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WHAT ARE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES IN CANADA, AND DO I NEED TO SERVE THE ENTIRE TERM?

Mar 26, 2021

There are currently dozens of crimes in Canada that carry mandatory minimum sentence requirements, i...

PENALTIES AND SENTENCING FOR WIRE, MAIL AND TELEMARKETING FRAUD

Mar 12, 2021

Mass marketing fraud is fraud committed through mass-communications media like telephones, the inter...

MITIGATING FACTORS AND SENTENCING IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION

Mar 05, 2021

In Canada, there are four types of child pornography offences that relate to the distribution, posse...

SHOULD I ACCEPT A PLEA DEAL AND HOW DOES PLEA BARGAINING WORK?

Feb 25, 2021

If you are facing criminal charges, it can be tempting to consider a plea bargain rather than risk t...

CAN YOU BE CHARGED FOR LYING TO GET A COVID VACCINE?

Feb 15, 2021

The Ontario provincial government’s vaccine rollout has been shaky at best. Critics blame the prov...

CAN YOU BE CONVICTED ON HEARSAY?

Feb 04, 2021

Can you be convicted on hearsay evidence? What is hearsay? Hearsay is a term that refers to statemen...

CAN YOUR CRIMINAL TRIAL BE DELAYED IF YOU CONTRACT COVID-19?

Feb 01, 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting court proceedings across the globe. If you are currently i...

UNDERSTANDING AGGRAVATING AND MITIGATING FACTORS IN CRIMINAL SENTENCING

Jan 25, 2021

When a judge in Ontario is considering a criminal sentence, they must consider mandatory sentencing ...

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT VS. SEXUAL HARASSMENT?

Jan 12, 2021

The terms sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual harassment are often used interchangeably whe...