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by Grace Shin · Oct 22 , 2021

Appeal Watch: Consecutive Ineligible Parole Periods Deemed Unconstitutional in Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. Alexandre Bissonnette

*TRIGGER WARNING: This post has descriptions of violence that may be triggering to some readers* Since the abolition of the death penalty, the highest sentence a judge can prescribe to...

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Appeal Watch / Charter Breaches / Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / Criminal Law / Criminal Procedure / Life, Liberty, Security / Sentencing

by Christina Di Lella · Dec 9 , 2020

A Double-Edged Sword: Bissonnette c. R.

The Court of Appeal’s (“CA”) decision in Bissonnette c. R., 2020 QCCA 1585 (“Bissonnette”), illuminated the importance of respecting Parliament’s authority to re-write legislation when a court declares a statute...

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Tagged: parole ineligibility periods

Appeal Watch: Consecutive Ineligible Parole Periods Deemed Unconstitutional in Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. Alexandre Bissonnette

A Double-Edged Sword: Bissonnette c. R.

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