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- R v Ahmad: The Entrapment Doctrine in Dial-a-Dope Investigations and the Notion of Reasonable Suspicion
As state actors, police officers “must respect the rights and freedoms” of the public that they serve, including when conducting criminal investigations that are in the public interest (R v Ahmad, 2020 SCC 11, para 1) [Ahmad]. As a result, police methods of investigation, while broad, are imposed wi … Read more »
- ONCA Sees Right Through Negligence Claim (and Chicken Sandwiches) in Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Last Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released two decisions back-to-back involving the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s (CBC) controversial investigative report on the chicken content of chicken sandwiches manufactured by Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. This post focuses on Subwa … Read more »
- Masked Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: R v Cowan is Granted Leave to the Supreme Court
An anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers points investigators toward a potential suspect that was involved in an armed robbery. However, what is the outcome when the robber was masked and the witnesses who testify are not, in the eyes of the trial judge, credible? To top it all off, the remaining evidence … Read more »
- C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger: Silence Results in a Breach of Contract
In the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) recent decision, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 [Callow SCC], the Court expanded their holding from Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 [Bhasin]. Bhasin clarified the principle of good faith in contract law and introduced the duty of honest performance … Read more »