Under the Criminal Code of Canada, there are three types of offences: summary conviction offences, indictable offences, and those offences where the Crown may elect to proceed by summary conviction or by indictment. Crown-electable offences are often referred to as “hybrid offences”. The simplest explanation of the difference between summary conviction offences and indictable offences Read more
Old City Hall, Toronto Generally speaking, the first day of court in Ontario Court of Justice for criminal charges is not your trial date – it is an administrative appearance for the purposes of understanding what the charges are, to obtain disclosure, and to advise the Court of your intentions in retaining a lawyer. After Read more
The 2011 Canadian election is quickly approaching with the race turning into a closer contest day by day. Keeping in line with the theme of this blog, I thought it would make sense to post the head note and link to each party’s policy on legal issues surrounding crime and justice. I should add it Read more