R v Bykovets: A Proactive Approach to Digital Privacy
In R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 [Bykovets], a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) found that Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses are protected by the right against...
Tagged: Constitutional law
The Clashing of Wage Restraint Legislation with s. 2(d) Collective Bargaining Rights
In Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 101 [OECTA], the majority of the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA” or the “Court”) upheld the Superior Court...
How Long is Too Long? SCC Interprets “Forthwith” Requirement for Breath Sample Demands
In R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9 [Breault], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) settled a long-running dispute regarding the flexibility of the immediacy requirement in situations where a police...
R v Abdullahi: The (In)Flexibility of the Appellate Review of Jury Instructions
In R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19 [Abdullahi], Canada’s highest court made a 6-1 ruling that an Ontario trial judge erred in law by insufficiently instructing the jury of the...
