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Grant (2009)

Reaffirming the Grant Test in R v Reilly

When evidence is collected via conduct that violates an accused person’s rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982 Sched B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11 [Charter], courts must analyze whether theevidence ought to be excluded as provided by s. 24(2) of the Charter. The s. 24(2) analysis was […]

“Drop in Caseload” at the Supreme Court of Canada

The Court had a busy semester covering cases appearing at various levels of courts in Canada and abroad. You might have noticed that we’ve covered fewer major Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decisions appearing on the docket (aside from a quick burst over the holidays) and more decisions at the appeal and Federal court levels. There […]

R v Ramage: Unreasonable Seizure of Bodily Evidence in the Aftermath of R v Grant

This past Monday (March 1, 2010), the Ontario Court of Appeal heard arguments from Rob Ramage's lawyers in the appeal of their client's convictions and sentence for dangerous driving and impaired driving (see R v Ramage, 2007 CanLII 37683 (ONSC) [Ramage]). What is of note in this case, beyond the former Toronto Maple Leaf captain's public image, is the […]