Blog by Cassy Beaulac and Arun S. Maini At any given time, over 12,000 individuals are detained in pre-trial custody in one of Canada’s many provincial jails.  “Pre-trial custody” means that…

Blog by Cassy Beaulac and Arun S. Maini In January 2019, Members of Pride Toronto voted by a narrow margin of 163-161, to ban uniformed police officers from participating in the…

Did Trump get away with it? Or was the process a witch hunt, as Trump claims? Why did special counsel Robert Mueller leave unresolved the issue of “obstruction of justice”? And…

The Supreme Court ruled that a high school teacher, Ryan Jarvis, who secretly recorded students from his pen camera while they were at school has committed voyeurism. Mr. Jarvis’s recordings were…

Can a teacher film his students? That depends. Are the students aware of it? Did they consent? What exactly is the teacher filming? For what purpose? Can a high school teacher…

The holidays are a time for celebration, parties and New Year’s toasts. It is also a busy time for law enforcement. Drinking and driving arrests are up at this time of…

This blog is an ongoing feature that touches briefly on cases decided by Ontario’s highest court. Failure to Call Witnesses: in The Queen v. DeGraw, the Court ordered a new trial…