THE SAGA CONTINUES The saga continues in the cases of Butch Chiniquay, Shelby Herchak and Tammy Bouvette.

“Slipper Slope”: A bad situation that after it has started is likely to get much worse.

“No criminal justice system is, or can be, perfect.

WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS? Butch Chiniquay was charged with second degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in 2011.

IS CALGARY A SAFE CITY? This post is simply to add some perspective to a typical crime story.

happy holidays The Holiday Season encapsulating Christmas and New Year is a time when Government offices and many businesses in Alberta and across Canada close – some of them for an…

the whiskey ring fight What a great story.   On December 16th, 2019 St.

“To Whinge” – “to complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way”. A Crown prosecutor “can’t remember the last time he had a work free weekend”.

sample charter notice Included below is a redacted Charter Notice -- filed in a real case -- challenging the constitutionality of section 320.

starting point sentence On November 28th, 2019 the Alberta Court of Appeal weighed-in on the issue of wholesale Fentanyl trafficking; it did so decisively and harshly. In R. v.

THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN CANADA Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms constitutionally guarantees the democratic right of any Canadian citizen to vote in a general federal,…

What the hell is the matter with human beings?  DEVAN BRACCI-SELVEY Devan Bracci-Selvey was attacked, stabbed and killed in front of his mother while apparently trying to escape bullies at Sir Winston…

THE DISCRIMINATION LABEL A “racist” is someone who feels or shows discrimination or prejudice against a person of another race or who believes a particular race is superior to another.

c-75: preliminary inquiries On March 29th, 2018 the Federal Government introduced legislation to amend the Criminal Code of Canada.

swatting “Swatting” is defined as the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed…

texas law hawk advertising Occasionally, I run across interesting and amusing lawyer advertisements.

news as a propaganda tool? This post is an extension of my previous article, “Truth or Propaganda: Hundreds of Cases Stayed due to Manpower shortage”.

The story of Kenrick McRae’s interaction with Montreal Police is reported as “racial profiling”.

coffee thrower video CBC reported an incident supported by a video of Falgun Viviya being assaulted when another person threw coffee in his face.

“Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising, whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news”. From a placard on the desk of L. E.

mandatory roadside testing The Federal Government has recently further relaxed what was already an exceptionally soft detention/investigation regime governing screening for impaired drivers.

manhunt: mcleod and schmegelsky Headlining the news over the last couple of days in Canada is the manhunt for 19 year old Kam Mcleod and 18 year old Bryer Schmegelsky.

the mueller testimony Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, testified today before the House Judiciary Committee.

how to lose a bail hearing This MAD TV video is on one of the funniest court skits I have ever seen.