R. v. Felix: The Hammer drops on Wholesale Fentanyl Trafficking
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.
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Spoiling the Ballot: An Expression of Political Will
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, provincial or municipal election. It...
Read MoreThe Kindness Dialogue: Reflections about the Tragedy of Devan Bracci-Selvey
What the hell is the matter with human beings?
Read MoreThe Discrimination Label: Professional Responsibility and the Discrimination Card
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.
Read MoreBill C-75: A Calgary Criminal Lawyer's opinion about Preliminary Inquiry Reform
On March 29th, 2018 the Federal Government introduced legislation to amend the Criminal Code of Canada.
Read MoreBetter Safe than Sorry not always better Safe
“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...
Read MoreLawyer Advertising: Some Words of Advice
Occasionally, I run across interesting and amusing lawyer advertisements. One of my favourites is the Pot Brothers tips of the day: “Shut the F*#k up”. Setting aside the comedy, it’s...
Read MorePower in the Uniform
The story of Kenrick McRae’s interaction with Montreal Police is reported as “racial profiling”. Though the article is about racial profiling by police, it got me thinking about less obvious...
Read MoreTruth or Propaganda? Hundreds of Cases Stayed due to Manpower shortage?
“Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising, whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news”.
Read MoreA Calgary Criminal Lawyer's musings on Mandatory Roadside Sobriety Testing
The Federal Government has recently further relaxed what was already an exceptionally soft detention/investigation regime governing screening for impaired drivers. No longer are police required to use even a modicum...
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