A sex complainant's statement to police is not a "record" that the Crown can redact: R. v. Wilkerson 2025 BCSC 2719) That this even needed to be litigated is a sign of strange days in criminal justice; will get worse before better.
Is Canada’s bail system too lax?
Despite political rhetoric criticizing it as too lenient, people awaiting trial or a contested bail hearing in provincial prisons outnumber those convicted of crimes. Data also show Canada’s pre-trial detention numbers are significantly above the world median.
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@elonmusk "obviously subject to" can mean different things to different people, would involve empirical evidence for some but not others. [ok: something could be "obvious" without being proven. "subject to" is classic vagueness clause. #pseudooxymoron#wellplayed ]
The Pentagon’s Deputy Secretary of Defense is Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital. Cerberus portfolio companies are now landing major missile-defense contracts as the Iran conflict escalates. #IranWar
Has one single rationale been offered for this war that was not well enough known to be mentioned in the 2025 election campaign? You know, that "no more wars" campaign...
@TrendPolCa@PierrePoilievre Mostly good message, why insert the divisive partisan jargon and misleading statistics? ( because you voted for the current self-defense laws as a member of parliament? Still not an electorally savvy way to talk)
@TrendPolCa@ABDanielleSmith If you do not want people shot dead for mistakenly entering the wrong driveway or trying to raise charity funds knocking door-to-door, then try not to be a simpleton
@elonmusk Instead of physically confining in asylums, we've released the patients to be confined via pharmaceuticals enforced thru court-ordered "community treatment". Lower cost to taxpayer, huge profits for pharmaceutical co.s IMO not nec best approach, but not hard to understand