It's about time!  How many thousands of people have been sacrificed to recognize the value of our Charter rights? After a long and costly battle, where Calgary DUI lawyers banned together…

As a Calgary criminal defence lawyer I often find myself arguing broad principles before Judges, asking them to assiduously protect the Charter protected interests of the accused so that the…

Global News Columnist, Erika Tucker, recently posed an interesting question: Why don’t Alberta judge’s know the law?   http://globalnews. ca/news/2945530/travis-vader-verdict-robin-camp-controversy-why-dont-alberta-judges-know-the-law/   I offer some imperfect musings on this subject.

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.

Any regular reader knows I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Calgary Police Service.

I promise, when the Calgary Police—and the Calgary powers-that-be who hold the purse strings—finally start doing their jobs in a way that serves the long-term best interests of the Calgary…

The main role of the government, as I see it, is to ensure we have freedom—to make sure that we can live the way we want to live without interference…

I'm not always enamored by the Calgary Herald or its headlines and apparent opinions, especially when it comes to the Calgary Police and the overall legal and criminal justice landscape…

Several recent homicides and other violent crimes in Calgary have been making big headlines lately, and are being met with strong words and scary rhetoric by the Calgary Police.

At a time when most Calgary taxpayers are reeling from a recession that hit hard and fast, there's a bit of upsetting news that points to a possible problem with…

In what many consider to be the first case of its kind in Canada, a man was charged with criminal harassment for comments he made on social media about two…

Last year, Canada's Supreme Court told the federal government that it needed to come up with assisted dying legislation—a law that would allow Canadian adults with chronic and intolerable illnesses…

Our Prime Minister has promised it will happen, and may law enforcement and health officials are very much onboard.

Whenever times get bleak for Calgary we get inundated with articles like this, linking the depressed economy to increased crime rates and sowing more fear, which is the exact opposite…

Given my fairly transparent and not especially laudatory attitude towards the Calgary Police, one might think I felt a fair amount of pleasure when I came across a headline in…

While there is still a lot of work we have to do to create a society that is truly fair and just to everyone in it, Alberta got a bit…

It seems like there's a new story every week with the same basic details: Calgary Police track down someone who is allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, then announce…

Opinion pieces in the Calgary Herald should always be taken with a grain of salt (or a shot of something stronger), but this piece on potential marijuana legalization really takes…

There are no apologies or excuses to be made for those who carried out the recent attacks in Paris.

Some members of the Calgary Police force are clamoring for more officers, but is that really the right solution? According to Metro, some cops on the beat have complained of staffing…

Careful readers will note a key four letter word in my title.