In Canada, under s.19 of the Criminal Code, ignorance of the law is not a defence to committing a criminal offence. And, while ignorance of the law may factor into sentencing decisions, as the Supreme Court recently held[, that may be little comfort indeed to someone convicted of a criminal offence due to their own …
Oh My, How Disturbing! Disorderly Conduct In Canada Read More »
We’ve previously talked about the firearms offences contained in the Criminal Code, and the maximum sentences that go with each. We’ve written three articles talking about the 6 categories of offences. We discussed two categories in each article: Use offences, and possession offences, which you can find here ( https://zamani-law.com/aiming-for-safety-by-targeting-guns-canadas-criminal-code/ ), Trafficking offences, and assembling …
Guns are on everybody’s mind and they’re turning out to be a major issue in our upcoming election. Justin Trudeau has stated that he plans to ban ‘assault rifles’, and also that he plans to give cities the power to ban handguns. This would be a significant change to Canada’s current gun law regime. We …
Aiming For Safety By Targeting Guns: Criminal Code Part III Read More »
In our last article, which you can find here (Aiming For Safety By Targeting Guns: Canada’s Criminal Code), we discussed the ‘use offences’ and ‘possession’ offences portion of Canadian Criminal Code gun laws, after a horrific shooting took the life of a 17-year-old and put several others in hospital. We explored the different sentences someone …
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A 17-year-old was killed in a mass shooting on Saturday, August 14th. 5 other people were seriously injured. The shooting took place in Mississauga. Four of the victims were children. The victims were a 13-year-old, a 16-year-old, two other 17-year-olds and a woman in her 50s. The victims came from different areas of the building …
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When somebody does or says something violent the police and courts take notice and there are consequences. But, to the average person, it’s not always clear what they might be. It’s not always clear what acts will or will not get the police’s attention. To add to the confusion, there are numerous ways in which …
These last few weeks have seen a slew of grizzly accidents grabbing Canadians’ attention and headlines. A motorcyclist was killed early Saturday morning on Lawrence Avenue East, east of the DVP when he struck a car. No charges were laid. A couple of weeks ago, on August 22, three women and an infant were sent …
Sexual assault is a very serious crime, and it is treated as such by the law, society, and the courts. But it’s often difficult for a court or any outsider to know what happened in a given relationship or interaction. Jian Ghomeshi is an example of that. Originally accused of several charges of sexual assault, …
An arrest warrant has been issued for LA Lakers’ Centre DeMarcus Cousins. It’s alleged he committed a domestic assault against the mother of his child. All cases of domestic assault and domestic violence are taken very seriously by society and the courts. We’ll take a brief look at the news about Demarcus Cousins, his alleged …
