When a Judge orders an individual to appear in Court at a specific date and time, that individual is legally bound to appear.  An individual who intentionally misses their criminal Court date can be charged with a criminal offence.  However, the onus…

This criminal defence lawyer wonders if toughening Canada’s criminal laws will do anything other than improve the Conservative government’s image with the law and order constituency.

Six of 10 provinces that were surveyed by the Globe and Mail newspaper this…

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Reports in mid-August suggest that the government is planning to toughen white-collar crime laws.  Apparently, this move is in response to the concerns arising from recent high-profile fraud schemes that left many with significant financial losses.

Possible measures include mandatory sentences for white-collar criminals…

According to an Ottawa Police News release, a 26 year old man was charged on December 23, 2008 with the use of a stolen credit card.  The Ottawa police arrested the man after an investigation for fraud.

The police allege that…

Ontario’s Attorney General Chris Bentley made it clear this weekend there is unlikely to be a change in the Legal Aid Plan any time soon.  The AG acknowleged that there is no money for lawyers doing legal aid but suggested that…

In April 2008, OPP officers in Hawksbury received a complaint that registration money collected 6 months earlier was missing.   The police report that in their six-month investigation, 50 people were interviewed and a search warrant was executed at a bank.

Charges were laid late last…