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These two cases consider the ability of a trial judge to grant an offender enhanced credit for the time he or she spends in custody between conviction and sentencing. Until 2009, judges would commonly grant an offender credit of 2 … Read More
The United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 401, represent the workers at the Palace Casino in Edmonton. During 2006, the union went on strike to protest working conditions. The union formed a picket line. The union posted a sign … Read More
This case involves the question of how the expanded regime governing forfeiture of “offence-related property” in the Criminal Code should apply in the context of sentencing. At issue is whether a judge is empowered to consider the “totality of the … Read More
This case involves the question of whether a court’s jurisdiction to appoint amicus curiae entails an incidental power to require that the Crown remunerate an amicus on terms defined by the court. The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. … Read More
On Thursday, March 20, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Whaling et al. The BCCLA was an intervener in the case. The case considered whether the provisions of the Abolition of … Read More
This case raises significant issues about due process and limitations on the Province’s ability to legislate penal or criminal law-like sanctions in addressing regulatory or administrative concerns. It is a constitutional challenge to the “Automatic Roadside Prohibition” (ARP) regime in … Read More
This reference concerns amendments to the B.C. Elections Act establishing new third-party spending limits in connection with provincial elections. The amendments at issue were intended by the government to address the constitutional defect identified by the B.C. Court of Appeal … Read More
Mushen Ahemed Ramadan Agraira married a Canadian woman in 1997 and applied to the government to be allowed to settle in Canada. Mr. Agraira did not hide the fact that he once belonged to a group dedicated to the overthrow … Read More
This case concerns the question of whether an accused can be convicted as a party to a conspiracy to commit murder. At issue is whether a conviction based on aiding or abetting a conspiracy to commit murder is too far … Read More
This case concerns the vetting of jury members by the Crown and police. At issue is the right to a fair and impartial trial and whether such jury vetting and non-disclosure of the same to the defendant, affected the overall … Read More
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