March 2024

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 288

Dogs are wonderful. Humans can be awful. Wild animals are predictable when you start with the foundational assumption that they are wild and therefore they’re not going to behave in any manner that is completely predictable. But the important thing here, again, is that humans can be awful and, in fact, they may behave in a manner that is completely unpredictable. This week we have stories of horses, sheep, a snake and awful humans.

Horses, like dogs, are generally wonderful.

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Disclosure of Journalistic Records: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses the Disclosure of Journalistic Records…

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Paul & Bill: Supreme Court of Canada affirms appeal review standards

In a ruling Friday in two sexual assault cases, the top court declined to recognize a novel rule that has been applied by some courts of appeal.

The new rule was sometimes used when an appeal court determined that a trial judge had relied on a common-sense assumption that was not grounded in the evidence.

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Driving Law Podcast: Episode 332 Studying Up on Alcohol and Sobering Up from Alcohol

On this episode Kyla and Paul talk about all the things she has learned in the OACDL. They update us about the Freedom Convoy trial and Paul’s new TikTok video about sobering up faster.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 287

When it comes to our WWW stories, common sense often takes a back seat. Our stories this week push beyond the boundaries of public decency and leave onlookers and authorities in disbelief. I’m again reminded that the world is full of surprises, some more shocking than others, and disturbing things can unfold in the places we frequent every day.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: Police now need a warrant to get a person’s IP address

The Supreme Court of Canada made a key privacy ruling Friday that means police must now first have a warrant or court order to obtain the numbers making up a person or organization’s IP address. 

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A Call to Action to Protect the Integrity of the Justice System

One thing Canadians can hold dear when comparing ourselves to the rest of the world is the way in which we trust in the independence and integrity of our judicial system. Historically, Canadian judges have been appointed, not elected. This is typically done by committees of non-partisan representatives, who look at the merits of the potential judge’s work and determine whether they are capable of ruling fairly, equally, and impartially.

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Driving Law Podcast: Episode 331 Are Penalty Points Collateral Consequences? and Silver Linings

On this episode, Kyla and Paul look at collateral consequences when you accept a guilty plea to a traffic ticket. They also look at another case that involved the definition of “forthwith” and “immediate”

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