Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or the “Court”) in R v Wong, 2018 SCC 25 [Wong, SCC] held that guilty pleas must be informed. This means that the...
This guest post was contributed by third-year Osgoode Hall Law School student Jamie Shilton (JD, Class of 2019). No serious assessment of the Canadian criminal justice system would be complete...
Author’s Note: This article and the linked case discuss sexual violence and violence against women that may be upsetting to readers. Introduction Myths and stereotypes about consent, women’s sexuality and...
On July 20th 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that “although solicitor-client privilege provides a near-impenetrable shield for communications with counsel, it is not a sword that can...
