Much of what governments do in Canada is ruled by secondary legislation. These regulations fill thousands of pages, often dealing with complex technical issues. Parliament passes statutes with general principles,...
Further to my bulletin posted here, on November 12, 2013, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) has struck down the three-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession of prohibited or...
Almost four years since President Obama endorsed the so-called “Volcker Rule,” five US regulatory agencies are still debating its precise formulation. The rule, which is designed to prohibit banks from...
In a pair of recent decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld sniffer dogs searches that trial court judges had ruled unconstitutional. The use of sniffer dogs engages section 8...
