calgary defence blog

Sometimes great legal advice doesn't need to be eloquent or sophisticated.  Yes, sometimes blunt -- perhaps even a little crude -- is better. In this case, hilarious is best.

I watched the local news with some concern about a situation where a wealthy Calgary businessman may have fled Canada while on bail.

This blog is an extension of my previous post: “Not his fault, but still his fault”.  I write it for two reasons:

This post is to explain the basics of a common dial-a-dope police investigation. Buy-and-bust is a very effective police technique, used to verify the identity of an alleged drug trafficker...

The intention of today’s post is to provide some information to protect you from fraudsters.  

I have websites on the Internet.  I rely on them to earn a living.  Though I consider my websites to be necessary for business, they are secondary to the practice...

Any regular reader of this blog knows that I spend a fair amount of time criticizing the Calgary Police Service and other law enforcement agencies.

The concept of civil liberty means a great deal to me, and not just because I am a Calgary defence lawyer.

Let me start by saying how ridiculous it is that what is apparently the greatest legal crisis facing Calgary today centers around a ride sharing app.

Warning: this is my second post in as many weeks where I profess my agreement with a law enforcement agency.