Bill C-10, known as the omnibus crime bill, or simply the “omnicrime bill”, is the government’s attempt to solve problems with that don’t need to be fixed. The legislation, which sailed…

The Conservative government has introduced several amendments to the Criminal Code during the past few Parliamentary sessions, as part of a legislative package of “law and order” initiatives that the party…

Crown Attorneys wield a great deal of power in the criminal justice system. They have the resources of the state at their disposal, and can mobilize the police and witnesses with…

Our criminal justice system is based on the common law, and relies on the adversarial principle: the best way to get at the truth in a case is for one party…

The Managing Director of The Defence Group, Arun S. Maini, was recently interviewed by the Toronto Star for his opinion on Canada’s “answer to capital punishment”: the Dangerous Offender designation. The…

The Managing Director of The Defence Group, Arun S. Maini, was recently interviewed by CBC television’s “The National” about corruption within an elite drug squad of the Toronto Police Service. As…

The Managing Director of The Defence Group, Arun S. Maini, was interviewed by Global Television’s “News at Six” about a case of international child abduction family lawyer at MacDonald and Partners…