s application for leave to appeal [40725] from Working Families Coalition...
Appeal Watch: Is a closing window to address a future safety risk urgent? R v Campbell
The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) applied the rapidly developing law surrounding the expectation of privacy in cell phones and police operations in R v Campbell, 2022 ONCA 666 [Campbell,...
“Saved by the Valve:” Analysis and Takeaways from Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada
To view a summary of the decision in Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17 (“CCR“), see the first installment of this post here. In this...
