Publication ban on R v. Jones, Schmidt et al.
An interim publication ban was issued in the R. v. Jones, Schmidt et al. case on March 2, 2015. The order purports to have been made under s. 537 of the Criminal Code, which deals with procedures at a...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court’s funny priorities
As the Post’s Chris Selley pointed out on Friday, there’s been a surprisingly warm reception among non-Conservatives to the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision striking down mandatory minimum...
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Please help! The Montague family is fighting to keep their house!
Dear CCF followers: Terrible, awful things like this should never happen to a family in a free and democratic society. That’s what I keep telling myself over and over again, ever since my husband got...
View ArticleThe law will confiscate your property if you can’t make your tenants behave
Over the past 14 years, eight of Canada’s 10 provinces (the exceptions are Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador) have quietly deputized landlords — figuratively speaking — to assist them...
View ArticleThe elephants in the room that the politicians aren’t talking about
With the federal election looming, talk has turned to what the parties and their leaders have to say about the issues that are important to Canadians. The frustrating part is that the list of issues,...
View ArticleSince when has Donald Trump spoken for conservative values?
Last week, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump went on television and professed his love for eminent domain, the process by which government takes private property without the owner’s...
View ArticleThe importance of the charter
How do Canadians see the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The constitutional bill of rights is young enough that the benefits of its very existence are still an ongoing matter of debate, never...
View ArticleLawyers and their biases
Even before the private Christian institution’s attempts to create a law school, Trinity Western University (TWU) was setting legal precedent on religious freedom. Whether or not appeals courts in Nova...
View ArticleThis Could Be Calgary’s Most Expensive Parking Ticket
The Criminal Code makes it illegal to do anything with the intention of alarming the Queen. I’m not sure our courts have ever found someone guilty of violating this law, but regardless, Canadians are...
View ArticleWhen the state takes your stuff
We are getting to the point where the words “civil forfeiture” set off alarm bells with more and more Canadians. And that is a good thing because current provincial civil forfeiture laws pose a real...
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