R v Steele: What Does it Mean to ‘Use’ a Firearm?
In 1977 Parliament introduced a number of far-reaching amendments to the Criminal Code, RSC, 1985, c C-46 as part of a “gun control” scheme aimed at, among other things, reducing firearm-related...
In 1977 Parliament introduced a number of far-reaching amendments to the Criminal Code, RSC, 1985, c C-46 as part of a “gun control” scheme aimed at, among other things, reducing firearm-related...
Late June 2007 the Supreme Court of Canada launched a new portal for litigants wishing to represent themselves before Canada’s highest court. The “Representing Yourself” portal provides litigants with step-by-step...
On June 7, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) rendered a rather puzzling decision in R v Teskey, [2007] 2 SCR 267, a case involving a trial judge’s eleven...
The Latin term in camera (literally ‘in chambers’) is frequently, if somewhat ambiguously, used within the political context to refer to closed hearings and discussions that take place outside the...