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When the State Takes a Life: Canada Marks 50 Years Since Abolishing the Death Penalty
On July 14, 2026, Canada quietly marked one of the most significant human rights milestones in its history: the 50th anniversary of the abolition of ...
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When Freedom Is Not Enough: Why Gerald Klassen Deserves Compensation
Opening Canada has taken important steps in recent years to acknowledge that wrongful convictions occur and to create mechanisms for correcting them. The establishment of ...
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Canada’s Most Significant Criminal Code Reforms in a Generation: Will Tougher Laws Deliver Safer Communities?
On July 7, 2026, the Government of Canada announced that three major pieces of criminal justice legislation—the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, the Protecting Victims ...
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Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Purchasing Sexual Services from Minors
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis, 2026 SCC 25 The Supreme Court of Canada has released another important decision in the continuing constitutional debate over mandatory ...
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Supreme Court of Canada Strengthens Disclosure Obligations in Landmark Police Misconduct Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has released what may become one of the most important criminal disclosure decisions in recent years. In Edmonton (Police Service) ...
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Filling in the Blanks: Why Suspicion Can Never Replace Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
The criminal justice system depends upon evidence—not assumptions. That fundamental principle was reaffirmed in a significant recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal, which ...
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