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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Reasonably Robust Reasonableness: Mason v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
At issue in Mason v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 21 [Mason] was whether “acts of violence” in s. 34(1)(e) of the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act, SC 2001,...
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...
Binding or Not? The SCC to Comment on Horizontal Stare Decisis in Appeal of R v Coban
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has granted leave [40223] for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”) et al to appeal R v Coban, 2022 BCSC 880 [Coban].
