THE PURPOSE OF LAWYER ADVERTISING If you are reading this post, there is a reasonable likelihood that you are researching criminal lawyers in Alberta for hire.

no visible trauma In July 2020 the CBC aired a documentary titled “Above the Law” by filmmakers Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal of Lost Time Media.   https://calgary-law.

lucky to be alive This video from which this still was captured is hard to watch; really hard to watch.   https://www. cbc. ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-police-alex-dunn-assault-trial-video-1.

ABOVE THE LAW? I have watched with interest the many videos of police encounters with the public over the last month.

yeah, i said it In the opinion of this Calgary criminal lawyer, we need to question the intellectual quotient of some politicians.

THE FEW BAD APPLES DODGE Responding to claims of systemic racism within American policing, White House Security Advisor, Robert C.

May the fourth be with you Anybody who has watched Star Wars has heard the phrase, “may the force be with you”.

THE ATROPHY OF CHARTER RIGHTS Will the coronavirus pandemic impact the future of our Constitutional protections?  I think the answer is likely “yes”.

THEFT AND FRAUD This post is about our susceptibility to fraud in this time of crisis.

taxing by tickets I recently posted on the topic of potentially unethical and undemocratic opportunism by the Trudeau Government.

ATTEMPTED POWER GRAB In the view of this Alberta criminal lawyer, the coronavirus pandemic should not be used as a tool for the opportunistic.

corona-zombie apocalypse This short post is about the right to bear arms vs. the right to buy arms.

responsible freedom To have freedom means that we exercise it responsibly.

social distancing This post is about the need to support Alberta and Canada. This post is about social distancing and the need to buy local.

prosecuting coronavirus On March 10th, 2020, the Department of Justice Canada expressed that a person could be prosecuted for knowingly spreading COVID-19.

Saint Patrick’s Day and the law The law is pervasive.

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”.

investigation continues Ever notice that when a Government agency reviews itself (or is subject to review), time seems to slow to a pace that seldom prevails upon an ordinary person?  For example,…

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…