No Good Deed: The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act Reaches the SCC
On February 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”, or the “Court”) granted the Crown’s application for leave to appeal [40990] R v Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106 [Wilson]. The...
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R. v. Zacharias: SCC to Consider Alleged Charter Breaches in Drug Trafficking Case
On May 15, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada [“SCC” or “the Court”] will hear the appeal of R. v. Zacharias, 2022 ABCA 112 [“Zacharias”]. The appeal is from the...
Unreasonable Search and Seizure in the Workplace: SCC Grants Leave in YRDSB v ETFO
In Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario v York Region District School Board, 2022 ONCA 476 [Elementary Teachers], the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) explored whether employees had a right to...
Warrantless Searches in the Home: The Court Deals a Blow to Privacy in R v Stairs
In R v Stairs, 2022 SCC 11 [Stairs], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) attempted to balance privacy rights and law enforcement objectives. The court addressed the question of when,...
