Troy Riddell

Dept. of Political Science, University of Guelph. Law and politics, criminal justice policy. Co-author of Canadian Courts: Law, Politics, and Process.

[Raul Sanchez Urribarri @rasurri]

Authoritarian Judicial Activism: "in the #Venezuelan case, a court of last resort can still be ‘activist’ in more than one way, surviving and thriving as an authoritarian institution"

I elaborate in ch 9 of our new book on Judicial Activism, details here

https://t.co/d30NW9ilLb

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

I argue that s.33 should not be off limits in criminal justice, though it would also be helpful if Parliament had better data and a more thoughtful approach to rights analysis when making criminal justice policy.
https://t.co/hTjMML81R1

[Danielle McNabb @mcnabb_danielle]

How effective is the SIU (@SIUOntario) in practice? In my new piece with @KatePuddister, we summarize some of the key insights from our latest research article published in Policing & Society!

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

I can appreciate the frustration behind this editorial, but the proposals are rather piecemeal and not likely to be as effective as hoped. Dennis Baker and I have proposed a more comprehensive small-c conservative approach to criminal justice.
https://t.co/gkxk2hWuqL

[National Post @nationalpost]

NP View: Time for woke judges and Trudeau Liberals to end the soft-on-crime experiment https://t.co/788xpLRr6D

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@Sean_Speer Emphasizing the importance of ideas in policing is useful. A harm-focused approach, however, may be more effective than a broken windows one:
https://t.co/iIxdW3PLu3

[Macdonald-Laurier Institute @MLInstitute]

In a new paper, @TroyRiddell & Dennis Baker lay out the key planks of a credible, principled, ‘small-C’ conservative approach to criminal justice - with the aim of filling the void in the national conversation on criminal justice:
https://t.co/vGY55k26DC

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@Mark_S_Harding Thanks, Mark! Look forward to your piece.

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

Tried to distill my thoughts on the Ford government's judicial appointments controversy in the context of appointment processes, judicial independence & decision-making, and liberal democratic governance.
https://t.co/puJ1uEIH4X

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@BrendanLDell Thanks, Brendan! I agree completely that his comments around appointing "like-minded" judges without qualification or nuance is damaging to perceptions around the independence and fairness of the judicial process.

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@DrSChouinard Thanks, Stéphanie!

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@irbrodie @UofGuelphNews @SupremeCourtCan Thanks, Ian!

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

https://t.co/rApx5k6RdO

The law and politics community in Canada tends to be very collegial and supportive of one another-- Peter Russell, the scholar largely responsible for creating the subfield, set an excellent example with his generosity and grace.

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

Enjoyed watching the informative discussion on government-police relations today as part of the #POEC policy panels. Great work by Dennis Baker (@GuelphPOLS) as moderator and @KatePuddister as a panelist. Nice to see @uofg expertise in this area recognized and utilized!

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@EmmMacfarlane Justice Brown is interesting on the current court. I wouldn't classify his dissent in the sex offender registry case along a "law and order" ideological axis-- more of a deference to Parliament approach, since he frequently votes for the accused in police conduct cases.

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

Perhaps naively, I am more optimistic. Emphasize personal responsibility, restitution, community, a role for victims, and cost savings for a restorative approach for some crimes. More attention to incapacitation and punishment for repeat/violent offenders. @mattgurney

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

Trying to think about whether intra-police independence (for incident commanders) changes anything about how we think of the police-political relationship? Maybe not if the (somewhat nebulous) policy-operations dichotomy remains our guide?

https://t.co/659ZaHPgpS

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

In my law & politics classes, I will ask students to imagine an alternate reality in which the Persons case did not happen. Would the path of women's rights/equality be any different? Often I find I am the one who has to propose this position for consideration. @DoubleAspect

[Leonid Sirota @DoubleAspect]

My latest in the @nationalpost, on the myths that have grown around Edwards v A.G. Canada, a.k.a. the "Persons Case". https://t.co/ytoUYP1wyq

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

@EmmMacfarlane Thanks, Emmett!

[Troy Riddell @TroyRiddell]

Dennis Baker and I wrote a piece on police implementation of Charter decisions for Policy Options-- it complements the recent series on police and the Charter in the @TorontoStar. Thanks to @IRPP for publishing!

https://t.co/UNU36D5QTb

[GuelphPOLS @GuelphPOLS]

New from Dr. Dennis Baker (@GuelphPOLS): The notwithstanding clause is the wrong way to fix a bad ‘life without parole’ Supreme Court decision https://t.co/XX3BCsdGs6 via @TheHubCanada