Last week, Tercon v Ministry of Transportation and Highways, 2010 SCC 4, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) revisited the doctrine of fundamental breach. While in Hunter Engineering Co v Syncrude Canada...
If the name Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab doesn’t ring a bell, you might know him better as the “Christmas Day bomber.” On December 25, Abdulmutallab managed to avoid the “rigorous” airline...
Introduction This past Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) heard the appeal from R v JZS, 2008 BCCA 401, a case involving the validity of several provisions of the...
Introduction The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) recent decision in R v Legare, [2009] 3 SCR 551 [Legare] finally gives true efficacy to Parliament’s Bill C-22 and the Criminal Code, RSC, 1985,...
