Tag Archives: Criminal Code of Canada

Will it give them a bye?

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For several days now I’ve been wanting to seek out  and post information  regarding Bill C-75, the bill currently proceeding through the Parliament which proposes significant changes to the Criminal Code of Canada.  So, first, a series of articles and … Continue reading

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A thought….

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I am flabbergasted. The continuation of the sex abuse trial of thrice-previously-convicted former Cornwall school teacher Marcel Lalonde  is set for November of this year. That’s correct.  November.  Nearly one full year after 12 December 2016, a date which marked … Continue reading

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R. v Bastien, 2016 ONSC 1166 (CanLII) (Ruling on Application to Quash Committals)

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Date: 2016-02-19 Docket: CR-14-3130 Citation: R. v Bastien, 2016 ONSC 1166 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/gnh2w>, retrieved on 2016-05-07   CITATION: R. v. Bastien, 2016 ONSC 1166 COURT FILE NO.: CR-14-3130 DATE: 20160219 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE BETWEEN: ) )   HER … Continue reading

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Guilty of breaching publication ban

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A number of people have been asking me what happened at the trial at which I testified  in Victoria, BC  on 12 March of this year. I didn’t have a clue.  I was there for one day.  There was no … Continue reading

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Reasons for Judgment: Sentencing [George Ansel Smith]

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TRIAL DIVISION (GENERAL) Citation: R. v. Smith, 2013 NLTD(G) 43 Date: 20130314 Docket: 201204G0048 BETWEEN:                    her majesty the queen AND:                    george ansel smith Docket: 201204G0195 BETWEEN:                    her majesty the … Continue reading

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Could Crown and defence face charges?

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The Hamilton Spectator 25 July 2012 By Susan Clairmont DEAN PAQUETTE High profile defence lawyer, Dean Paquette, could face criminal charges for cutting a deal that let a priest escape the country rather than face sex abuse charges.      Sheryl Nadler/The … Continue reading

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