R v Basque: Strange Statutory Interpretation
Section 259(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada [Code] imposes a mandatory minimum; at sentencing, judges must apply a driving prohibition of at least twelve months for offenders convicted of...
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SCC Refuses to Extend Random Sobriety Stop Power to Private Property: R v McColman
Driving, as a licensed activity, carries certain limitations. Perhaps most important among them is the prohibition against driving while impaired. But the law cannot reach every corner of a person’s...
