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by Ramna Safeer · Nov 26 , 2019

Her Majesty the Queen v Richard Lee Desautel: Indigenous Rights, Transitory Peoples, and National Borders

Section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights. Section 35(2) defines “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” as being the “Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples...

Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / Freedom of Expression / Internet & Technology / Media Law / Politics & the SCC

by Irina Samborski · Feb 19 , 2017

B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v BC (AG): #Sponsored #Ad

In the case of BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (AG), 2017 SCC 6, the Supreme Court once again wrestled with the uniquely Canadian issue of...

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Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / Criminal Law

by Ryan Heighton · Feb 20 , 2014

Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Drug Offences Struck Down by BC Provincial Court: R v Lloyd

After finding the mandatory minimum sentence for drug possession for the purpose of trafficking (contrary to s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19 [CDSA])...

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Tagged: british columbia

Her Majesty the Queen v Richard Lee Desautel: Indigenous Rights, Transitory Peoples, and National Borders

B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v BC (AG): #Sponsored #Ad

Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Drug Offences Struck Down by BC Provincial Court: R v Lloyd

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