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 DUE PROCESS
 LEGAL ARGUMENTS


Supreme Court of Canada, May v. Ferndale Institution

 

 SUBMISSIONS

To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding roadside drug testing.
June 10, 2005

Roadside Drug Testing.
December 16, 2003

Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Human Rights Code

 POSITIONS
LEGAL AID
1984 Legal aid
1970 Legal aid in B.C.: Brief in support of comprehensive provincial legal aid plan
1963 Criminal legal aid in B.C.
1963 Civil legal aid in B.C.
 
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1984 Capital punishment
1972 Capital punishment
 
COSTS TO ACCUSED
1983 Costs to accused on acquittal
1972 Costs to accused on acquittal
 
MISCELLANEOUS
2004 Judicial appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada
1998 Anti-nuisance and anti-loitering by-law: Submission to the New West City Council
1997 Comments on the proposed Simon Fraser University harassment policy
1992 "Rape shield" legislation: Comments on Bill C-49
1992 Federal Crown diversion
1990 After Oka
1988 Justice Reform Committee: Civil litigation, criminal law, legal aid, judicial appointments
1986 Public interest intervention in the Courts
1984 Prostitution injunction trades injustice for injustice
1984 Coroner's inquest procedures
1983 Uniform Evidence Act, Bill S-33
1983 Enforcement of maintenance and custody orders
1982 Security and Investigation Services Branch of Post Office
1981 Bail procedures: Comments on interim release
1981 Trespass Act Amendments (B.C.)
1980 Diversion of adults
1978 Payment for testimony: Is the price too high?
1975 After jury verdict: Appeal Court powers of not guilty
1975 Stays of proceedings
1974 Compelling of accused: Comments on Federal Law Reform Commission paper
1972 Supreme Court rules: Civil liberties aspects of proposed reform of B.C. Supreme Court rules
1972 Constitutional validity of Orders in Council, & Locus Standi before the Court
1972 Evidence provisions of the Criminal Code
1972 Legal position of the Crown: Comments on the B.C. Law Reform Commission working paper
1971 Judicial council
1969 Writs of assistance
1969 Pretrial publicity and contempt law
1969 Compensation to victims of crime
1964 Habitual criminals
 NEWS
Eviction Legislation Voted Down
Three cheers for the NWT MLAs who, as we urged in our letter found the political
courage to vote down the proposed Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act
giving territorial bureaucrats drastic powers of eviction.

August 31, 2007