6 h. ago HUNTER: Twisted child porn fanboy had 5,700 hours of violent smut

An elderly child pornography aficionado must be wondering where Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mary Moreau is when you really need her. After all, it was Moreau who wrote the widely condemned Supreme Court decision decrying that a one-year mandatory minimum in jail for possessing child pornography, uh, violated the Charter. Conjured hypothetical scenarios created […]

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3 d. ago Opinion: Supreme Court case on tariffs could benefit Alberta, if we prepare

If the Supreme Court rules that U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of — or abuse of — his most potent power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is unconstitutional, the threat that Alberta faces will lessen. This will not be the case in other parts of Canada, where the threat […]

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1 week ago GUNTER: Cowichan Tribes land ruling shows activist judges rewriting Canadian law, threatening private property rights

In August, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young ruled that a large chunk of the Vancouver suburb — including 150 private homes, several businesses, some government land and a golf course — were now owned by the Indigenous tribes.

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1 week ago Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights. Fraser says the path forward involves policy choices and that the government is eyeing […]

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1 week ago Liberals rule out using notwithstanding clause to restore mandatory child porn sentences

Sean Fraser has ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to reverse a recent Supreme Court decision throwing out mandatory sentences

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2 w. ago LILLEY: Supreme Court wildly off base in child pornography ruling

In a 5-4 decision, majority strike down one-year mandatory minimum for child pornography using a made-up case and facts.

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2 w. ago Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The […]

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2 w. ago Supreme Court rules against mandatory minimum child pornography sentences

The decision affirms a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which said the mandatory minimum sentences violated the Charter guarantee against cruel or unusual punishment.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for possession, access to child porn unconstitutional

The case involved a challenge to the sentencing rules brought forward by two men in Quebec who pleaded guilty to the offences

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2 w. ago Supreme Court strikes down 1 year mandatory minimum for possession and access to child porn

The case involved a challenge to the sentencing rules brought forward by two men in Quebec who pleaded guilty to the offences

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3 w. ago Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on transgender athlete’s right to compete in women’s powerlifting

The Minnesota Supreme Court was expected to rule Wednesday on whether a transgender athlete should be allowed to compete in the women’s division at powerlifting events. Attorneys for JayCee Copper argued before the court in December that she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act. But lawyers for USA Powerlifting said it had […]

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4 w. ago Aboriginal title decision ‘may compromise’ ownership status of Richmond, B.C., properties, says mayor

In August, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled the Cowichan Tribes have title to the land, and that land titles granted by government were invalid

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