Alleged drug house forfeiture target
By Cassidy Oliver/theprovince.com After each police raid, Josef Schwarz’s phone would eventually start ringing. On the other end would be an RCMP officer. And the conversation would go something like […]
BCCLA reacts to announcement by premiers of support for national missing and murdered women inquiry
VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association reacted today to the announcement that provincial and territorial premiers backed the creation of a national commission of inquiry […]
Drunk driving laws tough and effective, but are they fair?
By abbotsfordtimes.com Published July 11, 2013 There was a huge outcry when B.C.’s tough new drinking and driving laws came into effect nearly three years ago, but the results seem […]
One more birthday in Guantánamo
 *Update* Omar Khadr was finally repatriated to Canada on September 29. Under Canadian law, he will be eligible for release under parole by June 2013. But his return does not mean […]
A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century
Join our Executive Director David Eby as he responds to the BC Justice Reform Initiative report. The report, A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century, will guide system-wide reforms […]
Comments on Bill 3: Public Sector Restraint Act
Of the 26 bills introduced in the Legislature by the provincial government on July 7, 1983, the one that has received the most media attention is Bill 3, the proposed […]
Stays of proceedings
In all criminal matters there is a power vested in the Attorney General by the Criminal Codeto enter a stay of proceedings in: Any matter involving an indictable offence “after […]